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 |