Continuum - Widening Participation

Abbreviations and Acronyms

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A

AA - Action on Access/ Area Adviser
ABRC - Advisory Board for Research Councils
ACCAC - Awdurdod Cymwysterau, Cwricwlwn ac Asesu Cymru (Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales)
ACE - Adult Continuing Education
ACFHE - Association of Colleges of Further & Higher Education
AF - Area Forum
AGCAS - Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
AGR - Association of Graduate Recruiters
AGWP - Advisory Group on Widening Participation
AH - Aimhigher
AMA - Advanced Modern Apprenticeship
AMR - Annual Monitoring Report
AoA - Action on Access
AoC - Association of Colleges
AP(E)L - Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning
APC - Association of Principals of Colleges
API - Age Participation Index
APL - Accreditation of Prior Learning
ASG Area Steering Group
AUA - Association of University Administrators
AUCL - Association of University & College Lecturers
AUT - Association of University Teachers
AY - Academic Year

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B

BA - British Academy
BA/BSc - Bachelor of Arts/Science
BME - Black and Minority Ethnic

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C

CASE - Council for the Advancement and Support of Education
CAT - Credit Accumulation & Transfer
CATS - Credit Accumulation & Transfer Scheme
CCEA - Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
CE - Continuing Education
CER - Continuing Education Record
CETL - Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
CHEST - Combined Higher Education Software Team
CHERI - Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (Open University)
CIHE - Council for Industry and Higher Education
CoVE - Centre of Vocational Excellence
CPD - Continuing Professional Development
CRLL - Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning (Caledonian and Stirling Universities)
CURL - Consortium of University Research Libraries
CVCP - Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals now Universities UK
CVE - Continuing Vocational Education

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D

DDA - Disability Discrimination Act
DELNI - Department of Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland
DfES - Department for Education and Skills
DHA - District Health Authority
DHFETE - Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment (for Northern Ireland)
DoH - Department of Health
DSA - Disabled Student Allowance

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E

EAN - European Access Network
EAZ - Education Action Zone
EC - Excellence Challenge
ECCTIS - Education Counselling & Credit Transfer Information Service
ECU - Equality Challenge Unit
EiC - Excellence in Cities
EQUALL - Equal Opportunities, Access and Lifelong Learning (HEFCE committee now subsumed by NPB)
ERA - Education Reform Act 1998
ESECT - Enhancing Student Employability Coordination Team
ESF - European Social Fund
ESRC - Economic and Social Research Council
EU - European Union

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F

FACE - Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education
FAST - Forum for Access Studies
FD - Foundation Degree
FE - Further Education
FEC - Further Education College
FEFC - Further Education Funding Council (now LSC)
FESR - Further Education Statistical Record
FHEA - Further and Higher Education Act 1992
FTE - Full-time Equivalent
FY - Financial Year

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G

GNVQ - General National Vocational Qualification

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H

HE - Higher Education
HEA - Higher Education Academy
HEA - Higher Education Adviser
HEC - Higher Education Corporation
HECS - Higher Education Contribution Scheme
HEERA - Higher Education External Relations Association
HEFC - Higher Education Funding Councils
HEFCE - Higher Education Funding Council for England
HEFCW - Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
HEI - Higher Education Institution
HEIF - Higher Education Innovation Fund
HEIST - Higher Education Information Services Trust
HESA - Higher Education Statistics Agency
HESES - Higher Education Students Early Statistics
HLTT - Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism industry
HMI - Her Majesty's Inspectorate
HMSO - Her Majesty's Stationery Office
HNC/D - Higher National Certificate/Diploma

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I

IAG - Information, Advice and Guidance
IIP - Investors in People
ILAs - Individual Learning Accounts
ILR - Individual Learner Record
ITT - Initial Teacher Training

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J

JANET - Joint Academic Network
JISC - Joint Information Systems Committee

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K

KT - Knowledge Transfer

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L

LAC - Looked After Children
LAE - Liberal Adult Education
LAN - Local Area Network
LEA - Local Education Authority
LLL - Life Long Learning
LLN - Lifelong Learning Network
LLSC - Local Learning and Skills Council
LSC - Learning and Skills Council
LSDA - Learning and Skills Development Agency

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M

MaSN - Maximum Student Number
ME - Minority Ethnic
MIS - Management Information Systems
MLE - Managed Learning Environment

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N

NAB - National Advisory Body
NABCE - Non-Award Bearing Continuing Education
NAFE - Non-Advanced Further Education
NAHT - National Association of Head Teachers
NAO - National Audit Office
NATFHE - National Association of Teachers in Further & Higher Education
NCRT - National Communications Resource Team (Aimhigher)
NCT - National Co-ordination Team for Teaching and Learning
NCVQ - National Council for Vocational Qualifications
NDT - National Disability Team
NFER - National Foundation for Educational Research
NIACE - National Institute for Adult Continuing Education
NIAO - Northern Ireland Audit Office
NIHEC - Northern Ireland Higher Education Committee
NISS - National Information Services and Systems
NOCN - National Open College Network
NPB - National Partnership Board
NTET - National Target for Education and Training
NUS - National Union of Students
NVQ - National Vocational Qualifications

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O

OFFA - Office for Fair Access
OFSET - Office for Standards in Education & Training
OFSTED - Office for Standards in Education
OLF - Open Learning Foundation
OU - Open University

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P

P4P - Partnerships for Progression
PCT - Primary Care Trust
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate in Education
PGR - Postgraduate Research
PGT - Postgraduate Taught
PI - Performance Indicator
POD - Prince of Darkness
PQ - Parliamentary Question

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Q

QAA - Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
QCA - Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

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R

RA - Action on Access Regional Adviser
RAC - Regional Advisory Committees
RAE - Research Assessment Exercise
RC - Regional Consultant
RDA - Regional Development Agency
RF - Regional Forum
RGO - Regional Government Offices
RHA - Regional Health Authority
RPB - Regional Partnership Board
RSA - Royal Society of Arts

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S

SAM - Subjects Allied to Medicine
SCES - Subject Classification for Education Statistics
SCOP - Standing Conference of Principals
SCOPVEC - Scottish Vocational Education Council
SCR - Short Course Record
SEDA - Staff & Educational Development Association
SENET - Skills and Education Network
SHA - Special Health Authority
SHEFC - Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
SI - Statistical Indicator
SLA - Service Level Agreement
SOED - Scottish Office Education Department
SRHE - Society for Research into Higher Education
SSC - Sector Skills Council
SuperJANET - Super Joint Academic Network

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T

TCA - Tertiary College Association
TCS - Teaching Company Schemes
TEC - Training & Enterprise Council
TEED - Training, Enterprise and Education Directorate (of the DfES)
THES - The Times Higher Education Supplement
TLA - Teaching, Learning and Assessment
TLRP - Teaching and Learning Research Programme
TQM - Total Quality Management
TTA - Teacher Training Agency

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U

UACE - Universities Association for Continuing Education (now UALL)
UALL - Universities Association for Lifelong Learning
UCAS - Universities & Colleges Admissions Service
UCEA - Universities and Colleges Employers Association
UCISA - Universities & Colleges Information Systems Association
UCoSDA - Universities' and Colleges' Staff Development Agency
UDACE - Unit for the Development of Adult Continuing Education
UfI - University for Industry
UKADIA - UK Arts & Design Institutions Association
UKCC - United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
UKERNA - UK Education Networking Association
USCAS - Universities Standard Classification of Academic Subjects
USR - Universities Statistical Record
USS - University Superannuation Scheme
UUK - Universities United Kingdom