Links and Acronyms

Australia

National and States

ACAL - Australian Council for Adult Literacy - go here for "Literacy Link" - past copies online, state links and Literacy Live.

 

 

Resource and Information

 

Reading and Writing Hotline

Language Australia

Adult Learning Australia

Learning Edge - Canadian ALBE news online

 

Funding buddies

DETYA - Commonwealth Department of Education,Training and Youth Affairs

ANTA - Australian National Training Authority

OTTE - Victorian state funding body - Office Training Further Education (formerly PETE, OTTE, OTFE, DEET ...)

ACFE - Victorian state funding body - Adult Community and Further Education

 

English as a Second Language

VATME - Victorian Association of TESOL and Multicultural Education Inc. ( - TESOL is Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

 

Around the World

Canada: National Adult Literacy Database - (NALD) - Adult Literacy Information Network

United Kingdom: the BBC has good resources for adult learning

United States of America: the Boston Adult Literacy Resource Institute; the US National Institute for Literacy;


Acronyms in Adult Literacy and Basic Education

Acronyms can be a pain for anyone who isn't familiar with them. Here, VALBEC aims to shed some light.

Aa

 

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More Acronyms in Australia begin with "A", than with any other Letter.

ANTA

Australian National Training Authority

AEMP

Advanced English for Migrants Program

ALA

Adult Learning Australia

ALBE

Adult Literacy & Basic Education

AALP

ANTA Adult Literacy Program

AMES

Adult Multicultural Education Service

ACCLAIM

Australian Advisory Council on Languages & Multicultural Education

ANHLC

Association of Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres

ABE

Adult Basic Education

ANTA

Australian National Training Authority

ACAL

Australian Council for Adult Literacy

ARIS

Adult Basic Educaion Resource & Information Service

ACE

Adult Community Education

ARC

Association of Regional Councils (Chairs)

ACE (Vic)

Adult, Community Education Victoria) Inc

ATP

Australian Training Products

ACER

Australian Council for Educational Research

AVCTS

Australian Vocational Certificate Training System

ACFE

Adult, Community & Further Education

AVETMISS

Australian Vocational Education & Training Management Information Statistical Standard

ACFEB

Adult, Community & Further Education Board

AVTS

Australian Vocational Training System

ACFED

Adult, Community & Further Education Division

ATSIC

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission

ACVETS

Australian Committee on Vocational Education & Training Statistics

    

C-D

[Aa] [C-D] [E-L] [M-R] [S-Z]

CAE

Council of Adult Education

COS

Certificate of Occupational Studies

CBP

Community Based Provider

CSWE

Certificate in Spoken and Written English

CBT

Competency Based Training

DETYA

Department Education Training & Youth Affairs (Commonwealth)

CEdRIC

Community Education Rural Internet Connection

DEET

Department of Education, Employment, Training

CGEA

Certificate of General Education for Adults

DEETYA

Department of Education, Employment, Training & Youth Affairs

CIALN

Certificate of Initial Adult Literacy and Numeracy

DIEA


Department of Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (Commonwealth)

CIWC

Community Information WorkersÄ Certificate

    

E-L

[Aa] [C-D] [E-L] [M-R] [S-Z]

ECC

Ethnic Communities Council

GMS

Grants Management System

ESL

English as a Second Language

ITB

Industry Training Board

FE

Further Education

KPO

Koorie Program Officer

FOS

Field of Study (DEETYA program category)

LAECG

Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Group

GAE

General Adult Education (ACFE program category)

LOTE

Languages other than English

M-R

[Aa] [C-D] [E-L] [M-R] [S-Z]

MCEETYA

Ministerial Council of Employment, Education, Training
& Youth Affairs

NLT

New Learning Technologies      

MID

Mild Intellectual Disability

NOWinFE

Network of Women in Further Education (now WAVE)

NALLS

National Aboriginal Language & Literacy Service

OTFE

Office of Training & Further Education (State) now known as ETTE

NBEETYA

National Board of Employment, Education, Training & Youth Affairs

PETE

Office of Post Compulsory Education, Training and Employment, formerly OTFE, currently ETTE

NESB

Non-English Speaking Background

RANCH

Regional Association of Neighbourhood & Community Houses

NFROT

National Framework for Recognition of Training

RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning

NLLIA

National Language and Literacy Institute of Australia

 

 

S-Z

[Aa] [C-D] [E-L] [M-R] [S-Z]

SCH

Student Contact Hour/s

WAVE

Women in Adult and Vocational Education

STB

State Training Board

VAEAI

Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated

STS

State Training Scheme

VALBEC

Victorian Adult Literacy & Basic Education Council

TAFE

Training and Further Education

VATME

Victorian Association of TESOL & Multicultural Education Inc

TCCAV

TAFE College Councils Association of Victoria

VCE

Victorian Certificate of Education

U3A

University of the Third Age

VET

Vocational Education & Training

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