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Acronyms
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| ACCCN |
Australian College of Critical Care Nurses |
| VET |
Vocational Education and Training |
| UA |
Universities Australia |
| WHO |
World Health Organisation |
| SPNF |
South Pacific Nurses Forum |
| RTO |
Registered Training Organisation |
| RPL |
recognition of prior learning |
| RN |
Registered Nurses (Victoria is RN Div I) |
| RCNA |
Royal College of Nursing, Australia |
| RCC |
recognition of current competency |
| OATSIH |
Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health |
| NP |
Nurse Practitioner |
| NIHEC |
National Indigenous Health Equality Council |
| NENA |
National Enrolled Nurse Association |
| NAIDOC |
National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee |
| NACCHO |
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation |
| MCVTE |
Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education |
| MCEETYA |
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs |
| ISP |
Indigenous Support Program |
| IHEAC |
Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council |
| ICN |
International Council of Nurses |
| HWPC |
Health Workforce Principle Committee |
| HREOC |
former Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now Australian Human Rights Commission) |
| HECS |
Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
| FaHCSIA |
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| EN |
Enrolled Nurse (Victoria is EN Div II) |
| DoHA |
Department of Health and Ageing |
| DEEWR |
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| CSHISC |
Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council |
| CRANA |
Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia Inc |
| CoNNO |
Coalition of National Nursing Organisations |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| CDNM |
Council of Deans of Nursing & Midwifery, Australia & New Zealand |
| CCHSs |
Community Controlled Health Services |
| CATSIN |
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses |
| BNBW |
Bringing Nurses Back into the Workforce Program |
| ABS |
Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACCCN |
Australian College of Critical Care Nurses |
| ATSIHWWG |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce Working Group |
| ASCED |
Australian Standard Classification of Education |
| APSC |
Australian Public Service Commission |
| APNMF |
Australian Peak Nursing and Midwifery Forum |
| APNA |
Australian Practice Nurse Association |
| ANZCCN |
Australia and New Zealand Council of Chief Nurses |
| ANMC |
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council |
| ANF |
Australian Nursing Federation |
| AIDA |
Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association |
| AHW(s) |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker(s) |
| AHMAC |
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council |
| ACNP |
The Australian College of Nurse Practitioners |
| ACM |
Australian College of Midwives |
| ACDC |
A Rockin Band |
