APPENDIX 5
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS FOR ACE AND VET
AAACE Australian Association of Adult and Community Education
ABE Adult Basic Education
ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACE Adult and Community Education
ACEC Adult and Community Education Council
ACFE Adult Community and Further Education
ACFEB Adult Community and Further Education Board
ACFED Adult, Community and Further Education Division
ACROD now known as the National Industry Association for Disability
Services
ACTRAC Australian Committee for Training Curriculum
ACVET Adult Community and Vocational Education and Training
AEC Australian Education Council
AEC/MOVEET Australian Education Council/Ministers of Vocational, Education,
Employment and Training
ALBE Adult Literacy and Basic Education
ALIO Adult Literacy Information Office
ALLP Australian Language and Literacy Policy
AMES Adult Migrant Education Services
ANTA Australian National Training Authority
ANTARAC ANTA Research Advisory Council
ANU Australian National University
ARC Accreditation and Registration Council
ARC Australian Research Council
ARIS Adult Literacy and Basic Education Resource and Information Service
ATCFITB Australian Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry Training
Board
AVETMISS Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information
and Statistics Standard
AVTS Australian Vocational Training System
BACE Board of Adult and Community Education (NSW)
BVET Board of Adult and Community Education (NSW)
CAABEL Clearinghouse in Australia for Adult Basic Education and Literacy
CAE Council of Adult Education
CAEC Community and Adult Education Centre
CBT Competency Based Training
CES Commonwealth Employment Service
CGEA Certificate in General Education for Adults
CIN Community Information Network
COAG Council of Australian Governments
CSB Competency Standards Body
DEET Department of Employment Education and Training
DEETYA Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
DIRVET Department of Industrial Relations, Vocational Education and
Training (Tasmania)
DSS Department of Social Security
DTEC Department of Training and Education Coordination (NSW)
DTIR Department pf Training and Industrial Relations (Qld)
EdNA Education Network of Australia
EPE Employment Placement Enterprises
ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages
FECCA Federation of Ethnic Community Councils of Australia
HEC Higher Education Council
IEA Institute of Adult Education (Tas)
ITAB Industry Training Advisory Body
ITC Industry Training Council
MCEETYA Ministerial Council for Employment, Education, Training and
Youth Affairs
MINCO Ministerial Council
MOVEET Ministers of Vocational, Education, Employment and Training
NACVET National Adult Community and Vocational Education and Training
NACVETA National Adult Community and Vocational Education and Training
Authority
NATMISS National Management Information Statistical System
NBEET National Board of Employment Education and Training
NCAELLS National Collaborative Adult English Language and Literacy
Strategy
NCVER National Centre for Vocational Education Research
NESB Non-English Speaking Background
NFROT National Framework for Recognition of Training
NLLIA National Languages and Literacy Institute of Australia
NSDC The National Staff Development Committee for Vocational Education
and Training (formerly the TAFE National Staff Development Committee)
NTETA Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority
NVETS National Vocational Education and Training System
OLTC Open Learning Technology Corporation
OTEN Open Training and Education Network
OTFE Office of Technical and Further Education
PD Professional development
RPL Recognition of prior learning
SCH Student contact hour
SIP/NWO Special Intervention Program/New Work Opportunities
TAFE Technical and Further Education
TCF Textile, clothing and footwear
TEC Training and Education Committee (United Kingdom)
TESOL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TUTA Trade Union Training Association
U3A University of the Third Age
UNE University of New England
UNESCO United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UTS University of Technology, Sydney
UWS University of Western Sydney
VALBE Victorian Adult Literacy Basic Education
VEETAC Vocational Education, Employment and Training Advisory Committee
VET Vocational Education and Training
VETAB Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board (NSW)
VETEC Vocational Education, Training and Employment Commission
WEA Workers' Educational Association
WELL Workplace English Language and Literacy