In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"accreditation"
means the process of approving the training of a TVET programme or course offered by a TVET provider;
"artisan"
means a person who is skilled and formally trained to perform routine tasks supervised by a craftsman under a specific craft or trade;
"assessment"
means the process of appraising performance by gathering evidence to determine whether trainees have achieved the required skills and competences based on set standards and includes continuous or summative assessment;
"assessment centre"
means a place registered and accredited by the TVET Assessment Board for the assessment of trainees under this Act;
"assessment malpractice"
means an act of wrongdoing carried out by a candidate, a group of candidates or any other person with the intention of cheating or aiding the cheating, gaining an unfair advantage or placing a candidate at a disadvantage, in an assessment;
"assessment tool"
means a question paper or any other material which is used in an assessment;
"candidate"
means a person registered to be assessed by the TVET Assessment Board;
"certification"
means the formal process of crediting a candidate with a record of his or her achievement;
"course"
means a combination of TVET modules comprising of subjects leading to an award of a certificate;
"Council"
means the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Council established under section
4
;
"craftsman"
means a person who is skilled in the practice of a craft or trade and can complete a range of tasks;
"currency point"
has the meaning assigned to it in Schedule 1;
"employer"
means a person who is actively engaged in practice or production in the industry or sector that employs an artisan, a craftsman, a technician, a technologist, a nurse, a midwife or an allied health professional;
"formal training"
means training instructions offered by a TVET provider conducted within a structured programme with defined training objectives;
"informal training"
means training or acquiring of skills from daily activities related to work, family, leisure or any other means other than formal training;
"medical practitioner"
has the meaning assigned to it in the Mental Health Act;
"Minister'' means Minister responsible for TVET;
"Sector Skills Expert Committee"
means the committee formed under section
25
;
"skill set"
means the ability to apply knowledge and experience to complete tasks and solve work-related problems;
"technician"
means a person trained in a TVET programme and has competences to work on tasks and develop creative solutions to problems in a field of work as specified in the TVET qualification framework;
"technologist"
means a person trained in a TVET programme and has expertise to develop and manage technology to solve technical problems as specified in the TVET qualification framework;
"TVET"
means Technical and Vocational Education and Training;
"TVET Assessment Board"
means the Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board or the Uganda Health Professions Assessment Board established under section
77
;
"TVET programme"
means a combination of TVET modules comprising of the core units and elective units of study leading to an award of a degree, diploma or certificate;
"TVET provider"
means a person offering TVET approved skill sets, or a TVET programme or course accredited by the Council, and includes a public and licensed private TVET provider;
"TVET trainer"
means a person with competences in a TVET trade, occupation or profession and is registered and
licensed by the TVET Council to pass on skills to a person or trainee;
"TVET system"
means the regulating, delivering and assessment of TVET; and
"world of work"
means a place where an artisan, a craftsman, a technician or a technologist, practices, works or is employed.
