| Glossary |
|
| Organisations/Bodies |
| ADES |
Association of
Directors of Education in Scotland |
| ASC |
Association of
Scottish Colleges |
| ASCETT |
Advisory Scottish
Council for Education and Training Targets |
| CBI |
Confederation of
British Industry |
| CES |
Community
Education Services |
| COSHEP |
Committee of
Scottish Higher Education Principals |
| CoSLA |
Convention of
Scottish Local Authorities |
| DfEE |
Department for
Education and Employment |
| EBPs |
Education/Business
Partnerships |
| EIS |
Educational
Institute of Scotland |
| EREN |
European Regions
Education Network |
| FEFC |
Further Education
Funding Council |
| HEI |
Higher Education
Instituion |
| HIE |
Highlands and
Islands Enterprise |
| HSDU |
Higher Still
Development Unit |
| LEC |
Local Enterprise
Company |
| LIAISE |
Learning
Initiatives for Adults in Scottish Education |
| LLP |
Local Learning
Partnership |
| LGNs |
Local Guidance
Networks |
| NACETT |
National Advisory
Council for Education and Training Targets |
| NCVQ |
National Council
for Vocational Qualifications |
| NGG |
National Guidance
Group |
| NTO |
National Training
Organisation |
| OU |
Open University
|
| QCA |
Qualifications and
Curriculum Authority |
| SE |
Scottish
Enterprise |
| SCAA |
School Curriculum
and Assessment Authority |
| SCEC |
Scottish Community
Education Council |
| SCET |
Scottish Council
for Educational Technology |
| SCCC |
Scottish
Consultative Council on the Curriculum |
| SCONTO |
Scottish Council
of National Training Organisations |
| SCRAN |
Scottish Cultural
Resources Access Network |
| SFEU |
Scottish Further
Education Unit |
| SHEFC |
Scottish Higher
Education Funding Council |
| SOEID |
Scottish Office
Education and Industry Department |
| SQA |
Scottish
Qualifications Authority |
| SSFE |
Scottish School of
Further Education |
| STUC |
Scottish Trades
Union Congress |
| UHIP |
University of the
Highlands and Islands Project |
| WEA |
Workers'
Educational Association |
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| General terms and
acronyms |
| CBAL |
Community Based Adult Learning
|
| FE |
Further Education |
| HE |
Higher Education |
| ICTs |
Information and Communications
Technologies |
| ILAs |
Individual Learning Accounts
|
| IIP |
Investors in People |
| LEAPS |
Lothian Equal Access Programme
|
| MAs |
Modern Apprenticeships |
| NDPB |
Non-Departmental Public Body
|
| NGFL |
National Grid for Learning
|
| NRA |
National Record of Achievement
|
| RET |
Record of Education and
Training |
| SCN |
Scottish Candidate Number
|
| SCOTCAT |
Scottish Credit Accumulation
& Transfer |
| SEN |
Special Educational Needs
|
| SME |
Small and Medium Enterprises
|
| SQMS |
Scottish Quality Management
System |
| STN |
Special Training Needs |
| SWAP |
Scottish Wider Access
Programme |
| TfW |
Training for Work |
| TQM |
Total Quality Management
|
| UfI |
University for Industry
|
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| Qualifications |
| CSYS |
Certificate of
Sixth Year Studies |
| GCE |
General
Certificate of Education |
| GNVQ |
General National
Vocational Qualification |
| GSVQ |
General Scottish
Vocational Qualification |
| HNC |
Higher National
Certificate |
| HND |
Higher National
Diploma |
| NC |
National
Certificate |
| NVQ |
National
Vocational Qualification |
| PDA |
Professional
Development Award |
| SCE |
Scottish
Certificate of Education |
| SVQ |
Scottish
Vocational Qualification |
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