- A Short History of Technical Education – Chronology
- Chapter 17 – Concluding Remarks
- Chapter 16 – Developments in the Late 1990s and Early 2000.
- Chapter 15 – The Developments in the 1990s
- Chapter 14 – Developments in the 1980s
- Chapter 13 – Developments in the 1960s and the1970s
- Chapter 12 Developments in the 1950s and 1960s
- Chapter 11 – Developments in the 1940s and 1950s
- Chapter 10 – Developments between 1920 and 1940
- Chapter 9 – The Beginning of the 20th Century 1900-1921
- Chapter 8 – The Developments at the End of the 19th Century.
- Chapter 7 – After the Great Exhibition – A Growing Recognition for the Need for Technical Education?
- Chapter 6 – The Mid 19th Century
- A Short History of Technical Education –Glossary
- Chapter 5 – The Dissenting Academies, the Mechanics’ Institutions and Working Men’s Colleges
- Chapter 4 – Promoting Public Interest and Awareness in Science and Technology – Early Groups, Societies and Movements
- Chapter 3 – The Guilds and Apprenticeships
- Chapter 2 – The Industrial Revolution and the Role of Science and Technology in the Development of Technical Education.
- Chapter 1 – Introduction
- A Short History of Technical Education –Book References/Other Publications
All areas of human activity create and develop their own specialist language. The area of education and training is no exception to this rule and acronyms, abbreviations and special terms abound. The list below attempts to provide a reference of terms used in post-16 education and training as well as terms associated with schools and Higher Education. Although many of the terms are historical they still appear in many documents. This fourth version of the glossary hopefully will cross reference with the history of technical and vocational education, the history of technical and commercial examinations and the chronology. The list cannot hope to be perfectly accurate or complete but should provide a guide to the terminology, new organisations and initiatives that come and go with increasing rapidity but hopefully the list will be of use to the readership. I have attempted to include material for Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Updated August 2018
A
A Advanced level of the GCE
AA Advanced Apprenticeship
AA Adult Apprenticeship
AA Activity Agreement
AACE Army Certificate of Education
AACE Association for Adult and Continuing Education – formed in 1978
AACS Adult Advancement and Career Service
AAD Advanced Apprenticeship Diploma
AAE Association for Adult Education
AAES Association of Agricultural Education Staff
AAI Association of Art Institutions
AAN Apprenticeship Ambassador’s Network
A1 First year of Advanced Study
A2 Second Year of Advanced Study
AB Awarding Body
AB Academic Board
ABE Adult Basic Education
ABC Awarding Body Consortium
ABCC Association of British Correspondence Colleges
ABCC Association of British Chambers of Commerce
ABCTG Administration, Business and Commercial Training Group
ABCUs Association of British Credit Unions
ABLSU Adult Basic Literacy Study Unit
ABRC Advisory Board for the Research Councils
ABSN Adult Basic Skills Numeracy
ABSSU Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit
AC Academy
AC Area Colleges
AC Audit Commission
ACACE Advisory Council for Adult and Continuing Education
ACARD Advisory Council for Applied Research and Development
ACC Association of County Councils
ACCA Qualification Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
ACE Advisory Centre for Education
ACE Apprenticeship Certificates England
ACE Army Certificate of Education
ACEG Association for Careers Education and Guidance
ACFEC Advisory Committee on FE for Commerce
ACFHE Association of Colleges for Further and Higher Education – previously known as ATI
ACHMI Audit Commission and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate
ACIOB Associate of the Chartered Institute of Building
ACID Association of Colleges Implementing Dip HE Programmes
ACL Adult and Community Learning
ACL Awards Circular Letter
ACLF Adult and Community Learning Fund
ACM Association for College Management (Merged with CEF to form AoC)
ACME Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education
ACOST Advisory Council on Science and Technology
ACRA Association of College Registrars and Administrators (Now merged with AoC)
ACS Average Class Size
ACS Accredited Certification Scheme
ACSCC Association of Community, Colleges and Centres
ACSP Advisory Council on Scientific Policy – founded in 1947 became CSP
ACSTT Advisory Committee on the Supply and Training of Teachers
ACT Association of Careers Teachers
ACTE Association for Career and Technical Education
ACVET Advisory Committee for Vocational Training
AD Advanced Diploma
ADAR Art and Design Admissions Register/Registry
ADES Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
AdFLAG Adult Financial Literacy Advisory Group
ADO Adult Dyslexia Organisation
AE Adult Education
AE Apprenticeship England
AEA Advanced Extension Awards
AEAS Association of Educational Advisers in Scotland
AEB Associated Examining Board (‘A’ and ‘O’ levels)
AEC Association of Education Committees
AEC Adult Education College
AEIC Advancement of Education in Industry and Commerce founded in 1919
AELP Association of Employment of Learning Providers
AEO Association of Education Officers
AfC Association for Colleges (Merged with CEF to form the AoC)
AFD Additional Foundation Degree places
AFE Advanced Further Education
AFECs Advanced FE Councils – two proposed one for England and one for Wales
AFEIS Advanced Further Education Information Service
AFF Apprenticeship Field Force
AfL Assessment for Learning
AFO Apprenticeship Framework Online
AGCAS Association of Graduate Careers and Advisory Service
AGCS Advisory Group on Content and Standards
AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council
AIP Advisory Interview Process (Part of New Deal)
ALC Adult Learning Account
ALCES Association of Lecturers in Colleges of Education in Scotland
ALBSU Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit
ALC Adult Learning Committee
ALCAB A- level Content Advisory Board
ALE Association for Liberal Education
ALF Average Level of Funding
ALG Adult Learning Grant
ALH Average Lecturer Hours
ALI Adult Learning Inspectorate (Replaced the TSC)
ALL Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey
ALLN Adult Literacy, Language and Numeracy
ALM Adult Learning Mathematics
ALMP Active Labour Market Policies
ALN Additional Learning Needs
ALNCFS Adult Literacy and Numeracy Curriculum Framework for Scotland
ALNE Adult Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL
ALP Association of Learning Providers
ALRA Adult Literacy Resource Agency
ALS Additional Learning Support
ALSSF Adult Literacy Support Services Fund
ALT Association of Learning Technology
ALT Association of Lecturers and Teachers
ALU Adult Literacy Unit
ALW Adult Learners’ Week
AM/Adm Memo Administrative Memorandum – communication from government to LEAs
AMA Association of Metropolitan Authorities
AMA Advanced Modern Apprenticeship
aMA Accelerated Modern Apprenticeship
AMB Area Manpower Board (The regional offices of the MSC)
AMS Annual Monitoring Survey
AMSE Associate Member of the Society of Engineers
ANCC Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum
AOs Awarding Organisations
AoA Association of Agriculture
AoC Association of Colleges merged with NILTA in 2004 – known called AoCNILTA
AoN Application of Number
APA/L Accreditation of Prior Achievement/Learning
APC Association of Principals of Colleges
APEL Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning
API Age Participation Index
APL Accreditation of Prior Learning
App4E Apprenticeships for England
APMG All Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group
APPG All Party Parliamentary Group (Apprenticeships)
APPG All Party Parliamentary Group
APR Age Participation Rate
APT Advanced Personnel Technology
APT Association of Polytechnic Teachers
APTI Association of Principals of Technical Institutions – founded in 1921
APU Assessment and Performance Unit – established in 1974
APVIC Association of Principals in Sixth Form Colleges
AQA Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
AR Apprenticeship Rate
ARB Assessment Resource Bank
ARCA Adult Residential Colleges Association
ART Association of Art Institutions
AS Advanced Subsidiary Awards (Previously called Advanced Supplementary Awards)
ASB Adult Skills Budget
ASCL Association of School and Colleges Leaders
ASDAN Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network
ASE Association of Science Education
ASE Amalgamated Society of Engineers
ASET Accreditation Syndicate for Education and Training
ASET Association for Sandwich Education and Training
ASH Average Student Hours
ASL Additional and Specialist Learning
ASLIB Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux
ASNs Additional Student Numbers
ASSC Alliance of Sector Skills Councils
AST Advanced Skills Teacher
ASTMS Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staff
AT Attainment Target
AT Academy Trust
ATA Apprenticeship Training Agency
ATB Agriculture Training Board
ATC Adult Training Centre
ATC Accredited Training Centre
ATC Art Teacher’s Certificate
ATC Art Training Centres
ATCDE Association of Teachers in Colleges and Departments of Education
ATD Art Teacher’s Diploma
ATI Association of Technical Institutions – founded in 1894 -became ACFHE
ATL Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATO Approved Training Organisation
ATO Area Training Organisation – Established in 1947 – before 1975 there were 23 ATOs
ATS Adult Training Strategy (MSC programme)
ATT Association of Accounting Technicians
ATTI Association of Teachers in Technical Institutions – founded in 1904
AUS Association of University Administrators
AUT Association of University Teachers
AUT (S) Association of University Teachers (Scotland)
AVCE Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education
AVPC Association of Vice-Principals of Colleges
B
BAAS British Association for the Advancement of Science sometimes referred to as the BA
BAC British Accreditation Council for Independent FE and HE Institutions
BAC British Association of Counselling
BACE British Association for Commercial Education
BACH British Association of Construction Heads
BACIE British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education founded in 1919 under the name of Association for Education and Industry
BAOL British Association for Open Learning
BALID British Association for Literacy in Development
BAME Black and Minority Ethnic
BAPCK British Association for Promoting Cooporative Knowledge
BASIL Basic Skills for Inclusive Learning
BATC Building Apprenticeship and Training Course
B&M Black and Minority Staff
BB British Baccalaureate
BBC – AL BBC–Adult Learning
BCC British Chambers of Commerce
BCED British Council Education Department
BCGA British Commercial Gas Association
BE Basic Employability
BEAEC Board of Education Adult Education Committee
BEAS British Educational Administration Society
BEBS Business Enterprise and Support
BEC British Employers’ Confederation (Now the CBI)
BEC Business Education Council (Established in 1974 by the DES to plan a set of certificates and diplomas other than degrees)
BECTa British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
BEI British Education Index
BEM Business Excellence Model
BEP Business Enterprise Programme
BERA British Educational Research Association
BERR Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
BESA British Educational Supplies Association
BESD Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties
BESE Board of Education Science Examinations
BET Basic Employability Training
BFUW British Federation of University Women Ltd.
