South West Regional Skills Enterprise and Employment Analysis 2007/2008
Final Report
ABBREVIATIONS USED
| ALI | Adult Learning Inspectorate |
| AoC | Association of Colleges |
| APL | Accreditation of prior learning |
| AGR | Association of Graduate Recruiters |
| ASC | Additional Student Numbers |
| BL | Business Link |
| CIPD | Chartered Institute of Personnel Directors |
| CRC | Commission for Rural Communities |
| CSR | Comprehensive Spending Review |
| DfES | Department for Employment and Skills |
| DWP | Department of Work and Pensions |
| ESD | Education for Sustainable Development |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| ESOL | English as a second language to overseas learners/English for speakers of other languages |
| EU | European Union |
| FE | Further Education |
| FEs | Further Education colleges |
| FRESA | Framework for Regional Employment and Skills Action |
| GOSW | Government Office South West |
| GVA | Gross Value Added |
| HE | Higher Education |
| HEFCE | Higher Education Funding Council for England |
| HEI | Higher Education Institution |
| HERDA | Higher Education Regional Development Agency |
| HNC | Higher National Certificate |
| HND | Higher National Diploma |
| HPW | High Performance Workplaces |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HtFV | Hard-to-fill Vacancy |
| IAG | Information, Advice & Guidance |
| IB | Incapacity Benefit |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
| IDB | Information, Diagnosis and Brokerage |
| IIP | Investors in People |
| IoD | Indices of Deprivation |
| IT | Information Technology |
| JC+ | Jobcentre Plus |
| JSA | Job Seekers Allowance |
| LAA | Local Area Agreement |
| LSC | Learning and Skills Council |
| LSP | Local Strategic Partnership |
| LLSC | Local Learning and Skills Council |
| NEET | Not in Education, Employment or Training (Young People) |
| NETP | National Employer Training Programme |
| NINo | National Insurance Number |
| NVQ | National Vocational Qualifications |
| PSA | Public Service Agreement |
| QCA | Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
| RES | Regional Economic Strategy |
| RSP | South West Regional Skills Partnership |
| SBS | Small Business Service |
| SfBN | Skills for Business Network |
| SfL | Skills for Life |
| SME | Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises |
| SOA | Super Output Area |
| SSA | Sector Skills Agreement |
| SSC | Sector Skills Council |
| SSDA | Sector Skills Development Agency |
| SSV | Skill-shortage Vacancy |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths |
| SWO | South West Observatory |
| SWRDA | South West Regional Development Agency |
| TTA | Teacher Training Agency |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| WEA | Workers Educational Association |
| WBL | Work-based Learning |
| WRS | Workers Registration Scheme |
