AAC

Audit and Assurance Committee

AAO

Administrative Arrangements Order

AASB

Australian Accounting Standards Board

AASN

Australian Apprenticeship Support Network

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACCS

Additional Child Care Subsidy

ACSF

Australian Core Skills Framework

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

AGA

Australian Government Actuary

AGD

Attorney-General’s Department

ANAO

Australian National Audit Office

ANU

Australian National University

APES

Accounting Professional and Ethics Standards Board

APS

Australian Public Service

APSC

Australian Public Service Commission

ASL

Average Salary Level

ASQA

Australian Skills Qualification Authority

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

BBF

Budget Based Funded

CCCF

Community Child Care Fund

CCS

Child Care Subsidy

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

CIO

Chief Information Officer

CO2-e

Carbon Dioxide equivalent

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

COLA

Cost of overseas living adjustment

COPA

Cost of overseas posting allowance

COPE

Commonwealth Own-Purpose Expenses

CPA

Certified Practising Accountant

CRF

Consolidated Revenue Fund

CRICOS

Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students

CSP

Community Support Program

CSS

Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme

DESE

Department of Education, Skills and Employment

DISER

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

DNER

HELP debt not expected to be repaid

DSS

Department of Social Services

DTA

Digital Transformation Agency

EFTSL

Equivalent Full Time Study Load

EL2

Executive Level 2

FBT

Fringe Benefits Tax

FRR

PGPA (Financial Reporting) Rule 2015

FTE

Full-time equivalent

GEERS

General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme

GST

Goods and Services Tax

HDR

Higher Degrees by Research

HECS

Higher Education Contribution Scheme

HELP

Higher Education Loan Program

HESP

Higher Education Superannuation Program

HR

Human Resource

IAGDP

Indigenous Australian Government Development Program

IAP

Indigenous Apprenticeships Program

ICT

Information and Communications Technology

IDF

Inclusion Development Fund

ISP

Inclusion Support Program

ISSP

Indigenous Student Success Program

KMP

Key Management Personnel

KPI

Key Performance Indicators

LLND

Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital literacy skills

MJ/FTE

Megajoule/Full-time equivalent

MOUs

Memorandum of Understanding

NAPLAN

National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy

NATSIHS

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey

NATSIS

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey

NCI

National Careers Institute

NCRIS

National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy

NCVER

National Centre for Vocational Education Research

NEIS

New Employment Incentive Scheme

NEST

New Employment Service Trial

NIAA

National Indigenous Australians Agency

NSC

National Skills Commission

NT

Northern Territory

OAIC

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OSO

Overseas Students Ombudsman

OSTF

Overseas Student Tuition Fund

PaTH

Prepare, Trial, Hire

PBS

Portfolio Budget Statements

PGPA Act

Public Governance Performance and Accountability Act 2013

PGPA Rule

Public Governance Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

PIVET

Performance Information for VET

PMC

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

PSS

Public Sector Superannuation Scheme

PSSap

PSS accumulation plan

QILT

Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching

RFBT

Reportable Fringe Benefits Tax

ROU

Right of use

RSGC

Risk, Security and Governance Committee

RTO

Registered training organisations

SA1

Statistical Area Level 1 defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics

SciVal/Scopus

Bibliography tools that enables users to benchmark and analyse publication output at an individual, group and institutional level.

SEE

Skills for Education and Employment

SES

Senior Executive Service

SME

Small and medium enterprise

SOETM

Services for Other Entities and Trust Money

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

TPS

Tuition Protection Service

TRA

Trades Recognition Australia

TSL

Trade Support Loans

TtW

Transition to Work

TWES

Time to Work Employment Service

UANP

National Partnership on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education

USI

Unique Student Identifier

VET

Vocational Education and Training

VFH

VET FEE-HELP

VSL

VET Student Loans

VSLO

VET Student Loans Ombudsman

WfD

Work for the Dole