BG (S) Business Gateway (Scotland)
BHA British Hospitality Association
BIAE British Institute of Adult Education – founded in 1921 became NIAE in 1949
BILD British Institute of Learning Disabilities
BIM British Institute of Management – founded in 1945
B-IT Business – Improvement Techniques
BIS Business, Innovation and Skills
BITC Business in the Community (BL’s Business Links)
BITES Business IT and Employment Skills Qualifications
BJET British Journal of Educational Technology
BLA British Learning Association
BMA British Manufacturers’ Association founded in 1908
BME Black and Minority Ethic
BoE Board of Education. (1899-1944))
BOND Building on New Deal
BOPUs Basic On Programme Units
BOT/BoT Board of Trade
BPC British Productivity Council
BRE Better Regulation Executive
BRG Bureaucracy Reduction Group
BRTA British Road Tar Association
BRTG Better Regulation Task Group
BS Basic Skills
BSA Basic Skills Agency
BSARC Basic Sills Agency Resource Centre
BSCF Basic Skills Community Fund
BSEA British Steel Export Association founded in 1929
BSF Building Schools for the Future
BSQI Basic Skills Quality Initiative
BSUS Business Start Up
BTEC Business Technician Education Council ( TEC+BEC)
BTF Bureaucracy Task Force
BTG British Technology Group. (NEB + NRDC).
BTP Better Teaching Partnership
BVQR Board for Vocational Qualifications Reform
C
C. Cd. Cmd. Cmnd. Command Paper
C1, C2 etc First two years of craft course
C/Circ Circular
CA City Academies
CA Credit Accumulation
CA Community Action
CAA Computer Assisted Assessment
CABs Component Awarding Bodies
CABE Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
CAC Central Advisory Council
CAC (Wales) Central Advisory Council for Wales
CACC Council for the Accreditation of Correspondence Colleges
CACE Central Advisory Council for England and Welsh equivalent CACW
CACGS Computer-Aided Careers Guidance System
CACHE Council for Awards in Children’s Care and Education
CACPD Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People
CACW Central Advisory Council Wales – established in 1951
CAD Computer Aided Design
CAE Computer Aided Engineering
CAEL Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
CAFAS Council for Academic Freedom and Standards
CAFCASS Children and Families Court Advisory and Support Service
CAI Computer Aided Instruction
CAL Computer Aided Learning
CALL Computer Assisted Language Learning
CALLMI Computer Assisted Local Labour Market Information
CAM Computer Aided Manufacture
CAPS Cooperative Awards in Pure Science – replaced by CASE
CAPIS Central Association for Promoting Industrial and Provident Societies formed in June 1850
CAPITB Chemical and Allied Products ITB
CAPs Credit and Access Pathways
CAO/SAO Chief/Senior Administrative Officer
CAS Careers Advice Service
CaSE Campaign for Science and Engineering in the UK
CASE Campaign/Confederation for the Advancement of State Education
CASE Co-operative Awards in Science and Engineering
CASE(S) Confederation for the Advancement of State Education (Scotland)
CASHE Council for Adult Skills and HE
CAST Curriculum Advice and Support Team
CAT College of Advanced Technology – 10created in 1965
CAT Credit Accumulation and Transfer
CATE Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education
CATS Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme
CBE Competency Based Education
CBET Competency Based Education and Training
CBEVE Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges
CBI Confederation of British Industry
CBL Competency Based Learning
CBSS Conjoint Board of Scientific Societies
CCA Credit Common Accord
CCA County Councils’ Association
CCs Commercial Certificates
CC County College
CCE Committee of Council for Education
CCEA Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
CCETs Community Consortia for Education and Training
CCETSW Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
CCDU Counselling and Career Development Unit
CCIS Client Caseload Information System – used by Connexions
CCTE Chamber of Commerce, Training and Enterprise
CCTE Committee on the Co-ordination of Technological Education
CCW Curriculum Council for Wales
CCWTE Central Committee on Women’s’ Training and Employment
CDG Child Development Group
CDLs Career Development Loans
CDP Committee of Directors of Polytechnics
CDP Community Development Programme
CDT Craft Design and Technology
CDU Curriculum Development Unit
cea curriculum, examinations and assessment
CE/IAG Careers Education and Information Advice and Guidance
CEA Council for Educational Advance
CEDEFOP European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training named after its French acronym
CEDP Career Entry and Development Profile
CEC Commission of European Communities
CEE Certificate of Extended Education
CEF College Employers Federation
CEF Common European Framework
CEG Careers Education and Guidance
CEG Careers Enterprise Group
CEI Council of Engineering Institutions – founded in 1965
CEL Centre for Excellence in Leadership
CELL Committee for Education and Lifelong Learning (Scotland)
Ce-LP Certified e-Learning Professional
CELP College Employer Links Project
CEP Community Education Programme
CEP Community Enterprise Programme
CERDU Central Examinations Research and Development Unit
CERI Catering Education Research Institute
CERUK Current Educational Research in UK
Cert Ed Certificate of Education
CES Commission for Employment and Skills
CESI Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion
CET Council for Education Technology
CETTs Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training
CfBT Centre for British Teachers
CfE Curriculum for Excellence
CfE Campaign for Education
CFE College of Further Education
CfE Curriculum for Excellence
CFE Certificate of FE Various stages e.g. 1, 2 and 3.
C4EO Centre for Excellence and Outcomes
CfFET Computers for Further Education Teachers
CfE Curriculum for Excellence (Scotland)
CfL Campaign for Learning
Cof I Committee of Institutions a key body of CNAA
C – FP Community–Focused Provision
CGLI /C&GLI City and Guilds of London Institute
CGTEA Consultative Group for Training and Education in Agriculture
CHE College of Higher Education
CI College Information
CI Central Institute – Scotland
CI Community Industry MSC)
CIAG Careers Information Advice and Guidance
CID Council for Industrial Design
CIDG Credit Issues Development Group
CIF Common Inspection Framework
CIFE Council for Independent FE
CIHE Council for Industry and Higher Education
CIHT Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation
CiL Collaboration in Leadership
CILA Compulsory Individual Learning Accounts
CILT Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research
CILT Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
CIM Centre Institute of Management
CIPD Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
CIPFA Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
CIPHE Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering
CIRF International Vocational Training Information and Research Centre
CIS College Information System
CIT Committee on Industrial Training
CIT Communication and IT
CITB Construction Industry Training Board
CL College Letter – similar to Circular
CLA Copyright Licensing Agency
CLAIT Computer Literacy and Information Technology
CLP Community Learning Programme (WEA)
CLAW Consortium, Local Authorities Wales
CLEA Council of Local Education Authorities
CLMG Campaign for Learning through Museums and Galleries
CLO Common Learning Outcomes
CMI Chartered Management Institute
CMS Career Management Skills
CMS Council for the Mathematical Sciences
CMathTeach Chartered Mathematics Teacher
CMT College Management Team
CNAA Council for National Academic Awards
CO Cabinet Office
COFOG Classification of the Function of Government.
COI Central Office of Information
CoI Committee of Institutions part of the CNAA structure
COIC Careers and Occupational Information Centre
CoID Council of Industrial Design
CoLRiC Council for Learning Resources in Colleges
Comp Comprehensive School
CoP/CP College of Preceptors
COS Certificate of Office Studies
COSHEP Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals
COSLA Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
CoT College of Teachers – founded as the Society of Teachers (SoT) in 1846 and after incorporation became known as the College of Preceptors (CoP) and from 1998 became known as the College of Teachers
CoVE Centre of Vocational Excellence
CP Community Programme (MSC programme)
CPA Comprehensive Performance Review
CPBB Commission on Public and British Business
CPCE Committee of the Privy Council on Education
CPD Continuous Professional Development
CPCE Committee of the Privy Council on Education
CPF City Parochial Foundation (London)
CPRS Central Policy Review Staff
CPVE Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education
Cr/Circ Circular
CRAC Careers Research and Advisory Service
CRCH Central Register and Clearing House
CRE Commission for Racial Equality
CREDIS Credit Framework (Wales)
CREDO Council for Curriculum Renewal and Educational Development Overseas
CREST Creativity in Science and Technology
CRQ Centre for Research into Quality
CS Community Service
CS Central School
CSA Council of the RSA
CSA Care Standards Act
CSCI Commission for Social Care Inspection
CSCS Construction Skills Certification Scheme
CSE Certificate of Secondary Education
CSE Civil Service Examinations
CSEC Central Schools Employment Committee
CSFC House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Select Committee
CSP Council for Scientific Policy – founded in 1946
CSP Commissioning Support Programme
CSI Customer Satisfaction Index
CSM Committee on Scientific Manpower
CSNA Careers Service National Association
CSO Central Statistical Office
CSP Council for Scientific Policy was formerly the ACSP
CSR Comprehensive Spending Review
CSRU Community Schemes Resources Unit
CSTA Construction Skills Training Academy
CST Council for Science and Technology – BIS
CSciTeach Chartered Science Teacher
CSV Community Service Volunteers
CSYS Certificate of Sixth Year Studies
CT Credit Transfer
C3A Colleges of the Third Age
CTC Central Training Council superseded by MSC
CTC City Technology College – first opened in 1986.
