The organisation that undertakes development and provision of assessment and reporting tools and services for schools, universities, technical and further education institutes and registered training organisations, health professionals, employers and governments in Australia and internationally. ACER offers online assessment tools that are matched to the Australian Core Skills Framework and identify and measure an individual’s foundation skills levels in English language literacy and numeracy skills.

The organisation responsible for the implementation of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme across Australia. Ahpra supports the National Health Practitioner Boards in implementing the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme.  Ahpra manages the registration and renewal processes for registered health practitioners and students around Australia.

The independent accrediting authority for nursing and midwifery under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme. In this role ANMAC is responsible for developing the content of accreditation standards and determining whether programs of study for nurses and midwives seeking to practice in Australia meet the required education standards.

ANMAC is the skills assessing authority for nurses and midwives wishing to migrate under the Australian Government's General Skilled Migration program.

Evolved into ANMAC following approval as the accrediting authority for nursing and midwifery. ANMC authored the original set of accreditation standards as well as the National Competency Standards for nursing and midwifery

The national policy for regulated qualifications in Australian education and training. It incorporates the qualifications from each education and training sector into a single comprehensive national qualifications framework.

The national policy for regulated qualifications in Australian education and training. It incorporates the qualifications from each education and training sector into a single comprehensive national qualifications framework.

The national regulator for Australia’s vocational education and training sector. ASQA regulates courses and training providers to ensure nationally approved quality standards are met.

A higher education provider that is established by the Commonwealth or a state or territory government as a university and registered with the Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) in the ‘Australian university’ provider category.

Organisation that provides online literacy, numeracy and foundation skills assessment tools. The bksb assessment tool has been mapped to the Australian Core Skills Framework and provides an overview of an individual’s learning strengths and determines their English and Maths level.

A technique, method, process, activity or incentive which has been proven by evidence to be most effective in providing a certain outcome.