Appendix
Glossary
Abbreviation
Meaning
ASB ATA BBB BFS BGH BGS BIS BSBF BSI BSS BU CA CDFA CEIAG CFA CRM CSR CWP DCLG DWP ECC EFA EFQM EIF EIS EM ERDF ESF ESOF EU FE GFE GM GMBS GMCA GMIST GMS GVA HE IDG IiP IQC ISO JSA KPI L&D L4 LA LEP
Adult Skills Budget Apprenticeship Training Agency British Business Bank (Government Agency) Business Finance Solutions Business Growth Hub Business Growth Service Business, Innovation and Skills (Government Department) Business Support and Business Finance British Standards Institution (quality accreditation organisation) Business Support Solutions MGC Business Unit Combined Authority Community Development Finance Association Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance Centre for Assessment Customer Relationship Management (System) Comprehensive Spending Review (Government review of spending priorities) Community Work Placements Department for Communities and Local Government (Government Department) Department for Work and Pensions (Government Department) Employee Consultative Committee Education Funding Agency (Government Agency) European Foundation for Quality Management (quality standard) European Investment Fund Enterprise Investment Scheme East Midlands European Regional Development Fund European Social Fund Euro-Science Open Forum European Union Further Education General Further Education Greater Manchester Greater Manchester Business Support Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Integrated Support Team (part of Combined Authority) Greater Manchester Strategy Gross Value Added (measure of economic impact) Higher Education Improvement, Development, Growth Investors in People International Quality Centre International Organisation for Standardisation (quality standard) Job Seekers Allowance Key Performance Indicator Learning and Development Level 4 (NVQ or equivalent qualification) Local Authority Local Enterprise Partnership
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Glossary (Continued)
Abbreviation
Meaning
MAG MGC MM MMU MOU NCS NE NPH NW OD ODS OFSTED PSR R&D RGF SEIS SFA SGS SME SMT SQM TMEDL UKAS UKCES UKTI VB VE WP
Manchester Airport Group Manchester Growth Company Marketing Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University Memorandum of Understanding National Careers Service New Economy Northern Powerhouse North West (of England) Organisational Development Organisational Development Services Office for Standards in Education Public Service Reform Team (part of Combined Authority) Research and Development Regional Growth Fund Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme Skills Funding Agency (Government Agency) Societe Generale de Surveillance (quality accreditation organisation) Small and Medium Sized Enterprise MGC Senior Management Team Specialist Quality Mark (quality standard) Team Manchester Economic Development Leads (GM Local Authorities) UK Accreditation Service UK Commission for Employment and Skills (Government Agency) UK Trade & Investment (Government Agency) Visit Britain (Government Agency) Visit England (Government Agency) Work Programme
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