| ACCAC | Awdurdod Cymhwysterau, Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru
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| ALI | Adult Learning Inspectorate |
| CCTE | Chamber of Commerce, Training and Enterprise |
| CETW | National Council for Education and Training for Wales (the equivalent of the LSC in Wales)
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| CCTA | City Colleges for the Technology of the Arts |
| CTC | City Technology Colleges |
| DfEE | Department for Education and Employment |
| ESTYN | Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education and Training
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| FE | Further Education |
| FEFCE | Further Education Funding Council for England
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| FEFCW | Further Education Funding Council for Wales |
| FEFCs | FEFCE and FEFCW collectively |
| FHE | Further and Higher Education |
| HE | Higher Education |
| HMCI | Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England |
| ILA | Individual Learning Account |
| LSC | Learning and Skills Council (England) |
| LEA | Local Education Authority |
| LLP | Local Learning Partnership |
| NAW | National Assembly for Wales
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| OFSTED | Office for Standards in Education |
| QCA | Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
| RDA | Regional Development Agency |
| SEN | Special Educational Needs |
| SEU | Social Exclusion Unit |
| TEC | Training and Enterprise Council |
| TSC | Training Standards Council |
| TUPE | Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 |