In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"adult learning centre"

means a public or private centre which provides basic education to adults and of which the educators are employed in terms of the Employment of Educators Act, 1998 (Act No. 76 of 1998);

"council"

means the South African Council for Educators referred to in section 4;

"educator"

means any person referred to in section 3 and who teaches, educates or trains other persons or who provides professional educational services, including professional therapy and educational psychological services, at an institution;

"further education and training institution"

means a public or private further education and training institution defined in section 1 of the Further Education and Training Act, 1998 (Act No. 98 of 1998), or any technical college, youth college, community college, state college or other college which is wholly or partly funded by the state;

"institution"

means any school, contemplated in the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996);

"member"

means a member of the council appointed in terms of section 6;

"Minister"

means the Minister of Basic Education;

"organised profession"

means all trade unions or federations of trade unions which are members of the Education Labour Relations Council;

"school"

means a public or independent school defined in section 1 of the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996);