CTEB Council of Technical Examination Bodies – 6 REBs + CGLI
CTE(S) Council for Tertiary Education (Scotland)
CTI Computers in Teaching Initiative
CtL Care to Learn
CTLLS Certificate to Teaching in Lifelong Learning Sector
CTTE Commerce Training and Enterprise
C2k Curriculum 2000
CUC Committee of University Chairmen
CULE Cambridge University Local Examinations
CVA Contextualised Value Added
CVCP Committee for Vice-Chancellors and Principals of Universities of the UK (Now called Universities UK)
CVE Continuing Vocational Education
CVS Council for Voluntary Services
CVU Council of Validating Universities
CWB Central Welsh Board
CWDC Children’s Workforce Development Council
CWF Cost Weighting Factor
CXPs Connexions Partnerships
CY Community School
CYEE Central Youth Employment Executive – original title CJEE Central Juvenile Employment Executive founded in 1946
CYS Community Special School
CYSA Community and Youth Service Association
D
DA Diploma in Art
DA District Auditor
DAB Diploma Awarding Body
DAB Diploma Development Board
DAE Diploma in Advanced Engineering
DAFS Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland
DAS Diploma Aggregation Service – closed in September 2013
DATA Design and Technology Association
DATEC The Art and Design Committee of TEC
DAuE Diploma in Automobile Engineering
DBERR Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
DCAe Diploma in Aeronautics (College of Aeronautics Cranfield)
DCE Diploma of Continuing Education
DCMS Department, Media and Sports
DCS Day Continuation School
DCSF Department of Children and Families (2007-2010 replaced by the Department for Education DfE/DFE in 2010)
DDA Disability Discrimination Act
DDPs Diploma Development Partnerships
DE Department of Employment
DEA Development Education Association
DEAs Disability Employment Advisers
DEA Department of Economic Affairs
DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DEIN Department of Enterprise, Innovation and Network
DEL Department of Employment and Learning (Ireland)
DELG Distributed and e-Learning Group
DELLS Department of Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills
DELNI Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland
DELTA Deaf Education through Listening and Talking
DENI Department for Education of the Northern Ireland Office not responsible for H and FE
DEP Department of Employment and Productivity
DES Department of Education and Science (1964-1992).
DfE Department for Education (1992-1995)
DfEE Department for Education and Employment (1995-2001)
DfES Department for Education and Skills (formerly DfEE and DES -2001-2007)
Dip AD Diploma in Art and Design
DipHE Diploma in Higher Education
Dip Tech (Eng) Diploma in Technology Engineering
DipTech Diploma in Technology
DITB Distributive Industries Training Board
DIUS Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
DLE Demand-Led Element
DLF Demand – Led- Funding
DMS Diploma in Management Studies
DoE Department of Employment/Environment
DoH Department of Health
DoI Department of Industry
DoT Department of Technology
DPS Directed Private Study
DPSE Diploma in Professional Studies in Education
DRA Default Retirement Age
DRC Disability Rights Commission
DSA Department of Science and Art
DSA Disabled Students Allowance
DScA Department of Science and Art (also DSA)
DSIR Department of Scientific and Industrial Research – founded in 1916
DTC Day Continuation Classes
DTI Department of Trade and Industry
DTLLS Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector
DTLR Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions DTP Desk Top Publishing
DVE Diploma of Vocational Education
DWP Department of Work and Pensions
E
EA Education Act
E&D Equality and Diversity
EA Education Authority
EAA English Architectural Association
EAB Examinations Appeals Board
EAEB East Anglia Examinations Board (CSE examinations)
EAG Evaluation Advisory Group
EAL English as an Additional Language
EARACFE East Anglian RAC for FE
EAS Enterprise Allowance Scheme (Introduced in1983),
EAV Examining and Validating
EAZ Educational Action Zone
E Bacc/English Bacc introduced into the league tables in 2010
EBC E Bacc Certificate
EBITT Employment-based Initial Teacher Training
EBP Educational Business Partnership
EBPOs Education – Business Partnership Organisations
EBTA Employer Based Training Accreditation
EC(UK) Engineering Council(UK)
ECA Educational Centres Association
ECAC English Central Advisory Council
ECCTIS Education Counselling and Credit Transfer Information Service
ECDL European Computer Driving Licence
ECIS Engineering Careers Information Service
ECITB Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
ECO Entry Certificate Office
ECTS European Credit Transfer System
ECY Extended College Year
ED or Ed Dep. Employment Department (1856-1899)
EDS Education Data Surveys
EDAP Employee Development and Assistance Programme
EDCs Economic development Councils – set up by the NEDC
Edexcel Awarding body formed from the merger of BTEC and ULEAC
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EDIMs Equality and Diversity Impact Measures
EDS Employee Development Scheme
EDS Electronic Data Systems
EDS Education Data Surveys Ltd
EEA Engineering Employers Association. (Took over role and title of the original EEF then later reverted back to being called the Engineering Employment Federation (EEF).
EEC Education and Employment Committee
EEC European Economic Commission
EEF Engineering Employers Federation
EEF Education Endowment Foundation
EEN Education for Enterprise Network
EES European Employment Strategy
EET Education and Employers Taskforce
E4E Education for Engineering sometimes referred to as E and E
EFA Education for All/Employers Forum on Age/Education for All
EFA Employers Forum on Age
EFA Education Funding Agency
EFL English as a Foreign Language
EFMD European Foundation for Management Development
EGSA Educational Guidance Service for Adults
EHE Enterprise in Higher Education. (Introduced in 1987).
EIC Employment Induction Course
EiC Excellence in Cities
EIGA Engineering Industries Group Apprenticeship
EIS Educational Institute of Scotland
EIGA Engineering Industry Group Apprenticeship Scheme
EITB Engineering Industry Training Board became Engineering Training Authority (ETA) in 1991
EJEB Engineering Joint Examination Board – established by a number of key professional bodies to oversee examinations in Engineering.
EL 1/2/3 Entry Level 1,2 3
ELL Enterprise and Lifelong Learning (Scotland)
ELLD Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department (Scotland)
ELLI European Lifelong Learning Initiative
ELLIS English Language Learning Instruction Service
ELWa Education and Learning Wales (Created from merger of FEFCW and HEFCW)
EMA Educational Maintenance Award
EMEU East Midlands Educational Union
EMFEC East Midlands Further Education Council
EMIE Education Management Information Exchange
EMPNTO Employment NTO
EMREB East Midland Region Examinations Board (CSE examinations)
EMTA Engineering and Marine Training Authority
EN Enterprise Networks
ENB English National Board ( Nurse training)
E 1,2&3 Entry levels 1, 2 & 3
EO Equal Opportunities
EOC Equal Opportunities Commission
EOS Employee Opinion Survey
EPA Education Priority Area proposed in 1963
EPA Equal Pay Act
EPC Employers’ Parliamentary Committee founded in 1898
EPI Employment Policy Institute
EPPI Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice in Education
EQF European Qualifications Framework
EQCF European Qualification and Credit Framework
ERP Employer Responsive Programme
ERA Education Reform Act
ERC Employment Rehabilitation Centre
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
ERSA Employment-Related Services Association
ES Employment Services
ES Edinburgh Review
ESB English Speaking Board
ESD Employment Services Division ( Part of MSC)
ESF European Social Fund
E2E Entry to Employment
ESG Education Support Grant (Specific grant for the then DES)
ESGE Expenditure Steering Group for Education
ESIW Essential Skills in the Workplace
ESL English as a Second Language
ESOL English for Speakers of Other Languages
ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
ET Employment Training
ET Education and Training
ETB Engineering and Technology Board
ETC Elementary Technical Course
ETE Enterprise, Training and Education.
ETF Education and Training Foundation
ETAG Education and Training Advisory Group
ETBI Education and Training Board (Ireland. (2013+)
ETC Elementary Technical Course
ETDU Examination Techniques Development Unit
ETF Environmental Task Force
ETG Environmental Task Group (Part of the New Deal Programme)
ETI Education and Training Inspectorate
ETO Economic, Technical and Organisational
ETP Employment Training Programme
ETPs Employer Training Pilots
ETS Educational Testing Service
EU European Union
EV External Verification/Verifier
EYDCP Early Years Development and Child Care Partnership
EYFS Early Year Foundation Stage
EZs Employment Zones
F
FAB Federation of Awarding Bodies
FACE Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education
FACLS Federation of Associations of College Lecturers in Scotland
FAST Forum for Assistive Training
FBI Federation of British Industries founded in 1916 (Now the CBI)
FD Foundation Degree
FDA Foundation Degree in Arts
FDF/fdf Foundation Degree Forward
FDG Foundation Degree Group
FDS Foundation Degree in Science
FDS First Destination Statistics
FDTF Foundation Degree Task Force
FDTITB Food, Drink and Tobacco ITB
FE Further Education
FEAT Further Education Advisory Team
FEC Further Education College
FECL Further Education College Letter – similar to Circular
FECRDU Further Education Curriculum Research and Development Unit ( More commonly known as the FEU)
Fed EE Federation of European Employers
FEDA Further Education Development Agency (Succeeded by FSDA)
FEDEA FE Design Excellence Awards
FEDOR Federation of the Regions founded 1993 created by the 8 RACs
FEI Further Education Institute
FEFC Further Education Funding Council
FEFC(W) Further Education Funding Council (Wales)
FEIS FE Information Service
FEMIS Further Education Management Information Service
FEMU FE Marketing Unit
fenc Further education national consortium
FENTO Further Education National Training Organisation
FERAS Further Education Revenue Account Survey
FERA Further Education Research Association
FERL Further Education Resources for Learning
FERN Further Education Research Network
FERSG FE Reputation Strategy Group
FESC Further Education Staff College (known more commonly as Coombe Lodge)
FESDF FE Staff Development Forum -established in 1996
FESF Further Education Standards Fund
FESI Further Education Sector Institution
FESR Further Education Statistical Record
FET FE and Training
FETAC FE and Training Awards Council
FETN FE Tutorial Network
FETT Further Education Teacher Training
FEU Further Education Unit . (Succeeded by FEDA and then by LSDA)
FfA Framework for Achievement
FFE/ffe Framework for Excellence
FFORWM The National Organisation for Further Education Colleges in Wales
FFDSA Friends’ First Day Schools Association
FFTIT The Forum for Technology in Training
FHE Further and Higher Education
FIS Funding Information System
FITC Foundry Industries Training Committee
FL Flexible Learning . (Methods include open and distance learning, APL and transfer options
FLLN Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy
FLT Foundation Learning Tier
FM Functional Mathematics
FMA Foundation Modern Apprenticeship
FMB Federation of Master Builders
FOI Freedom of Information
FoSBs Federation of Small Businesses
FRESA Frameworks for Regional Employment and Skills Action
FS Foundation School
FS Free Schools
FS Functional Skills
FS Flexible Specialisation
FSA Financial Service Agency
FSB Federation of Small Businesses
FSMQ Free Standing Mathematics Qualification
FSMUs Free Standing Mathematics Units
FSP Financial Skills Partnership
FSSA Financial Services Skills Academy
FT Foundation Tier
FT Full Time
FTC Full Technological Certificate (CGLI)
FTE Full Time Equivalent
G
G Course General Course
G1,G2 The two years of a part-time general preliminary diagnostic course at a college
G* The one year part-time general preliminary diagnostic course at a college
GA Graduate Apprenticeship
GB Governing Body
GC Grouped Course/Certificate
GCE General Certificate of Education
GCSE General Certificate of Secondary Education
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GEEP Graduate Engineers Engagement Programme
GERBIL Acronym for the General Education Reform Bill (1987)
GEST Grants for Education, Support and Training
GFE(C) General Further Education College
GIST Girls into Science and Technology
GLH Guided Learning Hours
GLP General Learning Programme (WEA)
GM Grant Maintained
GNVQ General National Vocational Qualifications (Advanced, Intermediate and Foundation)
GNCTU Grand National Consolidated Trade Union
GO Government Office
GONOT Committee to coordinate GCSE, OES, NLI, OCEA and TVEI.
