This page aims to help explain some of the abbreviations and accronyms often used by the Northamptonshire 14-19 Partnership:

• AB - Awarding Body
• BCC - British Chamber of Commerce
• CAB - Component Awarding Body
• CEG - Careers Education and Guidance
• CEL - Centre for Excellence in Leadership
• CRAC - Careers Research and Advisory Council
• CSR - Comprehensive Spending Review
• DfE - Department for Education
• DDPs - Diploma Development Partnerships
• EBLO - Education-Business Link Organisations
• EBP - Education Business Partnership
• FE - Further Education
• FS - Functional Skills
• GO - Government Office
• HE - Higher Education
• IAG - Information, Advice and Guidance
• IAGS - Information, Advice, Guidance and Support
• IFP - Increased Flexibility (for 14-16 year olds) Programme
• LA - Local Authority
• LLUK - Lifelong Learning UK
• LSIS - Learning and Skills Improvement Service
  
• NAA - National Assessment Agency
• NCSL - National College for School Leadership
• NDPB - Non Departmental Public Body
• QCDA - Qualifications, Curriculum and Development Authority
• QIA - Quality Improvement Agency
• SNS - Secondary National Strategies
• SSAT Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
• SSC - Sector Skills Council
• SSDA - Sector Skills Development Agency
• TDA - Training and Development Agency (for Schools)
• VLE - Virtual Learning Environment
• WBL - Work-Based Learning
• WRL - Work-Related Learning
• YA - Young Apprenticeships