 | AAACE - American Association for Adult Continuing Education. |
| ABSSU – Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit (DfES). |
| ACACE - Advisory Council for Adult Continuing Education. |
| ACL - Adult and Community Learning |
| ACLF - Adult and Community Learning Fund. |
| ACE - Advisory Centre for Education Ltd. |
| ACERT – Advisory Council for the Education of Romany and other Travellers. |
| ACRE – Action with Communities in Rural England. |
| AdFLAG Adult Financial Literacy Advisory Group. |
| AHRB - Arts and Humanities Research Board. |
| ALBSU - Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit. |
| ALECSO - Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation. |
| ALI - Adult Learning Inspectorate. |
| ALM – Adults Learning Maths. |
| ALT - Association for Learning Technology. |
| ANIC – Association of Northern Ireland Colleges. |
| ANTEP - Association for Non-Traditional Education in the Philippines. |
| AOC - Association of Colleges. |
| AOSEC - Association of South East Colleges. |
| APEL - Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning. |
| APL - Assessment of prior experiential learning. |
| AQA – Assessment and Qualifications Alliance. |
| ARCA - Adult Residential Colleges Association. |
| ARELS – Association of Recognised English Language Services. |
| ARVAC – Association for Research in the Voluntary and Community Sector. |
| ASPBAE - Asia South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education. |
| ATLAS - Access to Learning and Accreditation Support. |
| AUA - Association of University Administrators . |
| AUT - Association of University Teachers. |
| AWEMA - All Wales Ethnic Minority Association. |
| BAC – British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher
Education. |
| BAOL British Association of Open Learning. |
| BASIL - Basic Skills for Inclusive Learning. |
| BASSAC - British Association of Settlements and Social Action. |
| BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation. |
| BCA - Berkshire College of Agriculture. |
| BECTA - British Educational Communications and Technology Agency. |
| BIMA - British Interactive Media Association. |
| BLS - Bangladesh Literacy Society. |
| BSA - Basic Skills Agency. |
| BSS - Broadcasting Support Services. |
| BTEC - Business and Technology Education Council. |
| EAEA - European Association for the Education of Adults. |
| EBPs – Education Business Partnerships. |
| EC - European Community. |
| ECDV - European Computer Driving Licence. |
| EDAP - Employee Development and Assistance Programme. |
| EDS - Employee Development Scheme. |
| ELATT - East London Advanced Technology Training. |
| ELBWO - East London Black Women's Centre. |
| ELD Employee Led Development. |
| e-Lib - Electronic Libraries Project. |
| ELLEN Extended Lifelong Learning Environment Network. |
| ELWa – Education and Learning in Wales. |
| EMFEC - East Midlands Further Education Council. |
| EMTA - Engineering and Marine Training Authority. |
| EOC - Equal Opportunities Commission. |
| ERDF - European Regional Development Fund. |
| ERDI - Consortium of European Research and Development Institutes for
Adult Education. |
| ES – Employment Service. |
| ESF - European Social Fund. |
| ESOL - English to speakers of other languages. |
| ESRC - Economic and Social Research Council. |
| ESREA - European Society for Research on the Education of Adults. |
| EU - European Union. |
| HAFAD - Hammersmith and Fulham Action on Disability. |
| HE - Higher Education. |
| HEA - Health Education Authority. |
| HEFCE - Higher Education Funding Council for England. |
| HEFCW - Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. |
| HEQC - Higher Education Quality Council. |
| HERDF - Higher Education Regional Development Fund. |
| HESA - Higher Education Statistics Agency. |
| HESDA - Higher Education Staff Development Agency. |
| HLP - Hertfordshire Learning Partnership. |
| HMSO - Her Majesty's Stationery Office (now The Stationery Office). |
| HN - Higher National. |
| HNC - Higher National Certificate. |
| HND - Higher National Diploma. |
| HRB - Humanities Research Board. |
| IAG – Information, Advice and Guidance. |
| IBSS - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences. |
| ICAE - International Council for Adult Education. |
| ICDC - International Centre for Digital Content. |
| ICEA - International Community Education Association. |
| ICT - Information and Communications Technologies. |
| IER - Institute for Employment Research. |
| IES - Institute for Employment Studies. |
| IFS - Institute for Fiscal Studies. |
| IiP - Investor(s) in People. |
| ILAs - Individual Learning Accounts. |
| ILO - International Labour Office. |
| ILT- Institute for Learning and Teaching. |
| IPD - Institute of Personnel and Development. |
| IPDF - Industrial Partnership Development Fund. |
| IPPR Institute for Public Policy Research. |
| IPR - Intellectual Property Rights. |
| IROs - Integrated Regional Offices (of Government). |
| ISCG - Information for School and College Governors. |
| ISI - Institute of Scientific Information. |
| IT - Information Technology. |
| ITEC - Information Technology, Electronics and Communications. |
| ITNTO - IT National Training Organisation. |
| ITT - Initial Teacher Training. |
| LA - Library Association. |
| LCCIEB - London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examination Board. |
| LCN - Learning Communities Network. |
| LDD - Learning Difficulties or Disabilities. |
| LEA - Local Education Authority. |
| LERN - Learning Resources Network. |
| LeTTOL - Learning to Teach On-Line. |
| LGA - Local Government Association. |
| LIFT - London International Festival of Theatre. |
| LIN - Learning Information Network. |
| LLLU - London Language and Literacy Unit. |
| LLSC - Local Learning and Skills Council. |
| LSC - the Learning and Skills Council. |
