NAEGA: Glossary

Glossary

This is a list of the abbreviations and acronyms used on the NAEGA website.

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Glossary: A

AACS: Adult Advancement and Careers Service
ACEG: Association for Careers Education and Guidance
AEGAI: Adult Education Guidance Association of Ireland
AEGI: Adult Educational Guidance Initiative
AEGS: Adult Educational Guidance Service
ALG: Adult Learning Grant
ALP: Association of Learning Providers
ANIC: Association of Northern Ireland Colleges
AoC: Association of Colleges
AQA: Assessment and Qualifications Alliance
ARC: Association for Real Change
ASCL: Association of School and College Leaders
ASE: Association for Science Education
ATL: Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATLS: Associate Teacher, Learning and Skills

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Glossary: B

Becta: formerly British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
BERR: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
BIS: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
BJGC: British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
BMRI: Business and Management Research Institute
BNP: British National Party

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Glossary: C

CAB: Citizens Advice Bureau
CABx: Citizens Advice Bureaux
CBI: Confederation of British Industry
CBI-NI: Confederation of British Industry, Northern Ireland
CeGS: Centre for Guidance Studies (now iCeGS)
CEIAG: careers education, information, advice and guidance
CEL: Centre for Excellence in Leadership
CFE: Centre for Enterprise Limited
CHIN: Children in Need Network
CLG: Department for Communities and Local Government
CLIAG: Career Learning, Information, Advice and Guidance
CONFINTEA: International Conference on Adult Education
CPD: continuous professional development
CRAC: The Career Development Organisation
CRLL: Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning
CSWP: Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Partnership
CWDC: Children's Workforce Development Council

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Glossary: D

DARE: Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe Network
DBIS: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
DCELLS: Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (within the Welsh Assembly Government)
DCMS: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
DCSF: Department for Children, Schools and Families (now Department for Education)
DEL or DELNI: Department for Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland)
DfE: Department for Education
DfES: Department for Education and Skills (now Department for Education)
DFID: Department For International Development
DFP: Department of Finance and Personnel (Northern Ireland)
DHSSPSNI: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)
Dip CG: Diploma in Career Guidance
DIUS: Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
DWP: Department for Work and Pensions

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Glossary: E

EC: European Community
EGSA: Educational Guidance Service for Adults
ELQ: Equivalent or lower qualification
EMA: Education Maintenance Allowance
EMPIRE: Empowerment through Mentoring to Promote the Importance of Real work Experience
EMQC: East Midlands Quality Centre
ENTO: ENTO, formerly the Employment National Training Organisation
EOC: Equal Opportunities Commission
EQF: European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning
ERI: Employment Research Institute
ESF: European Social Fund
ESOL: English for speakers of other languages
EU: European Union
EU Skills: Energy & Utility Skills
EYFS: Early Years Foundation Stage
EYPS: Early Years Professional Status

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Glossary: F

FAQ: Frequently asked questions
fdf: Foundation Degree Forward
FE: further education
FET: further education and training
FedPAG: Federation of Professionals in Adult Guidance
FfE: Framework for Excellence
FSA: Financial Services Authority
FSSC: Financial Services Skills Council

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Glossary: G

GFE: General Further Education
GLA: Greater London Authority
GMCP: Greater Merseyside Connexions Partnership

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Glossary: H

HE: higher education
HEA: Higher Education Academy
HEI: Higher Education Institution
HESA: Higher Education Statistics Agency
HECSU: Higher Education Careers Service Unit
Hefce: Higher Education Funding Council for England
HIE: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
HSE: Health and Safety Executive

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Glossary: I

IAG: information, advice and guidance
IB: International Baccalaureate
ICCDPP: International Centre for Career Development & Public Policy
ICE: Institution of Civil Engineers
iCeGS: International Centre for Guidance Studies
ICG: Institute of Career Guidance
ICT: Information and Communication Technology
ICTU: Irish Congress of Trade Unions
IES: Integrated employment and skills
IfL: Institute for Learning
ILA: Individual Learning Account
IMI: The Institute of the Motor Industry
IPPR: Institute for Public Policy Research
ITT: initial teacher training

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Glossary: J

JACS: Joint Academic Coding System
JcP: Jobcentre Plus

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Glossary: L

LAA: Local Area Agreement
LDD: learning difficulties and/or disabilities
LGA: Local Government Association
LiRRiC: life-role relevance in curriculum
LLDD: learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
LLN: Lifelong Learning Network
LLUK: Lifelong Learning UK
LMI: labour market information
LSC: Learning and Skills Council
LSIS: Learning and Skills Improvement Service
LSN: Learning and Skills Network
LSP: local strategic partnership
LSRN: Learning and Skills Research Network

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Glossary: M

MoD: Ministry of Defence
MoG: Machinery of Government
MSP: Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Glossary: N

NAEGA: NAEGA is no longer used as an acronym - it originally stood for "National Association for the Educational Guidance of Adults"
NALS: National Adult Learning Survey
NASUWT: National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
NCGE: National Centre for Graduate Entrepreneurship (UK); National Centre for Guidance in Education (Eire)
NCSL: National College for School Leadership
NEET: not in employment, education or training
NEWS: Northumberland and Employability Work Service
NIACE: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
NICEC: National Institute of Careers Education and Counselling
NIC-ICTU: Northern Ireland Committee,Irish Congress of Trade Unions
NICVA: Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
NINJA: New industry, new jobs - activism
NISEG: Northern Ireland Skills Expert Group
NLP: Neuro Linguistic Programming
NOCN: National Open College Network
NPQH: National Professional Qualification for Headship
NUS: National Union of Students
NUT: National Union of Teachers
NVQ: National Vocational Qualification

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Glossary: O

OCN: Open College Network
Ofsted: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
OLASS: Offender Learning and Skills Service
OU: Open University

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Glossary: P

PCS: Public and Commercial Services Union
PG Dip: Postgraduate Diploma
PLASA: Professional Lighting and Sound Association
PM: Prime Minister
PQP: Principals' Qualifying Programme
PRI: Policy Research Institute
PSA: Public Service Agreement

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Glossary: Q

QCA: Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
QCDA: Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency
QCF: Qualifications and Credit Framework
QCG: Qualification in Career Guidance
QIA: Quality Improvement Agency
QTLS: Qualified Teacher, Learning and Skills
QTS: Qualified Teacher Status
Quango: Quasi Non-Governmental Organisation

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Glossary: R

RARPA: Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement in Non-accredited Learning
RDA: Regional Development Agency
REC: Recruitment and Employment Confederation
REGSA: Regional Educational Guidance Service for Adults (Waterford, Ireland)
RSS: Really Simple Syndication