Abbreviations and acronyms
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Abbreviation or acronym |
Definition |
AASN |
Australian Apprenticeship Support Network |
ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ACARA |
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |
ACCS |
Additional Child Care Subsidy |
AM |
Member of the Order of Australia |
AMEP |
Adult Migrant English Program |
APS |
Australian Public Service |
ASQA |
Australian Skills Quality Authority |
CBE |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
CCCF |
Community Child Care Fund |
CRICOS |
Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students |
EL |
Executive Level |
ELICOS |
English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students |
ESOS Act |
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 |
FOI Act |
Freedom of Information Act 1982 |
FTE |
full-time equivalent |
GST |
goods and services tax |
HDR |
higher degree by research |
HELP |
Higher Education Loan Program |
IAP |
Indigenous Apprenticeships Program |
ICT |
information and communications technology |
MJ |
megajoule |
MP |
Member of Parliament |
NAPLAN |
National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy |
NCRIS |
National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy |
NCVER |
National Centre for Vocational Education Research |
OAIC |
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OSO |
Overseas Students Ombudsman |
OSTF |
Overseas Students Tuition Fund |
PGPA Act |
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 |
PGPA Rule |
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 |
QILT |
Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |
RAP |
Reconciliation Action Plan |
RTO |
registered training organisation |
SEE |
Skills for Education and Employment |
SES |
Senior Executive Service |
SES |
socioeconomic status |
STE |
small to medium-sized enterprise |
SES |
science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
TAFE |
Technical and Further Education |
TPS |
Tuition Protection Service |
TRA |
Trades Recognition Australia |
TSL |
Trade Support Loans |
USI |
Unique Student Identifier |
VET |
vocational education and training |
VSL |
VET Student Loans |
WHS Act |
Work Health and Safety Act 2011 |
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