TVETipedia Glossary

Compliance audit

An external assessment administered by state and territory registering and course accrediting bodies to determine whether a registered training organisation is operating effectively within its scope of registration. May also be referred to as compliance assessment.

Source:
NCVER (Australia), VOCEDplus: Glossary of VET, (accessed 05/2026)
NCVER (Australia), VOCEDplus: Glossary of VET, (accessed 05/2026)
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This glossary is a compilation of Australian vocational education and training (VET) terms and acronyms. It includes both current and historical terms, concepts, acronyms and other abbreviations found in Australian VET research, policy and data.

(also Compliance Assessment) An external assessment of conformity with regulatory requirements, contractual obligations or recognized quality standards.

Source:
M. Wahba (TVET consultant), Glossary of Terms for TVET, Assessment and Verification, 2013
M. Wahba (TVET consultant), Glossary of Terms for TVET, Assessment and Verification, 2013
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The Egyptian TVET expert Moustafa Wahba developed a glossary based on his own experience as a consultant in TVET.

refers to a process to check compliance of whether a training institution is continuously complying with minimum requirements the UTPRAS) requirements and standards prescribed by TESDA on program registration under the Unified TVET Program Registration and Accreditation System (TESDA Circular No. 107, s. 2021)
refers to a systematic and documented process for obtaining evidence to determine whether the implementation of PTCACS is compliant with quality standards. (TESDA Circular No. 134, s. 2019)

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TESDA (Philippines), TVET glossary of terms (online), (accessed 12/2022)
TESDA (Philippines), TVET glossary of terms (online), (accessed 12/2022)
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This glossary of terms intends to provide the TESDA key players, partners, and stakeholders an online and updated TVET information, concepts, to bring common understanding and clarification on the use of TESDA terminologies.