Jargon Buster

AAT	Association of Accounting Technicians
BTEC	Business and Technology Education Council (now EdExcel)
CACHE	Council for Awards in Children’s Care and Education
EdExcel (formerly BTEC)	Educational Excellence
EMTA	Engineering and Marine Training Authority
FA	Football Association
IMI	Institute of the Motor Industry
NCFE	National Consortium for Further Education
OCN	Open College Network
OCNER	Open College Network East Midlands Region
OCR	Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations

AS	level Year 1 of an Advanced level
A2	level Year 2 of an Advanced level
AGCE	Applied General Certificate of Education (Vocational A level awards)
BA	Bachelor of Arts
BSc	Bachelor of Science
CSLA	Community Sports Leader Award
GCE	General Certificate of Education
GCSE	General Certificate of Secondary Education
GNVQ	General National Vocational Qualification
HNC	Higher National Certificate
HND	Higher National Diploma
Hons	Honours
MA	Master of Arts
NVQ	National Vocational Qualification
PDD	Professional Development Diploma
PGCE	Post Graduate Certificate of Education
VCE	Vocational Certificate of Education
VRQ	Vocationally Related Qualification

CAD	Computer Aided Design
CRB	Criminal Records Bureau
DMU	De Montfort University
ESOL	English for Speakers of Other Languages
FE	Further Education
HE	Higher Education
Ofsted	Office for Standards in Education
UCAS	Universities and Colleges Admission Services
LSC	Learning and Skills Council