ADCS

Association of Directors of Children's Services

APT & C

Administrative, Professional, Technical & Clerical

APYCO

Association of Principal Youth & Community Officers

ASB

Anti-social Behaviour

BLF

Big Lottery Fund

BME

Black and Minority Ethnic

BSA

Basic Skills Agency

BV

Best Value

BVPIs

Best Value Performance Indicators

BYC

British Youth Council

CAMHS

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

CBTG

Central Bodies Task Group (of the LGA)

CDF

Community Development Foundation

CEDC

Community Education Development Council

CEE

Council for Environmental Education

CEO

Chief Education Officer (or Director of Education)

CFN

Community Foundation Network

CLEA

Council of Local Education Authorities

CLS

Community Learning Scotland (formerly SCEC)

CRB

Criminal Records Bureau

CRAE

Children's Rights Alliance for England

CRE

Council for Racial Equality

CSNU

Connexions Service National Unit

CVYS

Council for Voluntary Youth Services (local)

Cx (or Cxns)

Connexions/Connexions Service

CYEC

Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council

CY

Connect Youth

CYP

Commonwealth Youth Programme

CYPI

Carnegie Young People's Initiative

C&YPTs

Children and Young People's Trust

CYPU

Children and Young People's Unit

CYWU

Community and Youth Workers' Union

DCLG

Department of Communities and Local Government

DCMS

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

DDA

Disability Discrimination Act

DEFRA

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DfES

Department for Education and Skills

DfID

Department for International Development

DH

Department of Health

DMU

De Montfort University

DO

Development Officer (internal NYA)

DRC

Disability Rights Commission

E2E

Entry to Employment

EAZ

Education Action Zones

ECM

Every Child Matters

EET

Education, Employment and Training

EMA

Education Maintenance Allowance

ENYAN

English National Youth Arts Network

EOC

Equal Opportunities Commission

ERYICA

European Youth Information and Counselling Agency

ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council

ETS

Education and Training Standards (internal NYA)

EYCA

European Youth Card Association

eYPU

Electronic Youth Policy Update

FLT

Foundation Learning Tier

GC

Getting Connected

GI2

Getting Involved and Influential

GNVQ

General National Vocational Qualification

GOs

Government Offices (e.g. GOEM Government Office East Midlands)

HAZ

Health Action Zones

HBR

Hear by Right

HLF

Heritage Lottery Fund

HMI

Her Majesty's Inspector

HO

Home Office

IAG

Information, Advice, Guidance

ICG

Institute for Careers Guidance

IDeA

Improvement & Development Agency

IIP

Investors in People

IYS

Integrated Youth Services

JARs

Joint Area Reviews

JNC

Joint Negotiating Committee for Youth and Community Workers

LA

Local Authority

LAA

Local Area Agreement

LEA

Local Education Authority

LGA

Local Government Association

LGIU

Local Government Information Unit

LLN

Literacy, Language and Numeracy

LMC

Local Management Committee

LSC

Learning and Skills Council

LSDA

Learning & Skills Development Agency

LYS

Local Youth Service

MV

Millennium Volunteers

MYF

Muslim Youthwork Foundation

NACP

National Association of Connexions Partnerships

NALC

National Association of Local Councils

NAVB

National Association of Volunteer Bureaux

NAYCEO

National Association of Youth & Community Education Officers

NCB

National Children's Bureau

NCSN

National Community Safety Network

NCV

National Centre for Volunteering

NCVO

National Council for Voluntary Organisations

NCVYS

National Council for Voluntary Youth Services

NEET

Not in Education, Employment and/or Training

NfAYPA

Network for Accrediting Young People's Achievement

NFYAA

National Federation of Youth Action Agencies

NGfL

National Grid for Learning

NIACE

National Institute for Adult Continuing Education

NLCB

National Lottery Charities Board (now the Big Lottery Fund)

NOF

New Opportunities Fund

NOS

National Occupational Standards

NQF

National Qualifications Framework

NRU

Neighbourhood Renewal Unit

NSF

Neighbourhood Support Fund

NTO

National Training Organisation

NVQ

National Vocational Qualification

NVYO

National Voluntary Youth Organisation

NYAFAIS

NYA Focused Access Information Service

OCN

Open College Network

OCR

Oxford, Cambridge and RSA (Royal Society of Arts) Examinations

OfSTED

Office of Her Majesty's Inspector

OPDM

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

OTS

Office of the Third Sector (within the Cabinet Office)

P&P

Policy & Programmes

PAL

Policy Action Teams

PAULO

National Training Organisation for community based learning & development

PLA

Philip Lawrence Awards

PIN

Partners in Innovation

PYO

Principal Youth Officer

QCA

Qualifications & Curriculum Authority

QCF

Qualifications and Credit Framework

QiSS

Quality in Study Support

QP

Quality Protects

QS

Quality Standards

RAMP

Regional Accreditation and Moderation Panel

RDA

Regional Development Agency

REC

Race Equality Council

REYS

Resourcing Excellent Youth Services

RYSU

Regional Youth Service Unit

RYWU

Regional Youth Work Unit

SCF

Save the Children Fund

SCPYCO

Standing Conference of Principal Youth and Community Officers

SCYJ

Standing Committee for Youth Justice

SETF

Social Exclusion Task Force

SEN

Special Educational Needs

SENDA

Special Educational Needs & Disability Act

SEU

Social Exclusion Unit – no longer exists, now called Social Exclusion Task Force and is located in Cabinet Office

SRB

Single Regeneration Budget

SSA

Standard Spending Assessment

SSC

Sector Skills Councils

TAG

Training Agencies Group

TMs

Team Managers

TPU

Teenage Pregnancy Unit

TSA

Trust for the Study of Adolescence

TYW

Transforming Youth Work

U26

Euro Under 26

'v'

Independent body implementing the Russell Commission

VB(x)

recommendations on ‘Youth Action and Engagement’ (Volunteering)
Volunteer Bureau(x)

VCGU

Volunteering and Charitable Giving Unit (within the OTS)

WWR

Well Worth Reading

y and c

Youth and Community (Or YCS: Youth & Community Service)

YA

Youth Access

YAA

Youth Action Agency

YALP

Young Adults Learning Partnership

YAN

Youth Action Network (formerly National Federation of Youth Action Agencies)

YCF

Youth Capital Fund

YCNI

Youth Council for Northern Ireland

YIACs

Youth Information, Advice and Counselling

YJB

Youth Justice Board

YOF

Youth Opportunity Fund

YOT

Youth Offending Team

y/p

Young People

YPDP

Young People's Development Programme

YPN

Young People Now (monthly magazine)

YPU

Youth Policy Update (NYA's monthly policy briefing)

YS or y/s

Youth Service

YSQM

Youth Services Quality Mark

YSS

Youth Support Service (now known as Connexions Service)

YSU

Youth Service Unit

YVDP

Young Volunteer Development Programme