ASKe | Assessment Standards Knowledge Exchange
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ASNs | Additional Student Numbers
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BIS | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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CBI | Confederation of British Industry
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CNAA | Council for National Academic Awards
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CPD | Continuing Professional Development
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DCSF | Department for Children, Schools and Families
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DELNI | Department for Employment and Learning (in Northern Ireland)
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DIUS | Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
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ECUK
| Engineering Council UK |
ELQ | Students studying for qualifications equivalent or lower to qualification they already have attained
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FE | Further education |
FEC | Further education college
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GCE | General Certificate of Education
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GCSE | General Certificate of Secondary Education
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HE | Higher education |
HEAR | Higher Education Achievement Report
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HEDG | Heads of Educational Development Group
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HEFCE | Higher Education Funding Council for England
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HEFCW | Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
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HEI | Higher Education Institution
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HEIFES | Higher Education in Further Education: Students Survey
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HEPI | Higher Education Policy Institute
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HESA | Higher Education Statistics Agency
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HESES | Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey
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IoD | Institute of Directors
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Level 3 | Level 3 qualifications include A-levels and certain diplomas
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NAO | National Audit Office |
NSS | National Student Survey
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NUS | National Union of Students
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NVQ | National vocational qualifications are work-related, competence-based qualifications.
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OFFA | Office for Fair Access
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PGCE | Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Higher Education
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PhD | Doctor of Philosophy |
QAA | Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
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QR funding | Funding provided for quality-related research
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RAE | Research Assessment Exercise
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REF | Research Excellence Framework
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SACWG | Student Assessment and Classification Working Group
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SEDA | Staff and Educational Development Association
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SEMTA | Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies
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SFC | Scottish Funding Council
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STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
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UCAL | University of California
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UCAS | Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
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UCL | University College London
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UCU | University and College Union
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UKCES | UK Commission for Employment and Skills
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UUK | Universities UK |