ACCAC: Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales
AICE: Advanced International Certificate of Education
A-level: Advanced level
ARELS: Association of Recognised English Language Services
AS-level: Advanced Supplementary level
BA: Bachelor of Arts
BAC: British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education
BALEAP: British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes
BASELT: British Association of State English Language Teaching
Beng: Bachelor of Engineering
BS: Bachelor of Surgery
BSc: Bachelor of Science
BTEC: Business and Technology Education Council (now part of Edexcel)
CCEA: Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
ChB: Bachelor of Surgery
CIFE: Council for Independent Further Education
COSHEP: The Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals; the former name of Universities Scotland
CSFP: Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan
CVCP: Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals; the former name of Universities UK
DENI: Department of Education Northern Ireland
DfEE: see DfES
DfES: Department for Education and Skills; formerly the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE)
DfID: Department for International Development
Dip HE Nursing: Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing
Dphil: Doctor of Philosophy
EAP: English for Academic Purposes
EAQUALS: European Association for Quality Language Services
ECS: Education Counselling Service
EEA: European Economic Area
EiBA: English in Britain Accreditation Scheme
EIS: Education Information Service
ELT: English Language Teaching/Training
ESL: English as a Second Language
ESP: English for Specific Purposes
EU: European Union
GCE: General Certificate of Education
GCSE: General Certificate of Secondary Education
GMAT: General Management Admission Test
GNVQ: General National Vocational Qualification
GSVQ: General Scottish Vocational Qualification
GTC: General Teaching Council
GTCS: General Teaching Council Scotland
GTTR: Graduate Teacher Training Registry
HE: Higher education
HEFCE: Higher Education Funding Council for England
HEFCW: Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
HMIE: Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (Scotland)
HND: Higher National Diploma
IB: International Baccalaureate
IELTS: International English Language Testing System
IGCSE: International GCSE
ISC: Independent Schools Council
ISCis: Independent Schools Council information service
LCCI: London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
LEA: Local Education Authority
LLM: Master of Laws
LSC: Learning and Skills Council
LSDA: Learning and Skills Development Agency
LTS: Learning and Teaching Scotland
MA: Master of Arts
MB: Bachelor of Medicine
MBA: Master of Business Administration
Mchem: Master of Chemistry (undergraduate level)
Mcomp: Master of Computer Science (undergraduate level)
Med: Master of Education
Meng: Master of Engineering (undergraduate level)
MmanSci: Master of Management Science (undergraduate level)
Mmath: Master of Mathematics (undergraduate level)
MML: Master of Modern Languages (undergraduate level)
MnatSci: Master of Natural Sciences (undergraduate level)
Mpharm: Master of Pharmacy (undergraduate level)
Mphil: Master of Philosophy
Mphys: Master of Physics (undergraduate level)
Mres: Master of Research
MSc: Master of Science
Msci: Master of Science (undergraduate level)
MTCP: Master of Town and Country Planning (undergraduate level)
NARIC: The National Academic Recognition Information Centre
NHS: National Health Service
NISS: National Information Services & Systems
NQ: National Qualification (Scotland)
NUS: National Union of Students
NVQ: National Vocational Qualification
ODA: Overseas Development Administration; former name of DfID
OfSTED: Office for Standards in Education
ORSAS: Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme
PAM: Professions Allied to Medicine
PGCE: Postgraduate Certificate in Education
PG Cert: Postgraduate certificate
PG Dip: Postgraduate diploma
PhD: Doctor of Philosophy
SCE: Scottish Certificate of Education
SCIS: Scottish Council of Independent Schools
SCQF: Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
SEED: Scottish Executive Education Department
SEELLD: Scottish Executive Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department
SEN: Special Educational Needs
SHEFC: Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
SQA: Scottish Qualifications Authority
SVQ: Scottish Vocational Qualification
TEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language
TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language
TQA: Teaching Quality Assessment
TTA: Teacher Training Agency
TWES: Training and Work Experience Scheme
UCAS: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
UKCOSA: UKCOSA: The Council for International Education
The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
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