GOLD Gateway of Leadership Development
GP Green Paper
GPA Grade Point Average
GRIST Grant-Related In-Service Training (Replaced by TRIST)
GS General Studies
GSCC General Social Care Council
GSVQ General Scottish Vocational Qualification
GTA Group Training Association
GTC General Teaching Council
GTCs Government Training Centres
GTC(S) General Teaching Council for (Scotland)
GTC(W) General Teaching Council for (Wales)
GTP Graduate Teacher Programme
GTTR Graduate Teacher Training Register
GVA Gross value Added
H
H Higher grade of Scottish leaving certificate
HASWA Health and Safety at Work Act
HCIMA Hotel Catering and Institutional Management Association
HCOS Higher Certificate in Office Studies
HCTB Hotel and Catering Training Board
HE Higher Education
HEA Health Education Association/Authority
HECSU HE Careers Service Unit
HED HE Division
HEEPI HE Environmental Performance Improvement
HEFC(E) Higher Education Funding Council (England)
HEFC(W) Higher Education Funding Council (Wales)
HEI Higher Education Institute
HEIF Higher Education Innovation Fund
HEIST Higher Education Information Services Trust
HELM Higher Education and the Labour Market
HEQC Higher Education Quality Council (Succeeded by QAA)
HEQED Higher Education Quality and Employability Division
HERO HE and Research Opportunities
HEROIC Higher Education Reach Out to Industry and the Community
HES Higher Elementary School
HESA Higher Education Statistics Agency
HESDA Higher Education Staff Development Agency
HG Higher Grade (Scotland) introduced in 1962
HGES Higher Grade Evening School – developed from the Higher Grade Day School as did the Ordinary Continuation School from the Ordinary Day School
HGDS Higher Grade Day School
HIE Highlands and Islands Enterprise
HMCI Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector
HMI Her Majesty’s Inspectorate
HMICA Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Court Administration
HMSO Her Majest’y Stationery Office
HNC Higher National Certificate
HND Higher National Diploma
HO Home Office
HOC(Ed/S/A Comm) House of Commons Education, Science and Arts Committee
HoD Head of Department
Holland Report ‘Young People at Work’ (1977) – led to the creation of YOP
HPWP High Performance Working Practices
HRA Human Rights Act
HRB Humanities Research Board
HRD Human Resources Department
HRF Human Resource Forum
HSC Health and Safety Commission
HSC Higher School Certificate
HSE Health and Safety Executive
HSLC Higher School Leaving Certificate
HT Higher Tier
HTB Hairdressing Training Board
HTC Higher Technical Certificate
HTD Higher Technical Diploma
I
IAASE Independent Appeals Authority for School Examinations
IAG Information Advice and Guidance Service
IAG Information Advice and Guidance
IAL Informal Adult Learning
IALS International Adult Literacy Survey
IAP Individual Action Plan
IATA International Air Transport Association
IB International Baccalaureate
IB Information Bank
IBE International Bureau of Education
IBO International Baccalaureate Organisation
ICs Instructional Centres
ICAC Intermediate Certificate in Art and Crafts
ICAE International Council for Adult Education
ICD Institute of Careers Officers
ICE Institute of Civil Engineering
ICEA International Community Education Association
ICG Institute of Careers Guidance
IDL Interdisciplinary learning
ICO Institute of Careers Officers
ICT Information Communication Technology
ICTF Inner City Task Force
ICTLA Independent Commission on Teaching and Learning for Adults
ICTS Interdepartmental Committee on Training for Skills – founded in 1964
IDAB Industrial Development Advisory Board – BIS
IDBT Information, diagnostic, brokerage and transition
IDUK Institution for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
IE Industry/Education Unit
IEA Institute of Educational Assessors
IEA Institute of Economic Affairs
IELTS International English Language Testing System
IES Institute for Employment Services
IES Integrating Employment and Skills
IET Institution of Engineering and Technology
IfA Institute for Apprenticeships
IfL Institute for Learning
IFLL Inquiry into the Future of Lifelong Learning
IFS Institute of Fiscal Studies
IiE Industry in Education founded in 1993
IIP Investors in People
IiYP Investing in Young People launched in 1997
ILA Individual Learning Account
ILAM Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management
ILB Industrial Lead Body . (Later became NTOs)
ILM Institute of Leadership and Management
ILM Intermediate Labour Market
ILO International Labour Organisation
ILP Individual Learning Plan
ILP Independent Labour Party
ILR Individual Learning Record
ILT Information Learning Technologies
ILT Institute of Learning and Teaching
ILTHE Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
IMA Institute of Mathematics and its Application
IMS Institute of Manpower Studies
INSET In-Service Education and Training
IoD Institute of Directors
IoP Institute of Physics
IP Innovative Programme
IPD Institute of Personnel and Development
IPDF Industrial Partnership Development Fund
IPPR Institute for Public Policy Research
IPR Intellectual Property Rights
IQF Integrated Qualifications Framework
IROs Integrated Regional Offices
IRSCADE Inter-Regional Standing Committee for Art and Design Education
IS Industrial Society
IS Information System
ISI Institute for Scientific Information
ISIRC Iron Steel Industrial Research Council
ISM Institute of Supervision and Management
ISR Individual Student Record/Report
IST Institute of Science and Technology
ITTC International Student Travel Conference
IT Industrial Training
IT Information Technology
ITALL IT for ALL
ITALS Initial Teacher Award – Learning and Skills
ITB Industry/Industrial Training Board
ITC Industrial Training Council replaced by the CTC
ITE Initial Teacher Education
ITEA Irish Technical Education Association (1929 – 1944)
ITEA Iron Trades Employers’ Association
ITEC Information Technology Centre
ITEC Information Technology, Electronics and Communication
ITIA Irish Technical Instruction Association (1902-1928/29)
ITNTO IT National Training Organisation
ITO Industry Training Organisation
ITP Individual Training Plan/Independent Training Provider
ITQ IT Qualification
ITRU Industrial Training Research Unit
ITS Industrial Training Service
ITT Initial Teacher Training
ITTE Initial Teacher Training Education
IV Internal Verification/ Verifier
IVEA Irish Vocational Education Association 1944-2013
IVET Innovation in Vocational Education
IVET Initial VET
IWA Institute for Welsh Affairs
IWF Institutional Weighting Factor
J
J1, J2 Before 1944, the two years of a course in a junior technical school preceding admission to a senior course in a college
JANET Joint Academic Network (Network linking Universities and other HE Institutions)
JBPVE Joint Board for Pre-Vocational Education
JC Joint Committee – representatives of industry and the professions to oversee standards of National Certificates and Diplomas
JCC Joint Consultative Committee
JCGQ Joint Council for General Qualifications (AQA, Edexcel, OCR,WJEC and CCEA)
JCP Job Creation Scheme (Short lived scheme introduced by MSC in 1975)
JC+/JCP Job Centre Plus
JCP Job Creation Programme (Ended in 1978 – replaced by YOP and STEP (MSC programmes))
JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications
JEC Joint Education Committee
JES Joint Efficiency Study
JETI Jobs, Education and Training Information
JICs Junior Instruction Centres
JIS Job Introduction Scheme
JISC Joint Information Systems Committee founded in 1993
JMA Jobseekers Mandatory Activity
JMB Joint Matriculation Board (‘A’ and ‘O’ levels)
JNC Joint Negotiating Committee
JREI Joint Research Equipment Initiative
JRSS Journal of the Royal Statistical Society from 1887
JRS Job Release Scheme
JSA Jobseeker’s Allowance
JSS Job Splitting Scheme
JSS Journal of the Statistical Society until 1886.
