ACS Accredited Certification Scheme
ACRIB Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Industry Board
AA Advanced - Apprenticeship

Basic skills The development of an individual's literacy, numeracy and, more recently, Information

Communication Technology (Computer Skills)
CPD Continuing Professional Development

DEL Department for Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland)

ERR Employment Responsibility & Rights

FMA Foundation Modern Apprenticeship (Wales only)

GNVQs General National Vocational Qualifications

HNC Higher National Certificate
HSE Health & Safety Executive
HVACR Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

IAP/ILP Individual Apprentice Plan/Individual Learning Plan

Job Skills - A type of apprenticeship scheme offered in Northern Ireland Only

Key skills The application of basic skills

LEC Local Enterprise Company (Scotland)
LSC Learning Skills Council (England and Wales)

MA Modern Apprenticeship (Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland Only)
Managing Agent Managing Agents are independent organisations that specialise in arranging funding, recruitment & selection services to employers wishing to employ apprentices
MES Mechanical Engineering Services

NC National Certificate
NTOs National Training Orgnaisations which have now been replaced by Sector Skills Councils
NVQs National Vocational Qualifications (England Ireland and Wales)

PPE Personal protective Equipment (Gloves, Goggles, Hard Hat
etc)

SSCs Sector Skills Councils - For the Building Services Engineering Industry our Sector Skills Council is SummitSkills
SCE Scottish Certificate of Education
SVQs Scottish Vocational Qualifications (Scotland Only)

Technical Certificate The 'theory' element of a Modern Apprenticeship