| A | |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting |
| ATA | Assessment of Prior Learning |
| AGM | Area Training Advisor |
| B | |
| BRANZ | Building Research Association of New Zealand |
| BCITO | Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation |
| C | |
| Cabinetry | 5000 hour joinery qualification |
| CAT | Common Assessment Tasks |
| COA | Certificate of Attainment |
| CPIT | Christchurch Polytech Institute of Technology |
| Craftsperson | 8000 hour Joinery qualification |
| D | |
| E | |
| EIT | Eastern Institute of Technology |
| EV | Employer Verification |
| Exterior | 5000 hour joinery qualification |
| F | |
| FITEC | Furniture Industry Training Organisation |
| FLM | First Line Management |
| G | |
| Gateway | Secondary school programme for trades |
| GGI | Glass and Glazing Institute (Lower Hutt, Wellington) |
| GANZ | Glass Association of New Zealand |
| G&H Training | Modern Apprenticeship coordinators based all around the North Island |
| H | |
| I | |
| ITF | Industry Training Federation |
| ITF | Industry Training Fund |
| ITO | Industry Training Organisation |
| J | |
| JITO | Joinery Industry Training Organisation |
| K | |
| KDes | Kitchen Design |
| L | |
| Lam Fab | Laminate Fabrication |
| M | |
| MAC | Modern Apprenticeship Coordinator |
| MAP | Modern Apprenticeship Programme |
| MJ | Master Joiners |
| MOE | Ministry of Education
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| N | |
| NCEA | National Certificate in Educational Achievement |
| NC | National Certificate |
| NQF | National Qualifications Framework
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| NKBA | National Kitchen & Bathroom Association |
| NZBTU | New Zealand Building & Trades Union |
| NZQA | New Zealand Qualifications Authority
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| O | |
| OB | Outward Bound |
| P | |
| PMS | Performance Measurement System |
| PTE | Private Training Establishment |
| Q | |
| Quals | Qualifications |
| QAS | Quality Assurance System (NZQA) |
| R | |
| ROL | Record of Learning (NZQA) |
| R&D | Research & Development |
| RCC | Recognition of Current Competence |
| RTW | Registered Training Workplace |
| RTC | Regent Training Centre
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| S | |
| SAT | Standard Assessment Tool |
| SIT | Southern Institute of Technology
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| T | |
| TEC | Tertiary Education Commission |
| U | |
| UNITEC | Auckland Institute of Technology |
| UCOL | Palmerston North Institute of Technology |
| W | |
| WANZ | Window Association of New Zealand |
| WELTEC | Wellington Institute of Technology |
| WINTEC | Waikato Institute of Technology
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