JTS Job Training Scheme (MSC programme)
JTS Junior Technical School
JWT Jobs Without Training
K
KPI Key Performance Indicator
KS Key Skills
KSA Key Skills Assessment
KS 1/2/3/4 Key Stage (1 to 4 in schools) in National Curriculum
KSF Knowledge and Skills Framework
KSSP Key Skills Support Programme
L
LA Local Authority
LA Library Association
LA Learning Aim
LAA Local Authority Association
LAA Local Area Agreement
LACSAB Local Authorities’ Conditions of Service Advisory Board
LAD Learning Aim Database L&D Learning and Development
LAP Low – Attaining Pupil Programme
LAPSEC Local Authority Post-School Education Coordinating Committee
LAR Learner Achievement Record
LARS Learning Aims Reference System
LAT Learner Achievement Tracker
LBs Lead Bodies
LC Learning Card
LC Local College
LCC London Chamber of Commerce
LCC Lifetime Careers Consultancy
LCC London County Council
LCCG Learning Card Consultation Group
LCCI/LCCIEB London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board LCCI/
LCCIEB London Chamber of commerce and Industry Examinations Board
L&D Learning and Development
LCP Local Collaborative Project
LD Learner Databank/Database
LDA Learning Difficulty Association
LDD Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities
LEA Local Education Authority
LEACAN LEA Curriculum Advisors Network
LEATG Local Education Authority Training Grants Scheme
LEATS Local Education Authority Training Scheme
LearnDirect (UfI) LearnDirect (also referred to as the University for Industry)
LEC Local Enterprise Council (Scottish equivalent of the TECs)
LEN Local Employer Networks
LEPs Local Economic Partnerships
LEP’s Local Employment Partnerships
LET Learning from Experience Trust
LeTTOL Learning to Teach On-Line
L4L Learning for Living
LfLFE Literacies for Learning in Further Education
LFHE Leadership Foundation for HE
LFS Labour Force Survey
LGA Local Government Association established in 1997
LGNTO Local Government National Training Organisation
LGTB Local Government Training Board
LHCRACTE London and Home Counties Regional Advisory Council for Technological Education. (Formerly Higher Technological Education)
LI Literary Institution
LIBs Lead Industry Bodies
LIC Local Information Centre
LIF Local Initiative Fund
LIG Learning Innovation Grant
LIN Learning Information Network
LINC Learning in Neighbourhood Centres
LLL Lifelong Learning
LLLU London Language and Literacy Unit
LLMI Local Labour Market Information (Intelligence)
LLN Language, Literacy and Numeracy
LLN Lifelong Learning Network
LLPs Local Lifelong Learning Partnerships
LLSC Local Learning and Skills Council
LLUK Lifelong Learning UK
LMC Local Management of Colleges created after the 1988 Education Act
LME London Matriculation Examinations
LMI Labour Market Information/Intelligence
LMC Local Management of Colleges – followed the 1988 Education Act
LMS Labour Market Survey
LMS London Mathematical Society
LNE Literacy, Numeracy and ESOL
LP Learning Partnership
LP Learning Programme
LR Learner Responsive
LPC London Polytechnic Council
LRC Learning Resource Centre
LRD Labour Research Development
LREB London Region Examinations Board
LRS Learner Registration Service
LSC Learning and Skills Council founded in 2001 and ceased in2010 and replaced by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and the Young Peoples Learning Agency (YPLA)
LSCLSD LSC Learner Support Directorate
L&S Learning and Skills
LSDA Learning and Skills Development Agency (formerly FEDA)
LSI Literary and Scientific Institution
LSIA Learning and Skills Improvement Agency
LSIS Learning and Skills Service
LSIS Learning and Skills Improvement Sevice replaced Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) and Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL)
LSMI Literary, Scientific and Mechanics’ (or Mechanical) Institution
LSN Learning and Skills Network
LSRC Learning and Skills Research Centre
LSSF Learning and Skills Standard Fund
LSYPE Longitudinal Study of Young People in England
LTAC Local Technical Advisory Committee
LTB London Technical Board
LTEB London Technical Education Board
LTSN Learning and Teaching Support Network
LUEs London University Examinations
LUEB London University Extension Board
LVSRC London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre
LWBLA London Work Based Learning Alliance
M
MA Managing Agents
MA Modern Apprenticeship
MAA Multi Area Agreements
MAAC Modern Apprenticeship Advisory Committee
NABE National Association for Business Education
MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
MAG Modern Apprenticeship Group (Scotland)
MAP Microprocessor Application Scheme (1977 Labour Govn.)
MARIS Materials and Resources Information Service
MaST Mathematics Specialist Teacher (Programme)
MaSN Maximum Student Number
MSSSB Marketing and Sales Standards Setting Body
MC Matriculation Certificate
MCT Member of the College of Technologists – replaced by the CNAA doctorate award
MDF Mutual Development Fund (Managed by FEU/TA)
MEI Mathematics in Education and Industry
MEP Microelectronic Education Programme
MEP Management Extension Programme
MES Museum Education Service
MESP Mini Enterprise in Schools Project
MI Management Information
MI Mechanics’ Institutions/Institutes
MIN Modular Information Network
MIS Management Information System
MIS Mutual Improvement Society
MLE Managed Learning Environment
MLNS Ministry of Labour and National Service
MODFC College funded by the Ministry of Defence
MoE Ministry of Education
MoG Machinery of Government
MOOCS Massive Open On-Line Courses
MoT Ministry of Technology
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
MSC Manpower Services Commission established in 1973 to undertake the DoE responsibilities for training and employment
MSC Management Standards Centre
N
NAA National Assessment Board
NAAEC National Association for the Advancement of Education for Commerce – founded in 1935
NAAL National Assessment of Adult Literacy
NAB National Assessment Bank
NAB National Advisory Body for Public Sector HE (Replaced by PCFC)
NABCE Non Award Bearing Continuing Education
NABE National Association for Business Education
NAC National Apprenticeship Council (Retail. Meat etc)
NAC National Advisory Council
NACAB National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
NACAE National Advisory Council on Art Education
NACCE National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education
NACEIC National Advisory Council on Education for Industry and Commerce – founded in 1948 following the Percy Report
NACETT National Advisory Council for Education and Training Targets
NACP National Association of Connexions Partnerships
NACRO National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders
NACTST National Advisory Council on the Training and Supply of Teachers
NACTT National Advisory Council for Education Technology
NACVS National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service
NAEGA National Association for Educational Guidance for Adults
NAFE Non-Advanced Further Education
NAGCELL National Advisory Group for Continuing and Lifelong Learning
NAIEA National Association of Inspectors and Educational Advisors
NAITFE National Association for Information Technology in Further Education
NALA National Adult Literacy Agency
NALS National Adult Learners Survey
NALT National Association of Labour Teachers
NAO National Audit Office
NAPAEO National Association of Principal Agricultural Education Officers
NAPAG National Academic Policy Advisory Group
NAPL National Association of United Trades for the Protection of Labour – ceased to exist in 1832
NAPTSE National Association for the Promotion of Secondary and Technical Education
NARIC National Academic Registration Information Centre/National Academic Recognition Information Centre for UK
NAS National Apprenticeships Service
NASD National Association for Staff Development
NASDFHE National Association for Staff Development in F and HE
NASU National Adult School Union
NATECLA National Association for Teaching English and Other Community Languages to Adults
NATFHE National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education
NATSCS National Association of Teachers in Selective Central Schools
NATW National Association of the Teachers of Wales
NAUTPL National Association of United Trade for the Employment of Labour.
NAW National Assembly of Wales
NAW National Appreciaticeship Week
NBHS National Bureau for Handicapped Students
NBR National Base Rate
NCA National Certificate in Agriculture
NCAT National Centre for Alternative Technology
NC National Certificate
NC National Curriculum
NC National Council
NCA National Certificate in Agriculture
NCAL Nationwide Consultancy for Adult Learning
NCC National Computing Centre
NCC National Curriculum Council
NCDAD National Council for Diplomas in Art and Design
NCE National Commission on Education
NCET National Council for Educational Technology (Became BECTa in 1998)
NCETW National Council for Education and Training Wales
NCETM National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics
NCETW National Council for Education and Training in Wales (ELWa)
NCF National Curriculum Framework
NCFE Northern Council for Further Education
NFER National Federation for Educational Research.
