HESA Student Record 2008/09
HESA Student Record 2008/09Commonly used acronyms |
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Version 1.2 Produced 2009-08-21
ACU | Association of Commonwealth Universities |
AGCAS | Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services |
AHRC | Arts and Humanities Research Council |
AHUA | Association of Heads of University Administrations |
AIRS | Accelerated and Intensive Routes in Higher Education |
ALC | Administrative Library and Computing |
AoC | Association of Colleges |
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
AUA | Association of University Administrators |
AUDE | Association of University Directors of Estates |
BIS | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
BBSRC | Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council |
BTEC | Business and Technician Education Council |
BUFDG | British Universities Finance Directors Group |
CASCOT | Computer Assisted Coding Tool |
CAT | Credit Accumulation Transfer |
CNAA | Council for National Academic Awards |
CSYS | Certificate of Sixth Year Studies |
CVE | Continuing Vocational Education |
CVU | Council of Validating Universities |
DARDNI | Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Northern Ireland |
DELNI | Department for Employment and Learning for Northern Ireland |
DENI | Department of Education for Northern Ireland |
DfES | Department for Education and Skills (in 2007 was split into the DIUS and DCSF) |
DIUS | Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS was succeeded by the new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in June 2009) |
DCSF | Department for Children, Schools and Families |
DH | Department of Health |
EC | European Community (or European Commission depending on context) |
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
EGAS | Education Grants Advisory Service |
EPSRC | Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council |
ERASMUS | European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of Univ. Students |
ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
ESF | European Social Fund |
ESRC | Economic and Social Research Council |
FE | Further Education |
FEC | Further Education College(s) |
FEDA | Further Educuation Development Agency |
FES | Further Education Statistics |
FTE | Full Time Equivalent(s) |
GCE | General Certificate of Education |
GCSE | General Certificate of Secondary Education |
GEST | Grants for Education Support and Training |
GNVQ | General National Vocational Qualification |
GRIST | Grant Related In-Service Training |
GSVQ | General Scottish Vocational Qualification |
GTTR | Graduate Teacher Training Registry |
HE | Higher Education |
HECSU | Higher Education Careers Service Unit |
HEFCE | Higher Education Funding Council for England |
HEFCW | Higher Education Funding Council for Wales |
HEI | Higher Education Institution(s) |
HEMS | Higher Education Management Statistics |
HEPPI | Higher Education Pay and Price Index |
HERO | Higher Education and Research Opportunities in the UK |
HESA | Higher Education Statistics Agency |
HESACODE | HESA Classification Of Disciplines in Education |
HESES | Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey |
HITECC | Higher Education Introductory Technology & Engineering Conversion Courses |
HNC | Higher National Certificate |
HND | Higher National Diploma |
HSCIC | Health and Social Care Information Centre |
ILR | Individual Learner Record |
INSET | In-Service Education of Teachers |
ISO | International Standards Organisation |
ITT | Initial Teacher Training |
JACS | Joint Academic Coding System |
JANET | Joint Academic Network |
JISC | Joint Information Services Committee |
JYA | Junior Year Abroad |
LEA | Local Education Authority |
LEONARDO | European Commission action programme in the sphere of vocational training |
LINGUA | Scheme to improve students language skills |
LSC | The Learning and Skills Council |
LSDA | Learning and Skills and Development Agency |
MRC | Medical Research Council |
NAW | National Assembly for Wales |
NCIHE | National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education |
NERC | Natural Environmental Research Council |
NHS | National Health Service |
NI | Northern Ireland |
NS-SEC | National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification |
NVQ | National Vocational Qualification |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
ONC | Ordinary National Certificate |
OND | Ordinary National Diploma |
ONS | Office for National Statistics |
ORSAS | Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme |
PCT | Primary Care Trust |
PFI | Private Finance Initiative |
PGCE | Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
PI | Performance Indicator(s) |
PICKUP | Professional Industrial & Commercial up-dating Programme |
PPARC | Particle Physics & Astronomy Research Council - now, with the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils (CCLRC), part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council |
QAA | Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education |
QCA | Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
QSL | Qualified School Leaver |
QTS | Qualified Teacher Status |
RAE | Research Assessment Exercise |
SAAS | Student Awards Agency for Scotland |
SCE | Scottish Certificate of Education |
SCOP | Standing Conference of Principals (now known as GuildHE) |
SCOTCAT | Scottish Credit Accumulation & Transfer Scheme |
SEB | Scottish Examination Board |
SEERAD | Scottish Executive (Scottish Government) Environment & Rural Affairs Department |
SEETLLD | Scottish Executive (Scottish Government) Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department |
SFC | Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council |
SHA | Strategic Health Authority |
SIC | Standard Industrial Classification |
SLDD | Students with Learning Difficulties or Disabilities |
SOC1990 | Standard Occupational Classification 1990 |
SOC2000 | Standard Occupational Classification 2000 |
SOCRATES | European Commission action programme in the sphere of school and higher education in the European Community. |
SQA | Scottish Qualifications Authority |
SRHE | Society for Research into Higher Education |
SROC | Student Record Officers' Conference |
SSR | Student Staff Ratio |
SVQ | Scottish Vocational Qualification |
SWAP | Scottish Wider Access Programme |
TDA | Training and Development Agency for Schools |
TEMPUS | Trans-European Mobility Programme for University Studies |
UACE | Universities Association for Continuing Education |
UAP | University Authorities Panel |
UCAS | Universities & Colleges Admissions Service |
UCEA | The Universities and Colleges Employers Association |
UFI | University for Industry |
UK NARIC | The National Academic Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom |
UK | United Kingdom |
USR | Universities Statistical Record |
USS | Universities Superannuation Scheme |
VCE | Vocational Certificate in Education |
WBL | Work Based Learning |
WAG-DELLS | Welsh Assembly Government's Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills |
WDC | Workforce Development Confederation |
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