Organisation:	UNESCO-UNEVOC, National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), UNESCO/Australia
Source:	TVET glossary: some key terms (2009)
Description:	This glossary has been published in the "International Handbook of Education for the Changing World of Work" (Vol. 1, chapter 5) "The glossary aims to reflect the terminology found in the recent literature of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) research, policy and practice internationally. The most common and significant terms (including acronyms) are listed and, in some cases, national and regional variations have been included. To maintain an international perspective, other national and international glossaries and thesauri were consulted in conjunction with current TVET literature from around the world. Where definitions have been written by other organizations, the source of that definition is acknowledged. Unattributed definitions were created in-house at the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). For some terms, where, for example, there are regional differences, more than one meaning has been provided." p. 59 (International Handbook of education vol 1)

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:	ILOSTAT, UN
Source:	ILOSTAT definitions (Website. Accessed in January 2016. )
Description:	Definitions in used within the ILOSTAT service, the ILO's central statistics database.

The proportion (in percent) of the total number of persons in the labor force to the total population 15 years old and over.
Source: TESDA 2010, Philippines

The labour force participation rate is calculated as the labour force during a given reference period given as a percent of the working age population in the same reference period
Source: ILO (Stat) 2016, Global

Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The working age population is commonly defined as persons aged 15 years and older, but this varies from country to country. In addition to using a minimum age threshold, certain countries also apply a maximum age limit.

The inactivity rate conveys the number of persons of working age not economically active (persons outside the labour force) expressed as a percentage of the working age population.

The discouraged job-seekers are a subset of the persons outside the labour force. They are those persons of working age who during a specified reference period were without work and available for work, but did not look for work in the recent past for specific reasons (for example, believing that there were no jobs available, there were none for which they would qualify, or having given up hope of finding employment).
Source: ILO (Stat) 2016, Global