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