What the project terms mean
Source: Business Glossary, draft v3, edited October 4, 2026 by Anthony Cala; exported October 25. The page is not SUNY-approved. It says its 57 definitions quote Exhibit F; the original separate Exhibit F is not supplied in the full RFP. The notes below paraphrase those definitions. They do not establish field requirements or learner understanding.
E-007, terms that affect decisions: headcount counts people, not registrations. A course, program, pathway and credential describe different things. Online delivery does not necessarily mean self-paced. These distinctions matter for accurate choices and reporting. Confidence is strong for the supplied glossary's wording; the original glossary and accepted current taxonomy still need confirmation. [GL-01, 11, 19–20, 22, 25–27, 36–38, 53–56.]
Enrollment and identity, pages 1–2
| ID | Term | Meaning and limit |
|---|---|---|
| GL-01 | Headcount | Individual participants enrolled in non-credit activities, not class registrations. |
| GL-02 | Date of birth | Birth date. A definition does not make this mandatory on every form. |
| GL-03 | Participant | Someone participating in a non-credit instructional activity. Not necessarily every account holder. |
| GL-04 | Race/ethnicity | The person's self-identified race/ethnicity. |
| GL-05 | Social Security number | Nine-digit number used for matching; the definition says no other number is a proxy. It does not establish consent or collection policy. |
| GL-06 | Permanent address | Permanent domicile. |
| GL-07 | Institutional identification number | A unique institutional identifier. SUNY assigns Global ID; a campus assigns Local ID. The examples repeat in the export. |
| GL-08 | WIOA-eligible training | Activity eligible for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funding. |
| GL-09 | Sex | The individual's sex. |
| GL-10 | Gender identity | Self-identified gender, which may differ from sex. |
Activity purpose and delivery, pages 2–8
| ID and page | Term | Meaning and distinction |
|---|---|---|
| GL-11, 2 | Non-credit course | An instructor delivers content toward stated learning outcomes. |
| GL-12, 3 | SOC code | Occupational classification. Source quotes the 2018 hierarchy: 867 detailed, 459 broad, 98 minor and 23 major groups. Historical definition, not a current external check. |
| GL-13, 3 | Business/industry contract training | Learning for public, private or nonprofit organizations, often customized and formalized by contract. |
| GL-14, 3 | CIP code | Instructional-program classification expressed with 2, 4 or 6 digits. |
| GL-15, 3 | NAICS code | Classification of business establishments for economic statistics. |
| GL-16, 3 | Industry sector | Commercial/noncommercial sector expressed by a two-digit NAICS code. |
| GL-17, 3 | Instructor | Person teaching or leading non-credit activity. |
| GL-18, 3 | Student support | Academic or nonacademic support for enrolled participants. |
| GL-19, 4 | Asynchronous online | All direct instruction is accessed with a time delay. May be self-paced or have deadlines. |
| GL-20, 4 | Combined online | All direct instruction is online, with both live and delayed elements. |
| GL-21, 4 | Skill | Competency or proficiency in a subject. |
| GL-22, 4 | HyFlex | Learners choose among available in-person, live-online or delayed-online participation, potentially meeting by meeting. |
| GL-23, 4 | Competency-based | Progress/assessment is based on demonstrated knowledge and skills. |
| GL-24, 5 | Contact/clock hours | Defined periods: 50–60 minutes of class/lab/supervised training in an hour; 60 minutes of self-paced task time; or qualifying distance-learning attendance/engagement with time tracked. Do not equate every listed hour with elapsed calendar duration. |
| GL-25, 5 | Non-credit instructional activity | Umbrella for learning with no college credit issued, including courses, programs and microcredentials. |
| GL-26, 5 | Non-credit program | A defined set of activities that does not directly award a NYSED-approved degree/diploma/undergraduate or graduate certificate. May form part of a pathway; the example is five courses for a CASAC program. |
| GL-27, 5 | Learning pathway | A named sequence or combination leading toward certificates, degrees or work. |
| GL-28, 5 | Youth development/enrichment | Pre-college participants and varied topics, such as academies, cooking, sports and arts. |
| GL-29, 6 | Occupational training | Career skills/knowledge, including maintaining credentials, developing job skills or entering work. Examples include bookkeeping, public speaking, EMT and home health aide. |
| GL-30, 6 | Remedial instruction | Remedial/developmental activity; aid eligibility may vary. |
