IA

Intermediate Apprenticeship (Level 2)

AA

Advanced Apprenticeship (Level 3)

ALN

Additional learning needs

ALS

Additional learning support

Assessor

This is a person who is assigned personally to you if you are on an Apprenticeship programme.  They will come out once a month to your place of work and guide you through your qualification step by step.  They will want to observe you working in a natural way.  They will help you collect evidence for your portfolio and assess your competence. Your assessor will also carry out progress reviews with you and your employer every 12 weeks.

Cross Referencing

Reference sheets outline the evidence you need to collect.  Cross referencing is a way of indexing the evidence in your folder, and this also enables you to see how far you are from completing your course.

EMA

Education Maintenance Allowance

EV

External Verification

This is where someone from an awarding body (i.e. City & Guilds) visits Prostart and checks through your folder.  If they think it is okay your folder, will be passed and we can then send for your certificate.

Evidence

Copies of work /documents you have done on computers
Observations your Assessor has carried out on you
Copies of messages you have taken
Written statements /  testimonies about jobs you have dealt with
Photographs of you carrying out duties
The type of evidence you collect will depend on the qualification you are doing.  This evidence is then Cross Referenced onto reference sheets.

FE

Further Education

FL    

Foundation Learning

FS

Functional Skills

These are the skills we all need and use in everyday life.  They are part of your training and aim to help you perform better at everyday tasks.  If you are on an Apprenticeship programme you will be doing the following Functional Skills alongside your qualification:

• Application of Number
• Communication
• Information Technology

Like the qualifications functional skills are at different levels.  The levels you do depend on the qualification you are doing.  In areas 1-3 there are tests involved don't worry, your Assessor will guide you all the way.  You may be exempt from doing some of the tests.  Talk to your Assessor they will be able to tell you more about this.

GCSE

General Certificate in Secondary Education

GLH

Guided Learning Hours

HE

Higher Education

ICT

Information and communications technology

ILP

Individual Learning Plan now called the Learner Agreement

ILR

Individualised Learner Record

IV

Internal Verification

This is when your folder is checked by an Internal Verifier.  These are done at the beginning, middle and end of each qualification.  The one that is done at the end is called the final IV.  This is done before the External Verifier comes in to spot check some of the learners files (which could be yours).

ITQ

Qualification for IT Users

JSA

Jobseeker's Allowance

Key Worker

On the E2E/Foundation Learning programme there are two Key Workers who will guide you through your programme. They are responsible for delivering all training sessions, carrying out reviews and providing advice guidance and support to help you progress to the next step.

LDA

Learner Difficulty Assessment

LLDD

Learners with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities

Progress Reviews

If you are on an Apprenticeship programme your assessor will carry out progress reviews with you and your supervisor.  You will be able to see how you are getting on with your qualification and what units are almost complete.

If you are on the Foundation Learning Programme your a review will be carried out on a monthly basis with your Key Worker and Personal Advisor (PA). These reviews monitor your progress and general well being while on the programme

Portfolio

This is a folder of work which you collect for your qualification.  The work you collect is called evidence. This could be paperbased or electronic

PSD

Personal and Social Development

Quality Review Feedback

These are carried out by the Equal Opportunities Officer at Prostart.  They will check that you are happy with your qualification and the way your training is being delivered.
They will ask you questions on...
How you feel you are progressing with your training
To see if you are happy in your job
Health and safety aspects of your job
Whether you have any problems (this could be anything)

NAS

National Apprenticeship Service

National Apprenticeship Service
Responsible for the promotion of Apprenticeships to learners and employers
The NAS drives forward the Government's ambition for Apprenticeships, aiming to bring about significant growth in the number of employers offering Apprenticeships.

http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/

NTN

Nottinghamshire Training Network

NTN was developed to support Nottinghamshire's work based learning (WBL) and work force development (WFD) provider network. Prostart subcontract to NTN to fund the Train to Gain programme.

http://www.ntn-wbl.org.uk/wbl.htm

NQF

National Qualifications Framework

NVQ

National Vocational Qualification

Ofsted

Office for Standards in Education

Ofsted inspect and regulate to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

QCF

Qualifications and Credit Framework

SFA

Skills Funding Agency

Responsible for funding post 19 provision (except HE) total of £4billion annually
Delivers remit through National Apprenticeship Service, Employer Skills Service, Learner Skills Service, The Adult Advancement and Careers Service

http://skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk/

TC

Technical Certificate

The Technical Certificate is the knowledge base behind your qualification.  You may work through a booklet and need to take exam(s) to confirm the knowledge you have gained.

TtG

Train to Gain

WBL

Work-based learning

YPLA

Young Persons Learning Agency

The YPLA was launched in April 2010 with the mission of championing education and training for young people in England. The YPLA provide financial support to young learners, by funding academies for all their provision and by supporting local authorities to commission suitable education and training opportunities for all 16-19 year olds.

http://www.ypla.gov.uk/