Abbreviations

ACDP	Australian Committee of Directors and Principals in Advanced Education
ACTU	Australian Council of Trade Unions
AGPS	Australian Government Publishing Service
ANU	Australian National University
ARC	Australian Research Council
ARGC	Australian Research Grants Committee
ASTEC	Australian Science and Technology Council
AUC	Australian Universities Commission
AVCC	Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee
BCA	Business Council of Australia
CAE	College of Advanced Education
CEQ	Course Experience Questionnaire
CQAHE	Committee for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
CRICOS	Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students
CSIRO	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CTEC	Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission
DEET	Department of Employment, Education and Training
DEETYA	Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
DEST	Department of Education, Science and Training
DETYA	Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
DOCIT	Directors of Central Institutes of Technology
EFTSU	Equivalent Full-Time Student Units
ELICOS	English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students
FASTS	Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies
FAUSA	Federation of Australian University Staff Associations
FCA	Federated Council of Academics
HEC	Higher Education Council
HECS	Higher Education Contribution Scheme
HERDSA	Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia
IDP	International Development Program
MBA	Masters of Business Administration
NAA	National Archives of Australia
NBEET	National Board of Employment, Education and Training
OECD	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OLA	Open Learning Agency of Australia
RMIT	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
TAFE	Technical and Further Education
UACA	Union of Australian College Academics
UMR	University of Melbourne Registry
WAIT	Western Australian Institute of Technology