Accreditation glossary

AMBA - Association of MBAs

ARB - Architects Registration Board

BAEA - British Association of Educational Audiologists

BALEAP - British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes

BPS - British Psychological Society

CIOB - Chartered Institute of Building

CIPD - Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

CSP - Chartered Society of Physiotherapists

DfES - Department for Education and Skills

EPAS - External Programme Accreditation System (European Foundation for Management Development)

ESRC - Economic and Social Research Council

HCIMA - Hotel and Catering International Management Association

HEA - Higher Education Academy

IEMA - Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

IHT - Institution of Highways and Transportation

IMechE - Institution of Mechanical Engineers

NMC - Nursing and Midwifery Council

QTS - Qualified Teacher Status

RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects

RICS - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

RTPI - Royal Town Planning Institute

SARTOR - Standards and Routes to Registration (Engineering Council UK)

UKCP - UK Council for Psychotherapy