Below is a list of commonly used acronyms at Unitec and in the education sector.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
AAPPA – Australasian Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers
ACE – Adult and Community Education
ADHB – Auckland District Health Board
AMP – Asset Management Plan
ANZASW – Aotearoa NZ Assoc of Social Workers
ATT – Apprenticeship Training Trust
AUSSE – Australian Survey Student Engagement
CAGs – Collaborative Administrative Group
CAM – Capital Asset Management
CIE – Construction, Infrastructure and Engineering
COG – Collaborative Operations Group
COGS = Colleagues of Great Support
CPA – Certified Practicing Accountants Australia
CSWEANZ – Council of Social Work Educators Aotearoa NZ
EFTS – Equivalent Full Time Students
EMA – Employers and Manufacturers Association
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
EQ – Evaluative Questioning
ERA – Employment Relations Act
ERO – Education Review Office
ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
ES Strategy – Environmental Sustainability Strategy
ESOL – English for Speakers of Other Languages
FCCM – (Fee/ course /costs maxima) policy
FITEC – Forestry Industry
FS – Foundation Studies
IELTS – International English Language Testing System
IPENZ – Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)
IRO – Institute of Research Office
ITO – Industry Training Organisation
ITPNZ – Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of NZ
ITPQ – Quality Assurance for the New Zealand ITP Sector
KEQs – Key Evaluative Questions
LLN – Literacy, Language and Numeracy
MAC – Modern Apprenticeships Co-ordinators
MECA – Multi Employer Collective Agreement (Joint Polytechnic Unions)
MIT – Manukau Institute of Technology
MOE – Ministry of Education
MoRST – Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
MOU – Memorandum of Understanding
MRTB – Medical Radiation Technologists Board (Statutory Body)
NAMS – National Asset Management Steering Group
NCEA – National Certificate of Educational Achievement
NCNZ – Nursing Council of New Zealand
NEET – Not in education, employment, or training
NQF – National Qualifications Framework
NSI – National Student Index
NSN – National Student Number
NTOU – Non time of use
NZICA – New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants
NZIMRT – New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology
NZIS – New Zealand Immigration Service
NZITP – New Zealand Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics
NZMA – NZ Management Academy
NZMH – New Zealand Men’s Health Trust
NZQA – New Zealand Qualifications Authority
OCNZ – Osteopathic Council of New Zealand
OOP – Offer of place
OTEPs – Other Tertiary Education Providers
PBRF – Performance- Based Research Fund
PCET – Post-Compulsory Education and Training
PCPA – Primary Care Practice Assistants
PFIL – Postgraduate Fee Increase Limit
PILOT – Pacific Islanders Leaders of Tomorrow
PL – Programme Leader
PPBG – Public Provider Base Grant
PTE – Private Training Establishment
QMS – Quality Management System
QRF – Quality Reinvestment Fund
QRP – Quality Reinvestment Programme
REAP – Rural Education Activities Programme
RFC – Request for Change
ROMS – Research Output Management System
SACF – Student Achievement Component Funding
SAEER – Self Assess External Evaluation Review
SEC – Senior Executive Committee
SEED – Unitec Mentoring programme
SEQUAL – Student Evaluation of Quality (students evaluation of lecturers)
SEU – Shandong Economics University
SMG – Space Management Group
SON – Statement of Needs
SOW – Statement of Work
SSC – State Services Commission
SSR – Staff Student Ratios
STAR – Secondary Tertiary Alignment Resource
STEO – Services for Tertiary Education Organisations website
STM – Standard Training Measures
SUTI – Skills Update Training Institute
TAMU – Tertiary Advisory Monitoring Unit
TANZ – Tertiary Accord of NZ
TEC – Tertiary Education Commission
TEFMA – Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association
TEI – Tertiary Education Institutes
TEO – Tertiary Education Organisations
TEOCF – Tertiary Education Organisation Component Funding
TEREBG – Tertiary Education and Research Electricity Buying Group
TES – Tertiary Education Strategy
TEU – Tertiary Education Union
TIASA – Tertiary Institution Allied Staff Association
TIFAD – Try it for a Day (Student recruitment)
TISSL – Tertiary Information Systems and Sector Liaison
TOU – Time of Use
TWOA – Te Wananga o Awanuiarangi
TWWOA – Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi
UATT – Unitec Apprenticeship Training Trust
UESB – University Entrance, Bursary & Scholarship
UREC – Unitec Research Ethics Committee
USU – Unitec Student Union
WDC – Scentia- Web Data Collector
WDHB – Waitemata District Health Board
WINTEC – Waikato Institute of Technology