The hours of unsupervised learning or training deemed necessary to cover the educational material associated with the delivery of a training program. These hours include the time spent in work experience, industry placement or field placement.

The scheduled hours required for the delivery and assessment of vocational training as determined by the Office of Training and Tertiary Education.

Nominal hours are the hours of training notionally required to achieve the outcomes of the Unit of Competency. In recognition of the potential variation in time taken to achieve competency nominal hours do not appear in Training Packages. Some States and Territories use nominal hours as a mechanism for funding allocation.