NCH National Certificate in Horticulture
NCIHE National Committee in Inquiry into HE
NCLC National Council of Labour Colleges
NCITO National Council of Industrial Training Organisations
NCRVE National Centre for Research on Vocational Education
NCST National Centre for Schools Technology
NCTA National Council for Technological Awards (Hives Council)
NCTEC Northern Counties Technical Examinations Council
NVG National Consultative Group for the Co-ordination of Validation Arrangements in Agriculture and Related Subject
NCH National Certificate in Horticulture
NCT National Council of Technology
NCTA National Council for Technological Awards. (Hives Council)
NCTEC Northern Counties Technical Examinations Council
NCTET National Council for Teacher Education and Training
NCVO National Council for Voluntary Organisations
NCVQ National Council for Vocational Qualifications
NCWE National Council for Work Experience
ND New Deal
ND National Diploma
ND 50+ New Deal or the over 50s
NDA National Diploma in Agriculture
NDAQ National Database of Accredited Qualifications
NDC National Disability Council
NDD National Diploma in Design or Dairying
NDDP New Deal for Disabled People
NDIF New Deal Innovation Fund
NDLP New Deal for Lone Parents
NDLTU New Deal for the Long-Term Unemployed
NDPA New Deal Personal Adviser
NDPB Non-Departmental Public Body
NDPU New Deal for the Partners of the Unemployed
NDYP New Deal for Young Unemployed
NEB National Examination Board ( Shorter title for NEBAHAI)
NEBAHAI National Examination Board for Agriculture, Horticulture and Allied Industries
NEBOSH National Examinations Board in Occupational Safety and Health
NEBPN National Education Business Partnership Network
NEBSM National Examinations Board for Supervisory and Management
NEBSS National Examination Board in Supervisory Studies
NEC National Extension College
NEDC National Economic Development Council (Neddy)
NEDO National Economic Development Office
NEET Not in Education, Employment or Training
NEG NAFE Evaluation Group
NEL National Education League founded in 1869
NEP National Employment Panel
NES National Engineering Scholarships
NES National Entry Scheme
NES National Employer Service
NESS National Employer Skills Survey
NET Not in Education or Training
NETP National Employers Training Programme
NEU National Education Union founded in 1869
NFAE National Foundation of Adult Education founded in 1946 and eventually became NIAE in 1949 when it merged with BIAE
NFCA National Federation of Community Associations
NFEC National Forum for Engineering in Colleges
NFER National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales
NFET National Framework for Education and Training
NFWI National Federation of Women’s Institutes
NGfL National Grid for Learning
NHSU National Health Service University
NIACE National Institute for Adult Continuing Education
NIAE National Institute of Adult Education (England and Wales)
NICEC National Institute for Careers Guidance and Counselling
NICIE Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education
NID National Institute for the Deaf (Now RNID)
NIERF Northern Ireland Research Forum
NIESR National Institute for Economic and Social Research
NIG NAFE Implementation Group
NIHEC Northern Ireland HE Council
NILTA National Information and Learning Technology Association mergered with AoC in 2006
NIPD National Improvement Partnership Board
NISEC Northern Ireland Secondary Examinations Council
NISS National Information Services and Systems
NISVQ National Information System for Vocational Qualifications
NJAC National Joint Advisory Council founded in Scotland in 1949 and in England and Wales in 1953
NJCBI National Joint Council for the Building Industry
NJICGI National Joint Industrial Council for the Gas Industry
NJEE National Juvenile Employment Executive
NJTS New Job Training Scheme
NLI New Learning Initiative – part of the Low-Attaining Pupils Programme (LAP)
NLN National Learning Network
NLS National Literacy Strategy
NLSC National Learning Skills Council
NLSS National Learners Satisfaction Survey
NLT National Learning Target
NLT National Literacy Trust
NMN National Mentoring Network
NMiTE New Model in Technology and Engineering
NMW National Minimum Wage
NNEB Nursery Nurses Examination Board
NNN National Numeracy Network
NOC National Occupational Standards
NOCN National Open College Network
NOF National Opportunities Fund
NOMS National Offender Management Service
NOS National Occupational Standards
N+W New Opportunities for Women – MSC programme to improve access for women
NPFA National Provider Financial Assurance
NPFS National Planning and Funding System
NPS National Preferred Scheme
NPTC National Proficiency Test Council
NQAI National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
NQ National Qualification
NQF National Qualifications Framework
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
NR National Route
NRA National Record of Achievement
NRAG National Rates Advisory Group
NRCVQ Network of National Resources Centres for Vocational Guidance
NRDC National Retail Distribution Certificate
NRDC National Research Development Corporation
NRDCALN National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy
NREB Northern Region Examinations Board
Nrich Mathematics Enhancement Project
NROVA National Record of Vocational Achievement
NRP National Reference Point
NSA National Skills Academy
NSAE National School for Art Education founded in 1888 original name National Society for Art Masters renamed in 1904
NSAR National Skills Academy for Rail
NSDR National Summary Data Report
NSEAD National Society for Education in Art and Design
NSF National Skills Force
NSP National Support Programmes
NSSF National Standardisation Strategic Framework
NSTF National Skills Task Force
NSTOs Non Statutory Training Organisations
NT National Traineeship (Replaced by FMA)
NTA National Training Award
NTAC National Trade Advisory Committee
NTAR National Training Academy for Rail
NTET National Targets for Education and Training
NTI New Training Initiative
NTIs New Technology Institutes
NTO National Training Organisation (Succeeded by SSC)
NTOD National Training Organisations Division
NTONC National Training Organisation National Council
NTP New Training Initiative
NJTS New Job Training Scheme
NUS National Union of Students
NUJMB Northern Universities Joint Matriculation Board
NUTGs National Union for Townwomen’s Guilds
NVH New Vocational Horizons
NVQ National Vocational Qualification
NVYOs National Voluntary Youth Organisations
NWREB North West Regional Examinations Board (CSE examinations)
NWS New Workers Scheme
NYEC National Youth Employment Council
O
O Ordinary level -GCE. Ordinary grade of the Scottish leaving certificate.
O1, O2 etc The first two years of an ONC course
OB2L Overcoming Barriers two Learning
OD1,OD2 The first two years of an OND course.
OC Open College set up by the DTI in 1987
OCF Open College Federation
ODLQC The Open and Distance Learning Quality Council
OCN Open College Network
OCR Oxford Cambridge Royal Society of Arts Examinations
OCS Ordinary Continuation School
OCSEC Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Council (‘A’ and ‘O’ levels)
ODs Open Diplomas
OD1, OD2 etc The first two years of an OND course
ODLE Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations (‘A’ and ‘O’ levels)
ODLQC Open and Distance Learning Quality Council
OECA Oxford Certificate of Educational Achievement
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OEPs Open Educational Practices
OERs Open Educational Resources
OES Oxford Examination Syndicate
Ofqual Regulator of qualifications, examinations and assessment in England and vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland – DfE
Ofsted Office for Standards in Education – DfE
OG Ordinary Grade (Scotland
OGC Office of Government Commerce
OLDC On Line Data Collection
OLF Open Learning Foundation
OLS Open Learning System
OLSU Offenders’ Learning and Skills Unit
ONC/D Ordinary National Certificate/Diploma
ONS Office for National Statistics
Op 1, Op 2 etc The first two years of an operatives course
OOPEC Office for Official Publications for European Committees
OPAL Older People Active Learning
OPCS Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
OPPs On Programme Payments
OPSR Office of Public Service Reform
OQC Operations and Quality Committee
OR Occupational Route
ORF Output Related Funding
ORT Organisation for Rehabilitation through Training
OSCs Occupational Standards Councils
OST Office for Science and Technology
OT Open Tech
OT Other Training
OTF Occupational Training Family
OTJ Off/On-the -Job Training
OTS Office of Third Sector
OU Open University
OUDE Oxford University Department of Education
P
P1, P2 etc The first two years of a preliminary course
PAR Programme Analysis and Review
PARN Professional Association Research Network
PAT Professional Association of Teachers
PB Professional Body
PBTE Performance Based Teacher Education
PCAS Polytechnics Central Admissions System
PCC Preliminary Craft Course
PCDL Personal and Community Development Learning
PCE Professional Certificate in Education
PCET Polytechnics Council for the Education of Teachers
PCET Post Compulsory Education and Training
PCFC Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council
PDP Personal Development Plan
PEDD Professional Educational Development Division
PEI Pitman Examination Institute
PEL Paid Education Leave
PELTS Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
PEP Political and Economic Planning
PEP Private Enterprise Programme.
PER Professional and Executive Recruitment (MSC)
PESA Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis
PESC Public Expenditure Survey Committee
PEVE Post Experience Vocational Education
PfE Platform for Employability
PFI Private Finance Initiative
PFR Provider Funding Report
PGCE Postgraduate Certificate in Education
PIs Performance Indicators
PICKUP Professional, Industrial and Commercial Updating Programme (Programme for employed adults)
PIDA Public Interest Disclosure Act
PIDA Pre-Inspection and School Context Indicator
PIP Parents Information Programme
PISA Programme for International Student Performance (OECD)
PIU Performance and Innovation Unit
PJA Personal Job Account
PLA Peoples Learning Agency
PL Principal Learning
PL Principal Lecturer
PLAR Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLP Programme Led Pathways
PLRAP Planning Learning and Recording Achieve and Progress
PLSU Prisoners Learning Skills Unit
PNC Preliminary National Course
PODN Professional and Organisational Development Network in HE
PoR Payment on Results
POS Programme of Study
PPBS Planning Programmes Budgeting Schemes
PPDS Product and Process Development Scheme (1977 Labour govn.).
PPP Public Private Partnership
PQP Principal’s Qualification Programme
PRAISE Pilot Records of Achieve in Schools Evaluation
PRO Public Records Office
PRT Programme Review Team
PRU Pupil Referral Unit
PSA Public Service Agreement(s)
PSC Parliamentary and Scientific Committee. Pre- Senior commercial
PSE Personal and Social Education
PSHE Personal, Social and Health Education
PSHE Public Sector Higher Education
PSI Policy Studies Institute
PSLB Procurement and Supply Lead Body
PSS Peoples Skills Scoreboard
PST Pre-senior Technical Course
PT Part Time
PTC Preliminary Technical Course
PTLLS Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
PTP Private Training Provider
PV Private and Voluntary
PVS Private and Voluntary Sector
PW Programme Weighting
PYC Positive Youth Charter
Q
QA Quality Assurance
QAA Quality Assurance Agency
QC Quality Control
QCA Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (Formed be the merger of SCAA and NCQ)
QCDA Qualification and Curriculum Development Agency
QCF Qualifications and Credit Framework
QE Quality Enhancement
QET Quality in Education and Training
QDB Qualifications Data Base
QIA Quality Improvement Agency
QNCA Qualifications and National Curriculum Agency (Initial title for QCA)
QUANGO Quasi Autonomous Non- Governmental Organisation
QUILT Quality Information and Learning Technology
QSC Quality and Standards Committee
QTLS Qualified Teacher of Learning and Skills became operative on 2007
QTS Qualified Teacher Status
R
RACs Regional Advisory Councils (Established in 1946 to ensure co-operation between authorities and coordinate the provision of both AFE and NAFE – now disbanded)
RACOFEEM Regional Advisory Council for the Organisation of FE in the East Midlands
RAE Research Assessment Exercise
RANSC Records of Achievement National Steering Committee
RAPAL Research and Practice in Adult Education
RARPA Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement in non- accredited learning
RAS Robotic and Autonomous Systems
RASE Royal Agricultural Society of England
RB Research Brief (Parliamentary document).
