| AARNET | Australian Academic and Research Network |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ABSTUDY | A means tested allowance for indigenous students |
| AAC | Former Australian Apprenticeship Centre, now known as Australian Apprenticeship Support Network (AASN) |
| AAGE | Australian Association of Graduate Employers |
| AASN | Australian Apprenticeship Support Network |
| ACARA | Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority |
| ACCI | Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| ACEEO | Advisory Council on Environment Employment Opportunities |
| ACER | Australian Council for Education Research |
| ACFE | Adult, Community and Further Education |
| ACRISP | Australian Collaboration for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention |
| AEC | Aboriginal Education Council |
| AEI | Australian Education International |
| AEU | Australian Education Union |
| AGS | Australian Graduate Survey |
| AHEIA | Australian Higher Education Industrial Association |
| ALTC | Australian Learning & Teaching Council |
| ANZCCART | Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching |
| APAI | Australian Postgraduate Award Industry |
| AQA | Australian Quality Awards |
| AQF | Australian Qualifications Framework |
| AQTF | Australian Quality Training Framework |
| ARC | Australian Research Council |
| ARF | Australian Recognition Framework |
| ARMS | Australasian Research Management Society |
| ARRI | Australian Retirement Research Institute |
| ASQA | Australian Skills Quality Authority |
| ATAR | Australian Tertiary Admission Rank |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| ATOM | Apprentice Online Management |
| ATSIC | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
| ATTP | Apprenticeship / Traineeship Training Program |
| AUSNAC | Australian New Apprenticeship Centre |
| AUSTUDY | A means tested allowance for students 16 years and over |
| AUQA | Australian Universities Quality Agency |
| AVCC | Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee |
| AVETMISS | Australian Vocational Education & Training Management Information & Statistical Standard |
| AVETRA | Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association |
| BCA | Business Council of Australia |
| BEEP | Benchmarking for Educational Effectiveness Program |
| BOLD | Blended On-Line and Digital |
| CAUDIT | Council of Australian University Directors of Information Technology |
| CAUL | Council of Australian University Librarians |
| CBeRI | Centre for Biopsychosocial and eHealth Research and Innovation |
| CBT | Competency-Based Training |
| CDEP | Community Development Employment Program |
| CeCC | Centre for eCommerce and Communications (now Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation) |
| CEM | Centre for Environmental Management |
| CEN | Commercial Engagement Network |
| CEQ | Course Experience Questionnaire |
| CeRDI | Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation |
| CGS | Commonwealth Grants Scheme |
| CHESSN | Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number |
| CIAO | Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimisation |
| CICA | Career Industry Council of Australia |
| CLIPP | Centre for Learning Innovation and Professional Practice |
| COTTS | Committee on TAFE and Training Statistics |
| CRAFT | Commonwealth Rebate for Apprentice Full-time Training |
| CRC | Cooperative Research Centre |
| CRIC | Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness |
| CRICOS | Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students |
| CRN | Collaborative Research Network |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CSP | Commonwealth Scholarship Program |
| CSP | Commonwealth Supported Place |
| CUP | Centre for University Partnerships |
| DECRA | Discovery Early Career Researcher Award |
| DEECD | Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (Victoria) |
| DEEWR | Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations (now Department of Education and Department of Employment) |
| DEH | Department of the Environment and Heritage |
| DET | Department of Education and Training |
| DEST | Department of Education, Science and Training |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DHS | Department of Human Services |
| DIAC | Department of Immigration and Citizenship |
| DIIS | Department of Industry, Innovation and Science |
| DIBP | Department of Immigration and Border Protection |
| DIRD | Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development |
| DOTARS | Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| DVA | Department of Veteran Affairs |
| DVC | Deputy Vice-Chancellor |
| EAP | Employee Assistance Program |
| EAP | English for Academic Purposes |
| ECEF | Enterprise and Career Education Foundation |
| ECR | Early Career Researcher |
| EDNA | Education Network Australia |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EFTSL | Equivalent Full-Time Student Load |
| ELICOS | English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students |
| ERA | Excellence in Research for Australia |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| ESOS | Education Services for Overseas Students |
| ESP | English for Specific Purposes |
| ESS | Employer Satisfaction Survey |
| FACS | Department of Family and Community Services |
| FDL | School-based student management system (created by University employee Mr Frank De Luca) |
| FEE-HELP | Fee Paying Higher Education Loans Program |
| FFPOS | Full-Fee Paying Overseas Student |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| GAT | General Achievement Tests (VCE) |
| GCA | Graduate Careers Australia |
