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This was valid between 2008 and 2015, and applied to England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

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This was formed in 1997 from the merger of the National Council for Vocational Qualifications and the Schools Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

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A database that contains regulated qualifications, excluding higher education, that are available in Wales, being managed and approved by Qualifications Wales.

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This relates to England and Northern Ireland and accredits qualifications. The framework is itself regulated by Ofqual and the CCEA.

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This provides a medium to long term plan for a course of study.

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A government licensed, employer led, organisation which was originally established in 2002 to represent an occupational sector in the economy and to advance the skills needs and productivity of their sector.

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A type of assessment question, which might be used in a written examination, in which the answer to a question is expected to be of sentence to a single paragraph, or possibly a couple of paragraphs in length in some cases.

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The UK Government's Further Education Skills Index for England which provides an analysis of the value and impact of skills delivered by investments in further education.

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This is typically carried out at the end of a course, or period of study, and is used to determine if a learner has passed or failed a course or satisfied the requirements of the study.

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These are 2-year courses (with their full name being Technical Level Qualifications) aimed at 16-18-year olds and are one of three main education choices after GCSEs for young people, alongside A levels and apprenticeships.

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