| LSN - the Learning and Skills Network (a successor to LSDA) |
| LSDA - Learning and Skills Development Agency (formerly FEDA and now spilt
up into the LSN and QIA). |
| LVSRC - London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre (Holloway Rd.) |
| NABCE - Non Award Bearing Continuing Education. |
| NACAB - National Association of Citizen Advice Bureaux. |
| NACETT - National Advisory Council for Education and Training Targets. |
| NACVS - National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service. |
| NAEGA - National Association for Educational Guidance for Adults. |
| NAGCELL - National Advisory Group for Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning. |
| NALL - New Approaches to Lifelong Learning. |
| NALA - National Adult Literacy Agency (Ireland). |
| NALS - National Adult Learning Survey. |
| NAMSS - National Association for Managers and Student Services. |
| NANFAE - National Association for Non-Formal Adult Education (Bangladesh). |
| NAO - National Audit Office. |
| NAPA - National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People. |
| NAPAG - National Academies Policy Advisory Group. |
| NASD - National Association for Staff Development in the Post-16 Sector. |
| NASO - National Adult School Organisation. |
| NATECLA - National Association for the Teaching of English and Other Community Languages to Adults. |
| NATE - National Association for Total Education (Sri Lanka). |
| NATFHE - National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education. |
| NCAL - National Center on Adult Literacy (USA). |
| NCET - National Council for Educational Technology (now Becta). |
| NCETW - National Council for Education and Training for Wales. |
| NCVO - National Council for Voluntary Organisations. |
| NCVQ - National Council for Vocational Qualifications. |
| NCWE - National Council for Work Experience. |
| NDPB – Non-Departmental Public Body. |
| NEC - National Extension College. |
| NFER - National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales. |
| NFWI - National Federation of Women's Institutes. |
| NGfL - National Grid for Learning. |
| NHSU - National Health Service University |
| NIACE - National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. |
| NICEC - NICEC (National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling). |
| NIESR - National Institute for Economic and Social Research. |
| NILTA - National Information and Learning Technologies Association. |
| NISS - National Information Services and Systems. |
| NLCB - National Lotteries Charities Board. |
| NLT - National Learning Targets. |
| NNCAE -Nigerian National Council for Adult Education. |
| NOCN - National Open College Network. |
| NOF - New Opportunities Fund of the National Lottery. |
| NQF - National Qualifications Framework |
| NTO - National Training Organisation. |
| NUS - National Union of Students. |
| NVQ - National Vocational Qualification. |
| NWIAEC - North West International Adult Education Conference. |
| NYA - National Youth Agency. |
| PACADE - Pakistan Association for Continuing and Adult Education. |
| PAT – Policy Action Team. |
| PAULO - The NTO for Community Based Learning and Development. |
| PDF - Portable Document Format (for on-line document exchange). |
| PSLA - PreSchool Learning Alliance. |
| PFI - Private Finance Initiative. |
| PIU – Performance and Innovation Unit (Cabinet Office). |
| PLAR - Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition. |
| PRA - Pre-Retirement Association. |
| PRIA - Society for Participatory Research in Asia. |
| PSI - Policy Studies Institute. |
| R&D - Research and Development. |
| RAE - Research Assessment Exercise. |
| RAISE - Regional Action and Involvement South East. |
| RaPAL – Research and Practice in Adult Literacy Group. |
| RARPA - Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement |
| RBL - Resource based learning. |
| RDAs - Regional Development Agencies. |
| RIS - Regional Innovation Strategy. |
| RISC - Regional Interactive Safety Centre. |
| RITC - Rail Industry Training Council. |
| RNIB - Royal National Institute for the Blind. |
| RNID - Royal National Institute for Deaf People. |
| RSA - Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. |
| SALP - Scottish Adult Learning Partnership. |
| SAAS - Student Awards Agency for Scotland. |
| SACCA - Scottish Advisory Committee on Credit and Access. |
| SACE - Singapore Association of Continuing Education. |
| SAGSET - Society for the Advancement of Games and Simulation in Education
and Training. |
| SARTOR - Standards and Routes to Registration. |
| SCEC - Scottish Community Education Council (now Community Learning Scotland). |
| SCET - Scottish Council for Educational Technology. |
| SCOP - Standing Conference of Principals. |
| SCOTCAT - Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme. |
| SCPR - Social and Community Planning Research. |
| SCUTREA - Standing Conference on University Teaching and Researching in the Education of Adults. |
| SEAD - Scottish Education and Action for Development. |
| SEDA - Staff and Educational Development Association. |
| SEN – Special Educational Needs. |
| SETAA - Southwark Education and Training Advice for Adults. |
| SEU - Social Exclusion Unit. |
| SEWREC - South East Wales Racial Equality Council. |
| SFEU – Scottish Further Education Unit. |
| SHEFC - Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. |
| SIAE - Slovenian Institute for Adult Education. |
| SITC - Scottish Interactive Technology Centre. |
| SITO - Security Industry Training Organisation Ltd. |
| SLC - Student Loans Company. |
| SMEs - Small and Medium sized Enterprises. |
| S/NVQ - Scottish National Vocational Qualification. |
| SPEAR - Society for the Promotion of Education and Research (Belize). |
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