A

ACAL

Australian Council for Adult Literacy

ACE

Adult Community Education

ACER

Australian Council for Educational Research

ACEVic

Adult and Community Education Victoria Inc

ACFE

Adult Community & Further Education

ACPET

Australian Council for Private Education and Training

ACSF

Australian Core Skills Framework (replacing NRS)

ALA

Adult Learning Australia

ALBE

Adult Literacy & Basic Education

ALLS

Adult Literacy & Life Skills Survey

AMEP

Adult Migrant English Program

AMES

Adult Migrant Education Service

ANHLC

Association of Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres

ANTA

Australian National Training Authority

AQF

Australian Qualifications Framework

AQTF

Australian Quality Training Framework

ATP

Australian Training Products

ATSIC

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission

AVETMISS

Australian Vocational Education & Training Management Information Statistical Standard

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CAE

Council of Adult Education

CALD

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

CBT

Competency Based Training

CELTA

Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults

CGEA

Certificate of General Education for Adults

CIALN

Certificate of Initial Adult Literacy and Numeracy

CMM

Curriculum Maintenance Manager

CRICOS

Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students

CSWE

Certificate in Spoken and Written English

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DEECD

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (State govt)

DEEWR

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (Federal govt, previously DEST)

DEST

Department of Education, Science and Training (Federal govt)

DIAC

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

DPCD

Department of Planning and Community Development (State govt)

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EFS

English for Further Study

ELICOS

English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students

EOP

English for Occupational Purposes

ESL

English as a Second Language

ESP

English for Special/ Specific Purposes

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IELTS

International English Language Testing System

ISLPR

International Second Language Proficiency Ratings

ITAB

Industry Training Advisory Body

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LLNP

Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program

LOTE

Languages Other Than English

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MCEECDYA

Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs

MID

Mild Intellectual Disability

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NCVER

National Centre for Vocational Education Research

NESB

Non English Speaking Background

NRS

National Reporting System (replaced by ACSF)

NTIS

National Training Information Service

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OET

Occupational English Test

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RANCH

Regional Association of Neighbourhood & Community Houses

RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning

RTO

Registered Training Organisation

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SCH

Student Contact Hour/s

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TAFE

Training and Further Education

TESL

Teaching English as a Second Language

TESOL

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

TOEFL

Test of English as a Foreign Language

TSN

Training Support Network

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VALA

Victorian Applied Learning Association

VCAL

Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning

VAEAI

Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated

VALBEC

Victorian Adult Literacy & Basic Education Council

VATME

Victorian Association of TESOL & Multicultural Education Inc

VCE

Victorian Certificate of Education

VET

Vocational Education and Training

VRQA

Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority

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WAVE

Women in Adult and Vocational Education

WELL

Workplace English Language and Literacy

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YAMEC

Young Adult Migrant Education Program