Acronym library
Last updated on 10.3.23
AANs
Apprenticeship Ambassador Networks (Employers of apprentices)
AEB
Adult Education Budget
AELP
Association of Employment and Learning Providers
AoC
Association of Colleges
ATA
Apprenticeship Training Agencies
BAME
Black Asian Minority Ethnic
CEC
Careers & Enterprise Company
CEIAG
Careers Education Information Advice & Guidance
Data Cube
A database of apprenticeship data provided to LEPs by the ESFA
DfE
Department for Education
DWP
Department for Work & Pensions
EA’s
Enterprise Advisers
EIF
Education Inspection Framework
EPAO
End Point Assessment Organisation
ESF
European Social Fund
ESFA
Education & Skills Funding Agency
ETF
Education & Training Foundation
FE (colleges etc)
Further Education
FSB
Federation of Small Businesses
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HE
Higher Education
IAG
Information, Advice & Guidance
IfATE
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
IOT
Institutes of Technology
ITPs
Independent Training Providers
JCP
Job Centre Plus
KPIs
Key Performance Indicators
LAANs
Local Apprenticeship Ambassador Networks
LDD
Learning Difficulties & Disabilities
LEP
Local Enterprise Partnership
LMI
Labour Market Intelligence
LSIPs
Local Skills Improvement Plans
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NAS
National Apprenticeship Service
NCS
National Careers Service
NEDs
Non Executive Directors
NEET
Not in Education, Employment or Training
OAs
Opportunity Areas
OFSTED
The Office for Standards in Education
PESTLE
Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental
QA
Quality Assurance
QIP
Quality Improvement Plan
RAG
Red, Amber, Green
ROATP
Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers
SAPs
Skills Advisory Panels
SAR
elf Assessment Report
SDF
Strategic Development Fund
SEMH
Social, Emotional + Mental Health
SEND
Special Educational Needs & Disability
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WBL
Work Based Learning
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YAANs
Young Apprentice Ambassador Networks
YFF
Youth Futures Foundation