Abbreviation

Meaning

AAT

Association of Accounting Technicians

AEB

Adult   Education Budget

AEB

Adult   Education Budget

AELP

Association   of Employment & Learning Providers

AGE

Apprenticeship   Grant for Employers

ALL

Advanced   Learner Loans

ALS

Additional   Learning Support

APP BA

Apprenticeship   Business Administration

ASB

Adult Skills Budget   (accredited courses)

ASD

Autistic   Spectrum Disorder.

ASP

Additional Support Plan

BCS

British   Computer Society

BEM

Black Ethnic Minority

BIL

Break in   Leaning

CACHE

Council for   Awards in Care, Health and Education

CILEx

Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

CIS

Course   Information Sheet

CL

Community   Learning

CL

Community   Learning

CSPAR

The Learning   Cycle

DAS

Digital   Apprenticeship System

DLS

Discretionary   Learner Support

E & T

Education and   Training

EDIM

Equality & Diversity Impact Measure

EDS

Employer Data   Service

EFA

Education   Funding Agency

EPA

End Point   Assessment

EPN

Essex   Provider Network

ERN

Employers   Reference Number

ESB

Essex Skills   Board

ESF

European   Social Fund

ESFA

Education   & Skills Funding Agency

ESU

Employability   & Skills Unit

ETF

Education   & Training Foundation

EWT

Essex Wildlife Trust

EYE

Early Years   Education

FIS

Funding   Information System

HASP

Health and   Safety Procurement Standard

HSC

Health and   Social Care

IFA

Institute for Apprenticeships

ILM

Institute of   Leadership & Management

ILP

Individual   Learning Plans

ILR

Individualised   Learner Record

ITT

Invitation To   Tender

LAC

Learning Aim   Checking Form

LARS

Learning Aims   Reference Service

LD

Learning   disability

LDM

Learning   Delivery Monitoring

LEP

Local   Enterprise Partnership

LRS

Learner   Record Service

LSA

Learning   Support Assistant

LSA

Learning   Support Assistant

MRP

Management   Reporting Pack

NART

National   Achievement Rate Tables

OCN

Open College   Network 

OJEU

Official Journal of the European Union

OOF

Out of   Funding

OPP

On Programme   Payment

OTLA

Observation   of Teaching, Learning and Assessment

PICS

Providers   Integrated Client System

QCG

Qualification & Credit Framework

QIP

Quality   Improvement Plan

RA

Risk   Assessment

RAG

Red, Amber,   Green

RARPA

Recognising   and Recording Progress and Achievement

RoATP

Register of   Approved Training Providers

RPA

Recognition of Prior Achievement/Attainment

RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning

SAM

Single   Activity Matrix

SAR

Self   -Assessment Report 

SASE

Specification   of Apprenticeship Standards for England

SELEP

South East   Local Enterprise Partnership

SEN

Special Educational Need

SEND

Special   Educational Needs and Disability

SFA

Skills   Funding Agency

SLD

Supported   Learning Database

TAS

The   Apprenticeship Service

TERMS

Total Event   and Resource Management System

UKPRN

UK Provider   Reference Number

ULN

Unique   Learner Number

VLE

Virtual   Learning Environment

WBL

Work Based   Learning