ABSAustralian Bureau of Statistics
ACALAustralian Council for Adult Literacy
ACARA
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
ACEAdult and community education
ACEAAustralasian Corrections Education Association
ACECQAAustralian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority
ACERAustralian Council for Educational Research
ACSFAustralian Core Skills Framework
ACSSOAustralian Council of State School Organisations
ACTAustralian Capital Territory
ACTAAustralian Council of TESOL Associations
AECAustralian Electoral Commission
AEUAustralian Education Union
AMEP
Adult Migrant English Program
ASICAustralian Securities and Investments Commission
ASQAAustralian Skills Quality Authority
ATESOLNT
Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Northern Territory
ATOAustralian Taxation Office
BASBusiness Activity Statement
BFABelém Framework for Action
CALDCulturally and linguistically diverse
CCSChild Care Subsidy
CMECCouncil of Ministers of Education, Canada
CONFINTEAInternational Conferences on Adult Education
COVID-19Coronavirus Disease of 2019
DDFDear Dyslexic Foundation
DESEDepartment of Education, Skills and Employment
DIDirect Instruction
DLSFDigital Literacy Skills Framework
DPMCDepartment of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
EALEnglish as an Additional Language
EAL/DEnglish as an Additional Language or Dialect
ESDCEmployment and Social Development Canada
FECCAFederation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia
FSFYFFoundation Skills for Your Future
GDPGross domestic product
GPGeneral practitioner
ICPA AustraliaIsolated Children’s Parents’ Association of Australia
ICSEAIndex of community socio-educational advantage
ICTInformation and communication technology
LBOTELanguage background other than English
LLNLanguage, literacy and numeracy
LLNDLanguage, literacy, numeracy and digital literacy
LNLiteracy and numeracy
MBSMedicare Benefits Schedule
MNCCLCMid North Coast Community Legal Centre
NACCHO
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
NAPLANNational Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy
NASWDNational Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development
NCCD
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability
NCOSSNSW Council of Social Service
NDISNational Disability Insurance Scheme
NFSSANational Foundation Skills Strategy for Adults
NIAA`National Indigenous Australians Agency
NSWNew South Wales
NSWALNCNSW Adult Literacy and Numeracy Council
NTNorthern Territory
OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PDD
Pervasive developmental disorder
PIAAC
Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
PISAProgramme for International Student Assessment
PSTREProblem solving in technology-rich environments
QLDQueensland
RALERecommendation on Adult Learning and Education
RATE
Remote Aboriginal Teacher Education
RATEP
Remote Area Teacher Education Program
RTO
Registered Training Organisation
SCOTESE
Standing Council on Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
SEESkills for Education and Employment
SLDSpecific learning disability
SRS
Schooling Resource Standard
TAE
Training and Education Training Package
TAFE
Technical and Further Education
TESOL
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
UANP
Universal Access National Partnership
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
VALBECVictorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council
VCOSSVictorian Council of Social Service
VETVocational education and training
WAWestern Australia