Glossary F - L
Fee-for-service training
Ttraining for which most or all of the cost is borne by the student or a person or organisation on behalf of the student.
Flexible delivery
A range of approaches to providing education and training, giving learners greater choice of when, where and how they learn. Flexible delivery may involve distance education, mixed-mode delivery, online education, self-paced learning, self-directed learning, etc.
IELTS
International English Language Testing System.
Integrated assessment
An approach to assessment that covers multiple elements and/or units of competence from relevant competency standards. The integrated approach attempts to combine knowledge, understanding, problem solving, technical skills, attitudes and ethics into an assessment task with the aim of reducing the time spent on testing as well as making assessment more ‘authentic ’.
LLN
Language, literacy and numeracy.
This glossary contains terms (including abbreviations) likely to be found on the Southbank Institute web site. Many of these terms have been drawn from the ANTA Glossary.
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Last updated 6 July, 2007