RBA Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (the BA)
RBL Resource Based Learning
RC Royal Commission
RCs Regional Colleges – 25 in 1965
RCB Regional Curriculum Board
RCCDE Regional Council for Colleges and Departments of Education
RCP Responsive College Project
RCR Royal Commission Report
RCT Royal College of Technologists
RCTI Royal Commission on Technical Instruction – 1881 Samuelson
RCU Responsive College Unit
RDA Regional Development Agency
ReACT Redundancy Action Scheme
REBs Regional Examinations Boards/Bodies – six established
REC Recruitment ERoyalmployment Confederation
REFED Refugee Education and Employment Programme
REPLAN DES programme to promote development of educational opportunities for the adult unemployed
RESTART MSC programme for the long term unemployed
REUs Regional Examining Unions
RFF Regional Field Force
RI Reporting Inspector
RI Regional Inspector
RI Royal Institution
RIA Regulatory Impact Assessment
RIC Royal Institute of Chemistry
RICS Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
RIF Regional Innovation Fund
RIS Regional Innovation Strategy
RMC Regional Management Centre also known as Regional Centre for Management Education
RMCA Regional Management Centre Association
RNID Royal National institute for the Deaf
RoA Record of Achievement
RoC Rules of Combination
ROSE Relevance of Science Education
ROSLA Raising the School Leaving Age
ROTO Register of Training Organisations
RPA Raising the Participation Age
RPR Raising Participation Rates
RQA Raising Quality and Achievement
RR Research Report (parliamentary document).
RRA Race Relations Act
RS Royal Society
RSA Royal Society of Arts (Formerly the Society of Arts)
RSC Royal Society of Chemistry
RSG Rate Support Grant
RSI Regional Staff Inspector
RSSL Recruitment Subsidy for School Leavers
RSU Ragged Schools Union
RtA Route to Achievement
RTG Real Term Guarantee
RTOs Registered Training Organisations
RVCF Regional Venture Capital Funds
RVQ Review of Vocational Qualifications
RVQs Related Vocational Qualifications
RWE Realistic Working Environment
S
S Section of an Act of Parliament -plural pl.Ss
S1, S2 etc Before 1961 the first two years of a senior course leading to ONC examination. (In Scotland the classes in a secondary school)
SA Skills Academies
SA Skills Account
SA Skills Alliance
SA School of Art
SA Student Apprenticeship
SAs Subject Advisors
SAAS Student Awards Agency for Scotland
SACCA Scottish Advisory Committee on Credit and Access
SAD Science and Art Department
SAE Scottish Adult Education
SAGSET Society for Academic Gaming and Simulations in Education and Training
SAL Supported Autonomous Learning
S&L Speaking and Listening
SANCAD Scottish Association for National Certificates and Diplomas
SAR Self Assessment Report
SAR Student Attendance Ratio
SASE Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England
SATRO Science and Technology Regional Organisations.
SBC Small Business Council
SBN Skills for Business Network
SBS Small Business Service
SC School Certificate
SC Schools Council
SC Select Committee
SCAA Schools’ Curriculum and Assessment Authority
SCATO Standing Conference of Area Training Organisations
SCCAPE Scottish Council for Commercial Administration and Professional Education
SCCE Scottish Council for Commercial Education/Schools Council for the Curriculum and Examinations
SCCYCSS Standing Consultative Council for Youth and Community Service in Scotland
SCDC School Curriculum development Committee
SCE Scottish Certificate of Education 1962 to the late 1990s replaced the Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) and the Scottish Leaving Certificate (SLC)
SCEA Scottish Council for Educational Advance
SCET Scottish Council for Educational Technology
SCETT Standing Conference for the Education and Training In the Public Sector
SCIP School Curriculum Industry Partnership
SCITFE Standing Committee for IT created in 1989 renamed NILTA in 1989
SCNVYO Standing Conference of National Voluntary Youth Organisations of England and Wales
SCONUL Standing Conference of National and University Librarians
SCOP Standing Conference of Principals
SCORE Science Committee Representing Education
SCOTBEC Scottish Business Education Council
SCOTCATS Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme
SCOTEC Scottish Technician Education Council
SCOTVEC Scottish Vocational Education Council
SCPL Select Committee on Public Libraries
SCPR Social and Community Planning Research
SCPT Schools Council Project in Technology
SCQF Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
SCR Select Committee Report
SCRAC Standing Conference of Regional Advisory Councils
SCRE Scottish Council for Research into Education – established in 1928
SCREB Standing Conference of Regional Examination Boards
SCROLLA Scottish Centre for Research into Online Learning and Assessment
SCSST Standing Conference on Schools’ Science and Technology
SCTEB Standing Conference of Technical Examining Bodies
SCUE Standing Conference on University Entrance
SCWVYO Standing Conference for Wales of Voluntary Youth Organisations
SD Specialised Diploma
SDA Skills Development Advisors
SDA Severe Disability Allowance
SDA Sex discrimination Act
SDD Scottish Development Department
SDF Staff Development Fund
SDF Social Democratic Federation
SDI Specialist Designated Institution
SDUK Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
SE Scottish Executive
SE Scottish Enterprise
SEAC School Examination and Assessment Council (Became SCAA)
SEB Scottish Examination Board
SEC Schools Examination Council
SED Scottish Education Department
SEED Scottish Executive Education Department
SEETLLD Scottish Executive Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning
SEDA Staff and Educational Development Association
SEMTA Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Alliance
SEN Special Educational Needs
SEND Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
SENDA Special Education Needs and Disability Act
SEO Scottish Education Office
SEOs Society of Education Offices
SERC Science Engineering Research Council
SEREB South East Regional Examinations Board. (A CSE examinations board)
SESCCT South-East Scotland Committee for Certificates in Teaching – abolished in 1963
SET Science, Engineering and Technology
SETNET Science, Engineering, Technology, Mathematics Network
SEU Standards and Effectiveness Unit
SF Standards Fund
SFA/SfA Skills Funding Agency
SfB Skills for Business
SfBN Skills for Business Network
SFCEF Sixth Form College Employers’ Forum
SFEA Scottish FE Association
SFEDI Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative
SFEFC Scottish FE Funding Council
SFES Small Firms Employment Subsidy
SFEU Scottish FE Unit
SfL/SFL Skills for Life
SfLH Skills for Life and Health
SfIP Skills for Life Improvement Programme
SfLQ Skills for Life Qualification
SfLQI Skills for Life Quality Initiative
SfLSU/G Skills for Life Strategy Unit/Group
SFR Statistical First Release
SHEFC Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
SI Statutory Instrument – detailed regulations
SIAD Society of Industrial Artists and Designers
SIAE Scottish Institute of Adult Education
SIC Standard Industrial Classification
SID/A Society of Industrial Design/Art
SIG Strategic Intervention Grants
SIG Special Interest Group
SILO Schools-Industry Liaison Officer
SIO Scottish Information Office
SIR Staff/Student Individual Record
SISTERs Special Institutions for Scientific and Technological Education and Research
SKE Subject Knowledge Enhancement
Skill National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
Skillsnet CEDEFOP international network of researchers and policy makers.
SLA School Leaving Age
SLC Student Loan Company
SLC Science Learning Centre
SLDD Students with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities
SLS Social and Life Skills
SLT Single Level Test
SMART Specific, Measurable, Realistic and Time Bound
SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises
SMMT Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd.
