Acronyms A - D | E - H | I - L | M - P | Q - Z | Glossary   AAT: Administrative Appeals Tribunal APA: Australian Postgraduate Award ATO: Australian Taxation Office BOTP: Bridging study for Overseas-Trained Professionals BOTPLS: Bridging for Overseas-Trained Professionals Loan Scheme (replaced by FEE-HELP on 1 January 2005) CAS: Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships CECS: Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships CGS: Commonwealth Grant Scheme CHESSN: Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number CPI: Consumer Price Index CRICOS: Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students DEEWR: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations DIAC: Department of Immigration and Citizenship Top   EFTSL: Equivalent Full-Time Student Load FBT: Fringe Benefit Tax FEE-HELP: A loan available under the Higher Education Loan Programme to assist eligible domestic fee-paying students to pay their tuition fees HECS: Higher Education Contribution Scheme (replaced by HECS-HELP on 1 January 2005) HECS-HELP: A loan available under the Higher Education Loan Programme to assist eligible Commonwealth supported students to pay their student contribution amount HEFA: Higher Education Funding Act 1988 HELP: Higher Education Loan Programme HESA: Higher Education Support Act 2003 Top IPP: Information privacy principle IPRS: International Postgraduate Research Scholarships ITAA: Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 Top MBES: Merit-Based Equity Scholarships OLDPS: Open Learning Deferred Payment Scheme OS-HELP: A loan available under the Higher Education Loan Programme to assist eligible Commonwealth supported students to undertake some of their course of study overseas OUA: Open Universities Australia - formerly Open Learning Australia  PELS: Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme PIN: Personal Identification Number Top RTS: Research Training Scheme SLE: Student Learning Entitlement TAC: Tertiary admissions centre TAFE: Technical and Further Education TCA: Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 TFN: Tax File Number VET: Vocational Education and Training WEI: Work experience in industry Return to the Top of the page