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Use the glossary list below to find the definition of any terms you don't know. If you see any other terms at The College which are not on this list then please let us know.

A4L

Assessment for Learning

AAFO

Academy Admin and Finance Officer

ACE

Access and Community Education

ADM

Art, Design & Media

ALG

Adult Learning Grant

ALI

Adult Learning Inspectorate

AMT

Academy Management Team

AoC

Association of Colleges

ARPM

Annual Report on Programme Monitoring

ASLD

Adults with Severe Learning Difficulties

BDP

Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole

BECTa

British Educational Communications Technology agency

BPC

The Bournemouth and Poole College

CAT

College Apprenticeship Training

CCC

Construction Curriculum Centre

CID

College Information and Data

CMU

Central Marketing Unit

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

DBERR

Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

DCSF

Department for Children, Schools and Families

DfES

Department for Education and Skills

DIUS

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

DWP

Department for Work and Pensions

E2E

Entry to Employment

ECM

Every Child Matters

EMA

Educational Maintenance Allowance

ERS

Environmental & Recreational Science

FE

Further Education

FM

Facilities Management

FSSL

Foundation Studies and Skills for Life

FT

Full Time

HE

Higher Education

HEFCE

Higher Education Funding Council for England

HS

Health & Safety

HSC

Health & Social Care

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

ILP

Individual Learning Plan

ILT

Information and Learning Technology

INTOPS

International Operations

IRS

Information & Research Services

IT

Information Technology

JISC

Joint Information Systems Committee

KS4

Key Stage 4

LANS

College site at Lansdowne

LRC

Learning Resource Centre

LRS

Learning Resource Services

LSC

Learning and Skills Council

MITS

Media and IT Section

NEET

Not in Education, Employment or Training

NR

College site at North Road, Poole

NVQ

National Vocational Qualification

Ofsted

Office for Standards in Education

PT

Part Time

Q&D

Quality and Development

QAA

Quality Assurance Agency

RARPA

Recording and Recognising Achievement and Progress

RDA

Regional Development Agency

RWE

Realistic Working Environment

SAR

Self Assessment Report

SfL

Skills for Life

SG

Study Gallery

SLDD

Special Learning Difficulties and Disabilities

SPOC

Student Perception of College

SSC

Sector Skills Council

SU

Students Union

T2G

Train to Gain

TLG

Teaching and Learning Group

UCU

University & College Union

VLE

Virtual Learning Environment

WBL

Work Based Learning