Association of Colleges

Further education glossary

Please see below for a glossary of further education abbreviations, acronyms and key terms.

C&G

City and Guilds. The leading vocational awarding body in the UK, awarding almost 50 per cent of all National Vocational Qualifications.

C2K

Curriculum 2000 - Qualifying for Success reforms introduced for first teaching in September 2000.

CAL

Computer aided learning

CBI

Confederation of British Industry. Subscription-based organisation consisting of small and large companies which claims to be the UK's premier independent business organisation.

CBL

Computer based learning

CBT

Computer based training

Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment is the body responsible in Northern Ireland for advising Government on what should be taught in schools, monitoring standards of qualifications and examinations and awarding qualifications.

Centre for Developing and Evaluating Lifelong Learning

CEE

Centre for the Economics of Education

CEL

Centre for Excellence in Leadership - now part of the Learning and Skills Improvement Service

Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults

Centre for Education Research and Innovation

Centre for British Teachers. CfBT is a not-for-profit education service provider, and lead member of the consortium working on the SfLQI.

CLD

Community Learning & Development

COL

Curriculum Online

This training aims to familiarise basic skills tutors with the Core Curriculum documents for literacy, numeracy and ESOL.

Centres of vocational excellence

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

Centre for Studies in Inclusive Education

Cambridge Training and Development