ABN |
Australian Business Number |
AGM |
Anomalous Grades marking |
ARS |
Assessment Record Sheet |
VCAA HR |
Human Resources Unit (was Assessment Services and Resources Unit) |
ATM |
Assessor Training Meeting |
ATO |
Australian Tax Office |
CA |
Chief Assessor |
CBD |
Central Business District |
CCAFL |
Collaborative Curriculum & Assessment Framework for Languages |
CRC |
Criminal Record Check - includes VIT, WWC, LOC |
CRT |
Casual Relief Teacher |
CTT |
Critical Thinking Test (part of Extended Investigation) |
DET |
Department of Education and Training ("The Department") |
EAL |
English as an Additional Language (was English as a Second Language) |
EAT |
Externally Assessed Task |
EFT |
Electronic Funds Transfer |
ePEN |
External contractor managed system for assessors to view and mark student work online. |
ESA |
Electronic Service Address |
Exam Dev |
VCE Examination Development (was Setting and Vetting) |
Ext Inv |
Extended Investigation |
FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
GAT |
General Achievement Test |
GL |
NAPLAN - Group Leader |
IE |
Internet Explorer - a type of internet browser |
LOC |
Letter of Clearance - The Department's preferred Criminal Record Check |
LOTE |
Language Other Than English (term no longer used) |
M1/M2 |
Marking 1 / Marking 2 |
NAPLAN |
National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy |
NHT |
Northern Hemisphere Timetable |
OHS |
Occupational Health and Safety |
PAYG |
Pay As You Go - Payment Summary (was known as Group Certificate) |
PL |
NAPLAN - Professional Leader |
PM |
Project Manager |
QA |
Quality Assurance |
SMSF |
Self-Managed Super Fund |
SSMS |
Sessional Staff Management System |
TAFE |
Technical and Further Education |
TFN |
Tax File Number |
USI |
Unique Superannuation Identifier - used for superannuation |
VCAA |
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
VCAL |
Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning |
VCE |
Victorian Certificate of Education |
VDP |
Volunteer Departure Package |
VET |
Vocational Education and Training |
VIT |
Victorian Institute of Teaching |
VOSS |
VCAA Online Scoring System for assessors to enter scores for student work directly onto the VCAA database. |
VPS/VPSG |
Victorian Public Service |
VRQA |
Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority |
WWC |
Working with Children's Check - Employee (E type) only |
YTD |
Year to Date - used on Pay slips to show how much is earned from 1 July to current date |
The SSMS website is maintained by Human Resources Unit based at Coburg.