| AE |
Adult Education |
| AES |
Adult Education Service |
| ALG |
Association of London Government |
| ALG |
Adult Learning Grant |
| APEL |
Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning |
| APL |
Accreditation of Prior Learning |
| ARLC |
Access Recognition and Licensing Committee |
| AVA |
Access Validating Agency |
| BME |
Black & Minority Ethnic |
| BSA |
Basic Skills Agency |
| CATS |
Credit Accumulation & Transfer System |
| CCEA |
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessments (Northern Ireland) |
| CoVE |
Centre of Vocational Excellence |
| CPD |
Continuing Professional Development |
| CTLLS |
Certificate in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector |
| CVS |
Council for Voluntary Service |
| DBERR (BERR) |
Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform |
| DCSF |
Department for Children, Schools and Families |
| DDA |
Disability & Discrimination Act |
| DELLS |
Department for Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills (Wales) |
| DIUS |
Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills |
| DTLLS |
Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector |
| DWP |
Department for Work & Pensions |
| EAP |
English for Academic Purposes |
| ESOL |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
| FAB |
Federation of Awarding Bodies |
| FAVA |
Federation of Access Validating Agencies |
| FE |
Further Education |
| FLT |
Foundation Learning Tier |
| GOL |
Government Office for London |
| HE(I) |
Higher Education (Institution) |
| IAG |
Information, Advice & Guidance |
| IiP |
Investors in People |
| LAD |
Learning Aims Database |
| LAR |
Learner Achievement Record |
| LDA |
London Development Agency |
| LLN(s) |
Lifelong Learning Network(s) |
| LPs |
Learning Partnerships |
| LRS |
Learner Registration System |
| LSC |
Learning & Skills Council |
| LSIS |
Learning and Skills Improvement Service |
| LSN |
Learning Support Network |
| LVSTC |
LondonVoluntary Sector Training Consortium |
| MIS |
Management Information Service |
| NDAQ |
National Database of Accredited Qualifications |
| NIACE |
National Institute of Adult & Continuing Learning |
| NEET |
Not in Employment, Education or Training |
| NETP |
National Employer Training Programme |
| NOCN |
National Open College Network |
| NQF |
National Qualifications Framework |
| NVQ |
National Vocational Qualification |
| NOMS |
National Offender Management Service |
| NSAs |
National Skills Academies |
| OCN |
Open College Network |
| OCNER |
Open College Network Eastern Region |
| OCNEMR |
Open College Network East Midlands Region |
| OCNLR |
Open College Network London Region |
| OCNNER |
Open College Network North East Region |
| OCNNWR |
Open College Network North West Region |
| OCNNI |
Open College Network Northern Ireland |
| OCNSER |
Open College Network South East Region |
| OCNSWR |
Open College Network South West Region |
| OCNWales |
Open College Network Wales |
| OCNWMR |
Open College Network West Midlands Region |
| OCNYHR |
Open College Network Yorkshire & Humber Region |
| OFQUAL |
Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator |
| OFSTED |
Office for Standards in Education |
| OLASS |
Offender Learning & Skills Service |
| PCDL |
Personal & Community Development Learning |
| PTLLS |
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector |
| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QAA |
Quality Assurance Agency for HE |
| QCA |
Qualifications & Curriculum Authority |
| QCDA |
Qualifications & Curriculum Development Authority |
| QCF |
Qualifications & Credit Framework |
| QIA |
Quality Improvement Agency |
| QSN |
Quality Support Network |
| RARPA |
Recognising And Recording Progress & Achievement in Non-Accredited Learning |
| RDA |
Regional Development Agency |
| RoC |
Rule of Combination (for the achievement of a qualification) |
| ROMS |
Regional Offender Management Service |
| SFA |
Skills Funding Agency |
| SME |
Small & Medium-sized Enterprise |
| SSC |
Sector Skills Council |
| TUC |
Trades Union Congress |
| UKCES |
UK Commission for Employment and Skills |
| ULN |
Unique Learner Number |
| VCS |
Voluntary and Community Sector |
| WBA |
Web based accreditation |