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A4BC

Action for Business Colleges
LSC Sussex list of accredited colleges

ACL

Adult and Community Learning

Advanced GNVQ

Advanced General National Vocational Qualification
A further education qualification at NQF level 3, now replaced by the VCEA.

AHRC

Arts and Humanities Research Council
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk

ALI

Adult Learning Inspectorate
http://www.ali.gov.uk

APEL

Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning

APL

Accreditation of Prior Learning

ASN

Additional Student Number

AVCE

Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education
A further education qualification at NQF level 3, which is equivalent to a GCE A level