Acronym

Meaning

AAACE

Australian Association of Adult and Community Education

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACCI

Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

ACE

Adult & Community Education

ACER

Australian Council for Educational Research

ACFEB

Adult Community & Further Education Board

ACIBC

Australian Council of Independent Business Colleges

ACPET

Australian Council of Private Education & Training

ACTCAL

ACT Council of Private Education & Training

ACTCOSS

ACT Council for Social Services

ACTVTA

ACT Vocational Training Authority

ACVETS

Australian Committee on Vocational Education and Training Statistics

AEC

Australian Education Council

AESIP

Indigenous Education Special Intervention Program

AHRI

Australian Human Resources Institute

AHRP/ATTRP

Australian Hospitality & Tourism Training Review Panels

AIM

Australian Institute of Management

AIRC

Australian Industrial Relations Commission

ALBE

Adult Literacy and Basic Education

ALLI

Australian Language and Literacy Policy

AMES

Adult Migrant English Service NSW

ANTA

Australian National Training Authority

APL

Actrac Products Limited

AQF

Australian Qualifications Framework

ARC

Australian Research Council

ARF

Australian Recognition Framework

ARTDO

Asian Regional Training and Development Organisation

ASCO

Australian Standard  Classification of Occupations

ASF

Australian Standards Framework

ASPBAE

Asian-South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education

ASIC

Australian standard Industry Classification

ASTF

Australian Student Traineeship Foundation

ATB

Automotive Training Board

ATP

Australian Training Products

ATS

Australian Traineeship System

ATSIPTAC

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples' Training Advisory Council

AVETMISS

Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard

VATS

Australian Vocational Training System

BCE

Board of Adult and Community Education (NSW)

BET

Board of Vocational Education and Training (NSW)

CAE

Council of Adult Education

CAUCUS

Community Adult Education Centers

CBI

Competency Based Training

CELT

Center for Economics in Education and Training

CELTS

Contracted Entry Level Training Agencies

COAG

Council of Australian Governments

COTTS

Committee on TAFE and Training Statistics

CRAFT

Commonwealth Rebate for Appentice Full-time Training

CRICOS

Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students

CRLRA

Centre for Research & Learning in Regional Australia

CS&HTA

Community Services & Health Training Australia

CSBs

Competency Standards Bodies

CTA

Construction Training Australia

CVAR

Centre for Vocational Education Research

DEETYA

Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (formerly DEET)

DET

Department of Education & Training (formerly DTEC)

DET(WA)

WA Department of Training

DETAFE

Department of Employment Training & Further Education (SA)

ECCA

Evening & Community College Association

EdNA

Education Network Australia

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunities

ELLS

English Language & Literacy Services

ELT

Entry-Level Training

ESL

English as a Second Language

HRD

Human Resources Development

HRM

Human Resources Management

IFTDO

International Federation of Training and Development Organisations

ILS

Interactive Learning Systems

IMCA

The Institute of management Consultants in Australia

ITAB

Industry Training Advisory Board

IVETS

Integrated Vocational Educational and Training Systems

MAATS

Modern Australian Apprenticeship & Traineeship System

MCEETYA

Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs

MINCO

Ministerial Council on the Australian National Training Authority

MTIA

Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia

NACSR

National Advisory Committee on Overseas Skills Recognition

NATA

National Association of Testing Authorities

NATMISS

National Management Information and Statistical System

NCAELLS

National Collaborative Adult English Language and Literacy Strategy

NCVER

National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd

NESB

Non-English Speaking Background

NLP

Neurolinguistic programming

NOOSR

National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (National)

NTCC

National TAFE Chief Executives Committee

NTETA

Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority

NTCO

National Training Framework Committee

NTIS

National Training Informational System

NTMRC

National Training Market Research Centre

NTRA

National Training Reform Agenda

NTS

National Training Strategy

OH&S

Occupational Health & Safety

OTEN

Open Training & Education Network (TAFE NSW)

OTFE

Office of Training and Further Education (VIC)

OVET

Office of Vocational Education and Training (Tas)

QMS

Quality Management System

QOLM

Queensland Open Learning Network

RATE

Register of Australian Tertiary Education

RCVET

Research Centre for Vocational Education & Training (University of Technology, Sydney)

RPL

Recognition Prior Learning

RTO

Registered Training Organisation

SEP

Structural Efficiency Principle

TA

Transactional Analysis

TAC

Training Accreditation Council (WA)

TAFE

Technical and Further Education

TASTA

Tasmanian State Training Authority (Tas)

TDCA

Training & Development Council of Australia

TEQ

Training and Employment Queensland

TMS

Team Management Systems

TEQ

Training & Employment Queensland

TQM

Total Quality Management

UTS

University of Technology, Sydney

VEET

Vocational Education Employment & Training

VETA

Vocational Education and Training Authority (ACT)

VETAB

Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board (NSW)

VETEC

Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission (Qld)