| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AEA* | Americas and East Asia |
| AMESA* | Africa, Middle East and South Asia |
| ARELS | Association of Recognised English Language Services |
| ASAC* | Accreditation Scheme Advisory Committee |
| ASL* | Approved Suppliers List |
| BASELT | British Association of State English Language Teaching |
| BATF | Britain Abroad Task Force |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BM | Business Managers |
| BORIS* | Central Bureau's Bureau On-line Reporting and Information System |
| BTA | British Tourist Authority |
| BTI | British Trade International |
| CELLS | Centres for English Language Learning Support |
| CICHE | Committee for International Co-operation in Higher Education |
| COP | Code of Practice |
| CSR | Corporate Spending Review |
| CTL | Contract Team Leaders |
| DATS/DTS* | Development and Training Services |
| DCMS | Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| DCR | Daily Cost Rate |
| DEL | Departmental Expenditure Limit |
| DELTA | Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults |
| DFEE | Department For Education and Employment |
| DFES | Department For Education and Skills |
| DFID | Department For International Development |
| DG* | Director General |
| DP | Data Protection |
| DPA | Data Protection Act |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
| DTS/DATS* | Development and Training Services |
| EC | European Commission (executive branch of the European Union) |
| ECRM | Electronic Consumer Relationship Management |
| EDS* | Education and Development Services |
| EFL | English as a Foreign Language |
| ELT* | English Language Teaching |
| ELTAC* | English Language Teaching Advisory Committee |
| ELTECS* | English Language Teaching Contracts Scheme |
| ENTS* | Educational Enterprises |
| EOI | Expression of Interest |
| ETG* | Education and Training Group |
| EU | European Union |
| EU MEDA | Euro-Mediterranean Partnership |
| FiPs/FPS* | Financial Planning System |
| FABS* | Financial and Business System |
| FCO | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| FICHE | Fund for International Co-operation in Higher Education |
| FIST* | China Financial Sector Training Scheme |
| FOI | Freedom of Information |
| FOIA | UK Freedom of Information Act (2000) |
| FPS/FiPs | Financial Planning System |
| GDLN | World Bank Global Development Learning Network |
| GFS* | Grant Funded Services |
| GIA | Grant in Aid |
| GPT | Global Pursuit Team |
| GSUK | * Grant Services UK |
| GTI* | Global Technical Infrastructure |
| HMG | Her Majesty’s Government |
| HMSO | Her Majesty’s Stationery Office |
| HR | Human Resources |
| ICT | Information Communication Technology |
| IELTS | International English Language Testing Systems |
| IRCA | International Register of Certified Auditors |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ITB | Invitation to Bid |
| IT | Information technology |
| KLC* | Knowledge and Learning Centre |
| LOI | Letter of Interest (to bid for a contract) |
| MENA* | Middle East North Africa |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NAO | National Audit Office |
| NDPB | Non Departmental Public Body |
| NePAD/NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
| NGO | Non Governmental Organisation |
| NI | Northern Ireland |
| NRC | National Research Council Canada |
| OAS* | Overseas Appointment Services |
| OI | Opportunity Identified |
| OJEC | Official Journal of the European Community |
| OST | Office of Science and Technology |
| PMI | Prime Minister’s Initiative |
| PRT* | Production Resource Team, DATS |
| PSA | Public Service Agreement |
| QEV* | Quality and Evaluation Unit |
| RAB | Resource Accounting and Budgeting |
| SLA | Service Level Agreement |
| SMST/SMT* | Senior Management Strategy Team (superseded by Senior Management Team) |
| SMT/SMST* | Senior Management Team (formerly Senior Management Strategy Team) |
| SOAS | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |
| TCT | Technical Co-operation Training |
| TDG* | Training Design Group |
| TORs | Terms of Reference |
| TPUK | Trade Partners UK |
| UCAS | Universities and Colleges Admissions Service |
| UCLES | University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate |
| UK | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| UKRN * | UK Regional Network |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| WB | World Bank |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
| WTO | |
| WTO | *British Council internal acronym |
