Resources

Organisations

• AEME – Association for Events Management Education
• AGCAS - Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
• AGR – Association of Graduate Recruiters
• ALT – Association for Learning Technology
• Aim Higher - Aim Higher Website
• ATHE – Association for Tourism in Higher Education
• BASES – The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
• CHME – Council for Hospitality Management Education
• CRA – Centre for Recording Achievement
• DEL - Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland
• ESRC – Economic and Social Research Council
• Guild HE - Guild HE Website
• HEFCE – Higher Education Funding Council for England
• HEFCW – Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
• HESA – Higher Education Statistics Agency
• IoH – Institute of Hospitality
• ISPAL – The Institute for Sports, Parks and Leisure
• JISC – Joint Information Systems Committee
• LSA – Leisure Studies Association
• NCWE - National Council for Work Experience
• OFFA – Office for Fair Access
• People 1st - People 1st Website
• Podium – The FE and HE Unit for London 2012 Games
• QAA - Quality Assurance Agency
• QCA – Qualification and Curriculum Development Agency
• SFC – Scottish Funding Council
• SkillsActive - SkillsActive Website
• SPRIG - SPRIG Website
• TLRP – Teaching and Learning Research Programme
• UCAS – Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
• UUK - Universities UK

Acronyms

• AP(E)L – Accreditation of Prior (experiential) Learning
• CAA – Computer Aided Assessment
• CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility
• CETL – Centre for Excellence in Higher Education
• EBL – Enquiry-based learning
• EHEA - European Higher Education Area
• ESD – Education for Sustainable Development
• FDTL – Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning
• FHEQ - The framework for higher education qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
• HEAR – Higher Education Achievement Report
• NEET - Young People not in Education, Employment or Training
• NSS - National Student Survey
• PBL – Problem-based Learning
• PDP – Personal Development Planning
• REF – Research Excellence Framework (replacing RAE)
• SENDA - The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
• SSC – Sector Skills Council
• STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Coalition
• VLE – Virtual learning environment

For an Analytic Quality Glossary of issues related to higher education see the Quality Research International Website.

The Institute of Sport, Parks and Leisure (ISPAL) has also produced a Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations (191kb .pdf) and a Guide to Industry Web Links (363kb .pdf) covering organisations and professional bodies in the field of Sport and Leisure.

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