| GL-31, 6 | Pre-college coursework | Adult basic education, ESL, GED preparation and some developmental study. |
| GL-32, 6 | Work-based learning | Links classroom/workplace learning, workplace application and mentor support. |
| GL-33, 6 | Total contact hours | Instructional hours multiplied by enrollment. This is a reporting total across people. |
| GL-34, 6 | In-person | All direct instruction takes place in person. Former label: face-to-face. |
| GL-35, 6 | In-person location | Campus, employer site or another place where the physical component happens. |
| GL-36, 6 | Online | Instruction delivered through internet technology. |
| GL-37, 6 | Synchronous online | All direct instruction happens online in real time. |
| GL-38, 7 | Hybrid | Some direct instruction online (0.01–99.9% in the definition), with the remaining portion required in person. Different from learner choice under HyFlex. |
| GL-39, 7 | Conference/event | Campus-supported knowledge activity that fits no other activity type. Space rental alone is excluded. |
| GL-40, 7 | Participation requirements | Conditions before potential enrollment: age, qualification, skill, residency, etc. In this context admission requirements mean prerequisites. This sentence repeats in the export. |
| GL-41, 7 | Personal development/enrichment | Open/catalog learning for personal interest, such as fitness, art, music and cooking. |
| GL-42, 7 | Developmental course | Combines pre-college and college content; some actual degree credit is awarded. Pre-college portion yields equivalent hours. Keep this boundary case separate from the general no-credit definition. |
| GL-43, 8 | Remedial course, continuing education | Exclusively pre-college material, no degree credit; offered through a community college continuing-education office, with formal System Administration approval. Equivalent hours contribute to state-aidable activity. |
| GL-44, 8 | Remedial course, non-continuing education | Similar preparatory content, but approved through normal campus academic processes rather than the continuing-education office/System Administration route. Also contributes equivalent hours. |
| GL-45, 9 | Third-party instructional provider | Contracted organization/person providing activity or services. Definition does not establish portal access. |
Outcomes and credentials, pages 9–11
| ID and page | Term | Meaning and distinction |
|---|---|---|
| GL-46, 9 | Grade | A measure of demonstrated learning. |
| GL-47–48, 9 | Pre-enrollment employment and wage | Employment/pay before training or the listed credentialing activity. |
| GL-49–50, 9 | Post-enrollment employment and wage | Employment/pay after completion. Definition does not specify timing, collection method or evidence of causal impact. |
| GL-51, 9 | Apprenticeship | Industry-led pathway combining paid work, training and classroom instruction. |
| GL-52, 9 | Completion data | Elements describing how far the person completed the activity. |
| GL-53, 10 | Microcredential | Focused assessed skills/experience in a short timeframe; may be credit or non-credit, portable and stackable, developed through faculty governance. A potential pathway is not a blanket promise of credit transfer. |
| GL-54, 10 | Non-credit certificate | Recognition of completion, attendance or participation. Issuing unit may set the criteria. Not automatically proof of assessed competence or a professional license. |
| GL-55, 10 | Industry-recognized credential | Developed/offered/endorsed by a recognized industry body or accepted by employers; generally portable. Examples include IT support, welding, project management, food safety and HVAC. |
| GL-56, 11 | Occupational certification/license | Meeting defined standards, often with an exam and renewal/expiry. Source specifically distinguishes OSHA course-completion cards from occupational certification. This caution repeats in the export. |
| GL-57, 11 | Registered apprenticeship | Validated by the US Department of Labor or a state agency; paid work, progressive wages, standard instruction, on-job skills and a portable recognized credential. |
How to use this source
Use the IDs to check labels, content and reporting definitions. Keep learner-facing explanations simple while preserving the differences. Do not place internal classification names on public screens merely because they appear here. Whether people understand a label remains a research question.
Coverage: all 11 pages and GL-01–57 read. Table layout checked visually; no annotations or embedded attachments found. Omitted Confluence governance sections are outside this export. Definitions quoted from the original Exhibit F have not been independently compared with that missing original.
Related topics: cross-source findings.