Jargon buster
We have put together a list of frequently used abbreviations with their full definitions. Abbreviations are used every day and it is often wrongly assumed that everyone knows that they mean. This 'jargon buster' should help avoid any misunderstandings.
| A Level | Adavanced Level |
| AA | Advanced Apprenticeship |
| ADULT DIRECTIONS | An adult guidance program |
| AIM HIGHER | a programme aimed at helping people into higher education |
| AM | Area Manager |
| APIR | Assessment Planning Implementation and Review |
| Apprenticeship for young people | looking for a job that includes learning or wish to gain further qualifications. |
| AS Levels | Advanced Subsidiary |
| ASDAN | Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network |
| B2B | Business to Business |
| CA | Careers Adviser |
| CAF | Common Assessment Framework |
| CAP | Common Application Process |
| Careerstube | Video upload facility on Way:ahead |
| CCIS | Client Caseload Information System |
| CE | Cheshire East Local Authority |
| CE | Chief Executive |
| CEG | Careers Education Guidance |
| CITB | Construction Industry Training Board |
| CLLR | Councillor |
| CNX | Connexions |
| Connexions direct | National Connexions Service through Directgov |
| Contact point | A government database designed by Capgemini that holds information on all children under age 18 in England |
| CORE CCIS | Client Caseload Information System |
| CQSW | Certificate of Qualification in Social Work |
| CRCI | The Careers Library Classification Index |
| CrISP | Creative Industries Support Project |
| CSRP | Cheshire Safer Roads Partnership |
| CV | Curriculum Vitae |
| CWAC | Cheshire West and Chester Local Authority |
| DCG | Diploma in Careers Guidance |
| DFE | Department for Education |
| Detached youth worker | A Youth Worker who works out of a centre on the streets engaging with young people |
| DIPLOMA | A new qualification that you can do at school or college. |
| DIPLOMANET | This is a real and virtual network of businesses, educators and students collaborating to ensure the effective implementation of the new Creative and Media Diploma. |
| DofE | Duke of Edinburgh’s Award |
| E2E | Education to Employment |
| EBL | Education Business Links |
| EET | In Employment, Education or Training |
| EMA | Education Maintenance Allowance |
| EPS | Encapsulated Postscript file format |
| EYS | Youth Service Database |
| F1 | Young persons training pack for the Cheshire Safer Roads Partnership funded project, developed to reduce the number of fatalities on our roads. |
| FE | Further Education |
| GCSE | General Certificate of Secondary Education |
| HE | Higher Education |
| HNC | Higher National Certificate |
| HND | Higher National Diploma |
| IAG | Information, Advice & Guidance |
| ICG | Institute of Careers Guidance |
| IIAG | Impartial, Information, Advice & Guidance |
| IIP | Investors in People |
| ILP | Individual Learning Plan |
| IMPACT | A Cheshire Safer Roads Partnership funded project, developed to reduce the number of fatalities on our roads. |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| IYSS | Intergrated Youth Support Service |
| JPEG | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| Kangaroo teenage mums group | based in Cheshire & Warrington |
| KUDOS | matches you to careers and helps you to explore your career ideas |
| LAC | Looked After Children |
| LA | Local Authorities |
| LDSS | Learning, Development and Support Services |
| LEAP | Learn, Experience, Adventure & Participation |
| LEP | Learner Engagment Programme |
| LIFE | Learner Initiative for Employability |
| LSC | Learning Skillks Council |
| MP | Member of Parliament |
| MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group |
| MYP | Member of Youth Parliament |
| NEET | Not in Education, Employment or Training |
| NESTA | National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts |
| NextStep | is a national service which provides face-to-face learning and careers advice for adults |
| NSPCC | National Society For Provention of Cruelty to Children |
| NVQ | National Vocational Qualification |
| NWDA | North West Development Agency |
| PAYP | Positive Activities for Young People |
| PCT | Primary Care Trust |
| Portable Document Format | |
| Pfeg | Personal Finance Education Group |
| PHAZE | Drug Interventive Service |
| PSHE | Personal & Social Health Education |
| SMT | Senior Mangement Team |
| STEM AMBASSADORS | are leading industry professionals who volunteer a few hours of their time each year helping encourage children in local schools to take up science, technology, engineering and maths subjects. |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| STEMNET | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network |
| Stuff2doincheshire | Positive Activities website for young people in Cheshire |
| TIFF | Tagged Image File Format |
| TU | Trade Union |
| UCAS | Universities & Colleges Admissions Service |
| UKYP | United Kingdom Youth Parliament |
| UPROJECT | Project for young people who require additional help and support |
| Utopia | Gay, lesbian and bisexual youth groups throughout Cheshire West & Chester |
| U-XPLOREv | Interactive Student resource |
| VOLUME | Project based in Sandbach HUB @ Connexions for young people |
| VRQ | Vocational Related Qualifications |
| Way:ahead | Connexions Cheshire & Warrington On line Prospectus |
| WBC | Warrington Borough Council |
| WEX | Work Experience |
| Wot2do | Positive Activities website for young people in Warrington |
| WREN | Waste Recycling Environmental Limited |
| WRL | Work Related Learning |
| YA | Young Apprenticeship |
| YCF | Youth Capital Fund |
| YOF | Youth Opportunity |
| YOT | Youth Offending Team |
| Youth link worker | A young person employed by Connexions Cheshire and Warrington on a part time basis to help voice young people's opinions and thoughts for our area |
| Youth support worker | works along side a Youth Worker |
| Youth worker | can be centre, HUB or School based and work with young people on projects or supply advice and support for a range of issues |
| YWQM | Youth Work Quality Mark |
| ADF | Advisor Discretion Fund |
| AJCS | Access Jobcentre Customer Services |
| ASM | Advisor Service Manager |
| BDC | Benefit Delivery Centre |
| BFD | Benefit Fraud Directorate |
| BOC | Better off Calculation |
| BYB | Backing Young Britain |
| CC | Contact Centre |
| CETL | Customer Engagement Team Leader |
| CSD | Customer Services Directorate |
| DASO | Diary Admin Support Officer |
| DEA | Disability Employment |
| DOC | Date of Claim |
| DP | Data Protection |
| ESA | Employment & Support Allowance |
| FA | Financial Assessor |
| FJF | Future Jobs Fund |
| FJR | Fortnightly Jobsearch Review |
| IB | Incapacity Benefit |
| IS | Income Support |
| JCM | Job Centre Manager |
| JSA | Jobseekers Allowance |
| LEP | Local Employment Partner |
| LMRA | Labour Market Recruitment Advisor |
| LP | Lone Parent |
| NDLPA | New Deal Lone Parent Advisor |
| PVP | Potentially Violent Person |
| SF | Social Fund |
| SH | Severe Hardship |
| TIS | Travel to Interview Scheme |
| UEST | Under Eighteen Support Team |
| WFI | Work Focussed Interview |
| WTC | Working Tax Credits |
