(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears ¾

}accredited~ means accredited by the Council;

}Board~ means the State Training Board established by section 18;

}chief executive~ means the chief executive officer of the department;

}college~ means a college established under section 35;

}Council~ means the Training Accreditation Council established by section 25(1);

}course~ means a sequence of vocational education and training and includes a part or component of a course;

}department~ means the department of the Public Service principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;

}educational institution~ means an institution providing education of any kind and includes a training provider;

}governing council~ means a governing council provided for by section 39(1);

}industry training advisory body~ means an association, whether incorporated or not, which is conversant with, and capable of giving advice in relation to, the vocational education and training requirements of a particular industry;

}interim governing council~ means an interim governing council appointed under section 41(3);

}member~ means a member of the Board, the Council, a governing council or an interim governing council as the context requires and includes, where appropriate, the chairperson or deputy chairperson of any of those bodies;

}other vocational education and training institution~ means a vocational education and training institution established under section 57(2);

}public training provider~ means a college or other vocational education and training institution;

}registered training provider~ means a training provider registered by the Council;

}Resource Agreement~ means an agreement between the Minister and a training provider relating to the vocational education and training to be provided by that training provider;

}skills training programme~ means a programme of vocational education and training which may include recognition of skills or qualifications previously acquired;

}State Training Profile~ means a comprehensive plan for the provision of vocational education and training in the State;

}State training system~ means the vocational education and training system operating under this Act;

}training provider~ means a person or entity who or which provides vocational education and training and includes a secondary school or university that provides a course, programme or service approved under section 6;

}training scheme~ means a training scheme established or recognised under section 58;

}vocational education and training~ means post-compulsory education, instruction, training or experience that encompasses the development of skills, knowledge and attitudes in any vocation, or in any academic or practical discipline relevant to a particular occupation, business, employment or trade, but, subject to section 6, does not include education, instruction, training or experience provided by a secondary school or a university.

(2) A reference in this Act to the }training market~ is a reference to the market in which the vocational education and training required by a State Training Profile may be purchased by the State from either public or private training providers.