In these regulations, any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act bear that meaning and, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"approved institution"

means a public higher education institution or private institution approved under the Higher Education Act 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997) and accredited by the Council;

"council"

means the South African Dental Technicians Council established in terms of section xx of the Act;

"education committee"

means the committee established by the council in terms of section 11 of the Act;

"education inspector"

means an inspector referred to in regulations 15 and 16 and Section 31 of the Act;

"employer"

means the owner of a registered dental laboratory and who employs a registered dental technician or dental technologist;

"extended curriculum programme"

means learning activities at the lower end of the higher education band that are intended to enable students from disadvantaged educational backgrounds to acquire the academic foundation necessary for succeeding in higher education, and that must lead to a purposeful and structured set of learning outcomes that lead to an approve and recognised professional qualification;

"dental technician"

means any person who is registered as such by the Council;

"dental technologist"

means any person who is registered as such by the Council;

"final summative practical assessment"

means the last practical assessment in any appropriate subject in any academic year that is intended to assess the student's fitness for an approved purpose. at a given level, but specifically referring to those assessments at the end of a programme that would be presented to or considered by the Council for professional registration purposes;

"laboratory"

means a dental laboratory registered under section 30 of the Act;

"minimum requirements"

means—

"NQSF"

means a National Qualifications Sub -Framework as contemplated in the National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008 (Act No 67 of 2008);

"professional study"

means study at an approved institution for any of the Council approved qualifications and aligned to the prevailing NQSF or any national structure that may replace it from time to time, and the expressions "professional study in dental technology" and "study in dental technology" have corresponding meanings;

"Regulations"

means these Regulations;

"senate"

means the highest authority at an university of technology or a similar approved structure at a private institution approved under the Higher Education Act 1997 (Act No 101 of 1997);

"the Act"

means the Dental Technicians Act, (Act No. 19 of 1979) as amended; and

"work integrating learning" and "practical laboratory exposure"

mean education that combines learning in the lecture room with learning in the dental laboratory where academic knowledge is applied through relevant work experience outside the lecture room and the challenges and insights so gained are brought back to the lecture room for further analysis and reflection, work - integrating- learning and practical laboratory exposure.