AQF16: Glossary of Terms
| Abbreviation / Term | Description |
| AcB | Academic Board |
| AcSMT | Academic Senior Management Team |
| ADFA | Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs |
| ADIE | Associate Dean of Innovation and Enterprise |
| AEE | Award External Examiners |
| AQF | Academic Quality Framework |
| AR | Academic Registrar |
| BiL | Break in Learning |
| Biz Dev | Business Development |
| CAB | Course Assessment Board |
| CAC | Collaborative Academic Centres |
| CAS | Confirmation of Acceptance of Study |
| CBEs | Computer-Based Examinations |
| CD | Course Descriptor |
| CDR | Core Document Register |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CL | Course Leaders |
| CoAB | Complaints Appeal Board |
| CoMENS | Computer Science (and Data and Artificial Intelligence); Maths; Engineering and Physics and Natural Sciences (Biology and Chemistry) |
| COP | Completion of Procedures Letter |
| CPA | Collaborative Provision Agreement |
| DC | Director of Careers |
| DE | Director of Entrepreneurship |
| DEI | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |
| EAP | English for Academic Purposes |
| ECO | Entry Clearance Officer |
| EDI | Equality, Diversity & Inclusion |
| EE | External Examiners/External Examining |
| EPA | End-Point Assessment |
| EPAO | End-Point Assessment Organisation |
| EPM | External Panel Member |
| ESFA | Education and Skills Funding Agency |
| ETCS | European Credit Transfer System |
| ExCo | Executive Committee |
| FAPSG | Fair Access and Participation Strategy Group |
| FHEQ | Framework for Higher Education Qualifications |
| FIND | Counselling services |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| HE | Higher Education |
| HoD | Heads of Discipline |
| HQA | Head of Quality Assurance |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HRL | Head of Residence Life |
| HSSD | Head of Student Support and Development |
| Humanities | History (including Art History); Law and Criminology; English, Creative Writing and Academic Writing; Modern Languages, and Philosophy |
| Jisc/HESA | Higher Education Statistics Agency |
| KSB | Knowledge, Skills And Behaviours |
| LSP | Learning Support Plan |
| MHA | Mental Health Advisors |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NPP1 | New Taught Programme Proposal Form 1 |
| NPP2 | New Taught Programme Form 2 |
| NSS | National Student Survey |
| OfS | Office for Students |
| OIA | Office of the Independent Adjudicator |
| PAB | Progression and Award Board |
| PAI | Primary Administrative Institution |
| PCC | Policy and Compliance Committee |
| PCMRG | Programme and Course Modification Review Group |
| PDRG | Prevent Duty Review Group |
| PG | Postgraduate |
| PGR | Postgraduate Research |
| PGT | Postgraduate Taught |
| PhD PMB | PhD Programme Management Board |
| PPR | Periodic Programme Review or Programme Re-approval |
| PPRe | Periodic Provider Review |
| PS | Programme Specification |
| PSRB | Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies |
| QAA | Quality Assurance Agency |
| QM | Quality Managers |
| QO | Quality Officer |
| QT | Quality Team |
| RAG | Resource Allocation Group |
| RemCo | Remuneration Committee |
| RKEC | Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee |
| RPLCT | Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer |
| SBS | Subject Benchmark Statements |
| SEC | Student Engagement Committee |
| SED | Self-Evaluation Document |
| SFE | Student Finance England |
| SHL | Senate House Library |
| SMT | Senior Management Team |
| Social Sciences | Politics and International Relations, Sociology and Anthropology; Psychology; Economics; Business and Project Management, and Design and Communication Studies |
| SpLD | Specific Learning Difference or Difficulty |
| SQM | Senior Quality Manager |
| SSAB | Support to Study Appeal Board |
| SSD | Student Support and Development |
| SSC | Student Support Coordinator |
| SSP | Support to Study Panel |
| SVLO | Sexual Violence Liaison Officer |
| SWC | Student Wellbeing Coordinator |
| SWOG | Student Wellbeing Oversight Group |
| TA | Teaching Assistant |
| TDAP | Taught-Degree-Awarding Powers |
| TEF | Teaching Excellence Framework |
| TLEC | Teaching, Learning and Enhancement Committee |
| TM | Timetabling Manager |
| UAE | University Approval Events |
| UG | Undergraduate |
| UKVI | UK Visas and Immigration |
| ULO | University Liaison Officer |
| VLE | Virtual Learning Environment |
| WRLMB | Work Related Learning Management Board |
| WRLPC | Work Related Learning Programmes Committee |
Version History
| Title: AQF16 Glossary of Terms
Approved by: Academic Board Location: Academic Handbook/ Academic Quality Framework |
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| Version Number | Date Approved | Date Published | Owner | Proposed Next Review Date |
| 23.1.0 | December 2023 | December 2023 | Head of Quality Assurance | August 2025 |
| Referenced documents | Academic Quality Framework. | |||
| External Reference Point(s) | None | |||