| GCCA | Graduate Careers Council of Australia |
| GDS | Graduate Destination Survey |
| GHERG | Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Engineering Research Group |
| GOS | Graduate Outcomes Survey |
| GPA | Grade Point Average |
| GTA | Group Training Australia |
| HE | Higher education |
| HECC | Higher Education Curriculum Committee |
| HECS | Higher Education Contribution Scheme (now SCA) |
| HECS-HELP | Loan scheme available to eligible students enrolled in Commonwealth supported places |
| HEFA | Higher Education Funding Act 1998 |
| HEIMS | Higher Education Information Management System |
| HELP | Higher Education Loan Programme |
| HELT | Higher Education Learning & Teaching Committee |
| HERDC | Higher Education Research Data Centre |
| HES | Higher Ed Services |
| HESA | Higher Education Support Act 2003 |
| HESG | Higher Education and Skills Group |
| HMSS | Human Movement and Sport Sciences |
| HDR | Higher Degree by Research |
| HR | Human Resources |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
| IELTS | International English Language Testing System |
| IHEAC | Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council |
| IIBIT | International Institute of Business & Information Technology |
| IPP | Institutional Performance Portfolios |
| IRG | Industry Reference Group |
| IS | Information Services |
| ISP | International Student Programs |
| LGBTIQ | Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Intersex Queer/Questioning |
| LMS | Learning Management System |
| LOTE | Languages Other Than English |
| LTPF | Learning & Teaching Performance Fund |
| MADE | Museum of Australian Democracy Eureka |
| MBA | Master of Business Administration |
| MCCAIR | Centre for Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Artificial Intelligence Research |
| MCEECDYA | Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development & Youth Affairs |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NAGCAS | National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services |
| NCGP | National Competitive Grants Scheme |
| NCVER | National Centre for Vocational Education Research |
| NEAS | National English Language Teaching Accreditation Scheme |
| NEIS | New Enterprise Incentive Scheme |
| NESB | Non-English Speaking Background |
| NETTFORCE | National Employment and Training Taskforce |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NTEU | National Tertiary Education Union |
| NTIS | National Training Information Service |
| NOOSR | National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition |
| NQC | National Quality Council |
| NSA | Newstart Allowance |
| NTB | National Training Board |
| NTEU | National Tertiary Education Union |
| NTF | National Training Framework |
| NVETS | National Vocational Education and Training System |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OH&S | Occupational Health and Safety |
| OLT | Office for Learning and Teaching |
| OSHC | Overseas Student Health Cover |
| OS-HELP | Overseas Study Higher Education Loan Program |
| PELS | Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme |
| PG | Postgraduate |
| POACR | Partner Organisation Agreed Contribution Report |
| PR | Permanent Resident |
| PRDP | Performance Review & Development Program |
| PREQ | Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire |
| PVC | Pro Vice-Chancellor (now Deputy Vice-Chancellor) |
| QETO | Quality Endorsed Training Organisation |
| QILT | Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |
| QMS | Quality Management System |
| RAGSO | Research & Graduate Studies Office (now Research Services) |
| RAVE | Researching Adult and Vocational Education |
| RCC | Recognition of Current Competencies |
| REEP | Regional Education Entry Program |
| RHD | Research Higher Degree |
| RPL | Recognition of Prior Learning |
| RQF | Research Quality Framework |
| RTO | Registered Training Organisation |
| RTS | Research Training Scheme |
| RUN | Regional Universities Network |
| SCA | Student Contribution Amount |
| SCH | Student Contact Hour |
| SES | Student Experience Survey |
| SGO | Student/Staff Grievance Officer |
| SLE | Student Learning Entitlement |
| SMB | School of Mines and Industries Ballarat |
| SSI | Statement of Strategic Intent |
| STAT | Special Tertiary Admissions Test |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| TAFE L&T | TAFE Learning & Teaching Committee |
| TDA | TAFE Directors Association |
| TEMAG | Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group |
| TEQSA | Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| UA | Universities Australia |
| UB | University of Ballarat |
| VALBEC | Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council |
| VC | Vice-Chancellor |
| VCAA | Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
| VCAL | Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning |
| VCE | Victorian Certificate of Education |
| VCO | Vice-Chancellor's Office |
| VEETAC | Vocational Education, Employment and Training Advisory Committee |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| VETiS | Vocation Education and Training in Schools |
| VCST | Vice-Chancellor's Senior Team |
| VIOSH | Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety & Health |
| VRQA | Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority |
| VSC | Victorian Skills Commission |
| VSU | Voluntary Student Unionism |
| VTA | Victorian TAFE Association |
| VTAC | Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre |
| VVCC | Victorian Vice-Chancellors' Committee |
| WEETAG | Women's Employment, Education and Training Advisory Group |
| WGEA | Workplace Gender Equality Agency |
| WIL | Work Integrated Learning |