"ABET"

means Adult Basic Education and Training;

"Alternate"

means any person appointed by the relevant stakeholder group as an alternate to a representative;

"Authority"

means the Information Systems, Electronics and Telecommunications Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority established hereby (see Clause 5.1);

"Chairperson"

means any person who chairs any meeting of the Authority or a Committee;

"CEO"

means the Chief Executive Officer as appointed in terms of this Constitution;

"Committee"

means any Standing Committee, ad hoc or Sub Committee of the Authority;

"Consensus"

means unanimous agreement;

"Deputy Chairperson"

means any person elected to the position of Deputy Chairperson in terms of this Constitution;

"Education and Training Standards"

means registered statements of desired education and training outcomes and their associated assessment criteria as defined in Section 1 of the SAQA Act;

"Employees Organisation"

means any organisation, trade union or federation of trade unions that are sufficiently representatives of the employees employed by an employer and registered as such under the Labour Relations Act 1995 (Act No 66 of 1995) ("the LRA");

"Establishing Authority"

means Authority as defined in clause 2.3 herein above;

"ETQA"

means the Education and Training Quality Assurance body established in terms of the SAQA Act;

"Improper use"

means usage of information to advance personal interests and/or at the disadvantage of the Authority;

"Learnership"

means a Learnership contemplated in Chapter 4 of the Act;

''Learning"

means a process by which a person gains skills, knowledge and values;

"Minister"

means the Minister of Labour;

"National qualifications framework"

means the national qualifications framework as defined in Section 1 of the SAQA Act;

"National Skills Development Strategy"

means the national skills development strategy referred to in section 5 (a) (ii) of the Act;

"Organised employer"

means the state, any employer's organisation registered as such in terms of the provisions of the LRA and operate in the Information, System Electronics and Telecommunications Technologies Seta, and any other association of employers;

"Other Committee"

means any other ad hoc committees that may be formed by the Authority;

"Presiding Officer"

means any member of the committees nominated by the other members of the Committee in the absence of the Chairperson or in the case where the Chairperson is unable to preside over the meeting;

"Representative"

means any member of the Authority or any committee and includes any alternate designated by the stakeholder group to attend a meeting of the Authority or any committee on behalf of such stakeholder group;

"Republic"

means the Republic of South Africa as defined by South African Constitution;

"SAQA Act"

means the South African Qualifications Authority Act 1995 (Act No 58 of 1995);

"Scrutinisers"

means appointed independent observers who are not member of the Authority;

"Sector"

means the Information Systems, Electronics and Telecommunication Technologies sector as determined by the Minister in terms of Section 9 of the Act and Government Gazette No 27445 of 31 March 2005;

"SETA"

means the Sector Education Training Authority established in terms of section 9(1) of the Act;

"Skills Development Levies Act"

means the Skills Development Levies Act, 1999 (Act No 9 of 1999) (as amended);

"SSP"

means research to identify skills needs and develop a strategic plan to address the needs;

"The Act"

means the Skills Development Act 1998 (Act No 97 of 1998) as amended;

"The LRA"

means the Labour Relations Act 1995 (Act No 66 of 1995);

"The Republic"

means the Republic of South Africa.

"The Skills Development Levies Act"

means the Skills Development Levies Act, 1999 (Act No 9 of 1999).