SMT Senior Management Team
SoA Society of Arts
SOC Standard Occupational Classifications
SOED Scottish Office Education Department created in1999
SOEID Scottish Office Educational and Industry Department
SPD Special Programme Division (MSC) – were responsible for Youth Opportunities Programmes (YOP) and Special Temporary Employment Programmes (STEP)
SQA Scottish Quality Authority established in 2006
SQC Scottish Qualifications Certificate introduced in 2000
SQMS Scottish Quality Management System
SQS Sector Qualifications Strategies
SRB Single Regeneration Budget
SRC Science Research Council
SRCFE Scottish Regional Council for FE
SRCFE Southern Regional Council for FE
SREB Southern Regional Examinations Board (CSE examinations board)
SRHE Society for Research into HE
SS Skills Strategy
SS Studio Schools
SSA Sector Subject Area
SSA Standard Spending Assessment
SSAs Sector Skills Agreements
SSAL Scottish Survey of Adult Literacies/Literacy’s
SSAT Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
SSCs Skill Sector Councils (Replaced the NTOs)
SSEC Secondary School Examinations Council. (Replaced by SCCE)
SSDA Sector Skills Development Agency
SSP Specialist Schools Programme launched in 1993
SSR Staff Student Ratio
SSRC Social Science Research Council
SSTA Scottish Secondary Teachers Association
STA Standards and Testing Agency – DfE
STC Short Training Course
STFC Science and Technology Facilities Council – BIS
STSs Secondary Technical Schools or Secondary Technology Schools
STEAC Scottish Tertiary Education Advisory Council
STECC Scottish Technical Education Consultative Council – founded in 1959
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
STEMNET Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network
STEP Special Temporary Employment Programme -(MSC programme)
STF Scottish Training Federation
STF Skills Task Force
STRB School teachers pay and Review Body
STSCC Scottish Teachers Service Conditions Committee
SUBCHAM Training Providers sub-contracting with Chambers of Commerce
SUBCOL Training Providers sub-contracting with Colleges
SUBLE Training Providers sub-contracting with large employers
SUBLA Training Providers sub-contracting with Local Authorities
SUfI Scottish University for Industry
SULF Scottish Union Learning Fund
SUJBSE Southern Universities Joint Board for School Examinations ( ‘A’ and ’O’ levels)
SVEC Scottish Vocational Education Council established in 2007
SVQ Scottish Vocational Qualification
SVQRB Strategic Vocational Qualifications Reform Board
SVUK Standards Verification UK
SWAP Scottish Wider Access Programme
SWEB South West Examinations Board (CSE examinations board)
SWRB Social Work Reform Board
SYPS Scottish Young Peoples Survey
T
‘T’ Course Technician Course
T1, T2 etc The first two years of a technician course
TA Training Agency (Short lived title for the former MSC)
T&D Training and Development
TA Teacher Assessment
TACS Training and Consultancy Service
TAG Technical Advisory Group
T&L Teaching and Learning
TALIS Teaching and Learning International Survey (OECD)
TALENT Training Adult Literacy, ESOL and Numeracy
TAP Training Access Point
TAS Training Advisory Service later become the Industrial Training Service (ITS)
TC Technical Certificate
TC Technical Academies
TC Tertiary College
TC Training Centre
TC Training Commission (Short lived title of the former MSC)
TC Technicians Council
TCs Training Credits
TCA Tertiary Colleges Association
TCH Teacher Contract Hours
TCS Teaching Company Scheme
TCT Technology Colleges Trust
TCTR Third Sector/Charity Training
TDA Training and Development Agency for Schools
TDG Technical Data Group
TDLB Training and Development Lead Body
TEB Technical Education Board
TEC Technician Education Council
TEIs Teacher Education Institutes
TECNC Training and Enterprise Councils National Council
TECs Training and Enterprise Councils
TEED Training, Enterprise and Education Directorate
TEEM Teachers Evaluating Educational Multimedia
TEN Training and Employment Network
TES Times Educational Supplement
TES Total Expenditure on Service
TES Through-Life Engineering Services
TES Temporary Employment Subsidy
TETOC Technical Education and Training Organisation for Overseas Countries
TF Task Force
TFEP Training for Enterprise Programme
TfI Teachers for Industry
TfT Technologies for Training
TFT Technology and Flexible Training
TfW Training for Work
TGoL Trades Guild of Learning founded in 1873
TGVS Task Group for Vital Skills
THES Times Higher Educational Supplement
TIC Technical Instruction Act (1889)
TiE Technology in Education
TIS Travel to Interview Scheme
TLTP The Teaching and Learning Programme
TME Total Managed Expenditure
TOC Training Occupational Classification
TOPS Training Opportunities Scheme MSC
TP Teachers’ Pension
TPI Teachers Pay Initiative
TPS Teacher Placement Service
TQA Total Quality Assessment
TQM Total Quality Management
TQS Training Quality Standard
TRACE Training for and Approaches to Careers Education
TRADEC Trades Education Courses
TRC Teacher Registration Council
TRIST TVEI-Related In-Service Training
TSA Training Standards Agency
TSC Training Standards Council (Replaced by ALI)
TSD Training Services Division (Part of the MSC)
TSN Talent Source Network
TSO The Stationery Office replaced the HMSO
TSP Training for Skills Programme
TSSP Traineeship Staff Support Programme
TT Teacher Training
TTA Teacher Training Agency
TTCL Teacher Training College Letter – similar to Circular
TTF The Training Foundation
TtG Training to Gain
TfW Training for Work
TOR Terms of Reference
TSB Technology Strategy Board – BIS
TTWA Travel to Work Area
TU Trade Union
TUC Trade Union Council
TUEO Trade Union Education Officer
TUCET Trade Union Congress Education Trust
TULR Trade Union Learning Representative
TVEI Technical Vocational Education Initiative
TVET UK Technical Vocational Education and Training UK
TWs Training Workshops
TWI Training within Industry
TWIAS Training Within Industry Advisory Service
TYS Targeted Youth Support
U
UABs Unitary Awarding Boards/Bodies
UACE Universities Association for Continuing Education
UBI Understanding British Industry
UBS Unit Based System
UCAS Universities and Colleges Admission Service
UCAE Universities Council for Adult Education – founded in 1945
UCCA Universities Central Council on Admissions
UCEA Universities and Colleges Employers Association
UCET Universities Council for the Education of Teachers
UCISA Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association
UCLES University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate
UCoSDA Universities and Colleges Staff Development Agency
UCP Unified Curriculum Project
UCU University and College Union (AUT+Natfhe)
UD Unit Bank
UDACE Unit for the Development of Adult Continuing Education
UDC Urban Development Corporation
UDEs University Departments of Education
UDE University Diploma of Education
UDILs University Directors of Industrial Liaison
UEB University Extension Board
UEB University Examining Board
UEI Union of Educational Institutions
UESEC University Entrance and School Examination Council
UFC University Funding council
UfI University for Industry (Later called Learn direct)
UGC University Grants Committee/Council
UGS Using Graduate Skills
UI Understanding Industry
UKACEM UK Advisory Council on Education for Management – established in 1960
UKBVQR UK Board for Vocational Qualification Reform
UKCES UK Commission for Employment and Skills – BIS
UKCOSA UK Council for Overseas Student Affairs founded in 1968
UKForCE UK Forum for Computing Education
UKOD UK Publications Database
UKRI UK Research and Innovation
UKSkills UK Skills
UKTI UK Trade and Investment
UKVQRP UK Vocational Qualifications Reform Programme
UKRLP UK Register for Learning Providers
UKSC UK Standing Conference of Management Heads
UKTI UK Trade and Industry
ULCI Union of Lancashire and Cheshire Institutions – REB
ULF Union Learning Fund
ULIE University of London Institute of Education
ULN Unique Learner Number
ULR Union Learning Representative
ULT United Learning Trust (Academies)
UMI Union of Mechanics’ Institutions
UMS Unit of Manpower Studies
U3A University of the Third Age
UoD Unit of Delivery
UP University Press
URLs Union Learning Representatives
UROP Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme
UTC University Technical College
UUK Universities UK
UVAC University Vocational Awards Council
UVP Unified Vocational Programme
V
VA Voluntary Aided
VABs Vocational Awarding Bodies
VASFE Vocational Aspects in Secondary and FE
VC Voluntary College – church or trust owned
VCE Vocational Certificate in Education
VCE ‘A’ level Vocational Certificate of Education Advanced Level
VCL Voluntary College Letter – similar to Circular
VCOs Voluntary and Community Organisations
VCS Voluntary and Community Sector
VET Vocational Education and Training
VFM Value for Money
VLE Virtual Learning Environment
VMS Vacancy Matching Service
VP Vocational Preparation
VP Vice Principal
VPP Voluntary Projects Programme
VQRP Vocational Qualifications Reform Programme
VQs Vocational Qualifications
VRQs Vocationally Related Qualifications
VSF Voluntary Sector Fund
W
WA Welsh Assembly
WABLA (HE) Welsh Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education
WAG Welsh Assembly Government
WB Welsh Baccalaureate
WBA Work Based Assessment/Accreditation
WBL Work Based Learning
WBLA Work Based Learning for Adults
WBLN Work Based Learning Network
WBLP Work Based Learning Project
WBLYP Work Based Learning for Young People
WBP Work Based Project
WBQ Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification introduced in 2006 also known as the Welsh Baccalaureate
WBSN Work Based Skills Network
WBTA Work Based Training for Adults
WCTs World Class Tests
WDCs Workforce Development Confederations
WDPs Workforce Development Plan
WDSU Workforce Strategy Unit
WE Work Experience
WEA Workers Educational Association
WEEP Work Experience on Employers Premises (MSC)
WEP Work Experience Programme (MSC) replaced by YOP
WETUC Workers’ Educational Trade union Committee
WF Work Foundation
WfD Workforce Development
WG Welsh Government
WIC Work Introduction Course
WISK Work Skill Course
WJEC Welsh Joint Education Committee
WLN Women’s Leadership Network
WMACFE West Midlands Advisory Council for FE
WMCs Working Men’s Colleges
WMCand IU Working Men’s Club and Institute Union – founded in 1862
WMEB West Midlands Examinations Board (CSE examination board)
WMEU Working Men’s Educational Union
WO Welsh Office
WOED Welsh Office Education Department
WOP Wider Opportunities Training Programme
WOW Wider Opportunities for Women MSC
WP White Paper
WP Works Programme
WP Widening Participation
WPLP Workplace Learning Programme (WEA)
WPU Widening Participation Unit
WRL Work-related Learning
WRNAFE Work Related Non-Advanced FE
WS Work School – training run on employer premises. In 1952/53 there were 71 FT students, 5774 PTD students, 1472 PTDE students and 2288 Evening students. Total 9605.
WS World Skills
WMC&IU Working Men’s Club and Institute Union – founded in 1862 by H. Solly
WSIP Workforce Strategy Implementation Plan
WTEC Workmans’ Technical Education Council
WTES Workmen’s Technical Education Society
WTEU Workmens’ Technical Educational Union – founded in 1852/53
WTSU Workmen’s Technical School Union founded in 1869 – quickly succeeded the Workmen’s Technical Education Society (WTES)
WULF Wales Union Learning Fund
WWCs Working Women’s Colleges
WWW World Wide Web
X
Y
YA Young Apprenticeship
YALP Young Adults Learners’ Partnership/Project
YC Youth Credit
YCFE Yorkshire Council for FE REB
YCS Youth Cohort Survey
YE Youth/Young Enterprise
YEB Youth Employment Bureau
YEI Youth Enterprise Initiative
YEO Youth Employment Office/Officer
YES Youth Employment Subsidy/Service (MSC scheme)
YEUK Youth Employment UK
YFB/YfB Youth for Britain
YHAFHE Yorkshire and Humberside Association for F and HE
YHREB Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Examinations Board (CSE examinations Board)
YJB Youth Justice Board
YOP Youth Opportunities Programme (Programme under the Special Programme Division of MSC)
YOT Youth Offending Team
YOUTHAID Youth Unemployment Pressure Group
YOUTHWAYS course established by the Department of Education (NI) to help unemployed young people
YPLA Young People’s/Person’s Learning Agency established in 2009 finished in 2010 replaced by Education Funding Agency (EFA)
YPLC Young People’s Learning Committee
YS Youth Service also known as the YSA YS Association
YSF Youth Service Forum
YSs Young Stayers-on
YSS Youth Support Service
YT Youth Training
YTP Youth Training Programme
YTS Youth Training Scheme (MSC)
YU Young Unemployed
YUMI Yorkshire Union of Mechanics’ Institutions/Institutes
YWs Young Workers
YWS Young Workers Scheme
Z
ZBB Zero Based Budget
ZHCs Zero Hours Contracts
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