Organisation:	Moustafa Wahba (TVET consultant), Egypt
Source:	TVET glossary MW (2013)
Description:	The Egyptian TVET expert Moustafa Wahba developed a glossary based on his own experience as a consultant in TVET. Moustafa Wahba (UNEVOC e-Forum)

Organisation:	Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Philippines
Source:	TVET glossaries of terms (2010)
Description:	The Glossary of Terms, 4th edition, provides definitions of TVET terms and terminologies commonly used in education, labor and employment and other TVET related areas in the Philippines. The complexity of the environment where TVET operates requires regular review and updating of TVET terminologies as systems, standards, processes, policies and programs continue to change. The provision of this glossary is intended to facilitate comprehension and better understanding as we move together in making TVET work for our people and country. p. iii

Organisation:	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
Source:	Glossary of Key terms in Evaluation and results-based management (2002 (republished in 2010))
Description:	Evaluation is a field where development partners – often with widely differing linguistic backgrounds – work together and need to use a common vocabulary. [...] The selection of terms and their definitions in the attached glossary have been carefully discussed and analysed and have benefited from advice and inputs, notably from DAC [Development asistance committee] Members and the academic evaluation community.p.3

A written plan prepared prior to the conduct of audit which details activities such as where to go, what to do, when to do it, whom to see.
Source: TESDA 2010, Philippines

This term refers to observations and findings during the audit that are meant to assist the auditee to improve the system.
Source: TESDA 2010, Philippines

a. The organization being audited. b. As used in TESDA, this term refers to the area/s or person/s to be audited.
Source: TESDA 2010, Philippines

Tthis term refers to the person qualified and authorized to conduct an audit.
Source: TESDA 2010, Philippines

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 2013, Australia

A systematic and documented process for obtaining evidence to determine whether implementation of the Philippine TVET Qualification and Certification System (PTQCS) is compliant with the quality standards and procedures manual; and a tool for the independent examination whether a training institution is continuously complying with TESDA’s requirements for on-going program.
Source: TESDA 2010, Philippines

(also Compliance Assessment) An external assessment of conformity with regulatory requirements, contractual obligations or recognized quality standards.(Definition also used by Queensland)
Source: Wahba 2013, Global

An improvement-orientated, external evaluation of institutional arrangements for assuring quality in teaching and learning, research and community engagement, based on self- and peer evaluation.
Source: SAQA 2013, South Africa

Methodical examination of an organization’s quality management system, in whole or in part, to assure conformance to a specific quality standard (e.g., ISO 9001). Quality audits may be conducted by external (third) parties or they may be done internally. “Certification audits” must be conducted by third-party auditors.
Source: TESDA 2010, Philippines

Analysis of knowledge, skills and competences of an individual, including his or her aptitudes and motivations to define a career project and/or plan professional reorientation or training project.
Source: CEDEFOP 2008, Europe

An identification of the skills required and held by the workforce.
Source: NCVER 2013, Australia