Glossary of terms
| BEC | = |
Business Education Council |
| CPVE | = |
Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education |
| DES | = |
Department of Education and Science |
| FEU | = |
Further Education Unit |
| HOD | = |
Head of Department |
| ITB | = |
Industrial Training Board |
| IT | = |
Information Technology |
| LEA | = |
Local Education Authority |
| MSC | = |
Manpower Services Commission |
| NATFHE | = |
National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education |
| PICKUP | = |
Professional, Industrial and Commercial Updating |
| RAC | = |
Regional Advisory Council |
| REPLAN | = |
A Programme to Encourage the Development of Better Educational Opportunities for Unemployed Adults |
| TEC | = |
Technician Education Council |
| YOP | = |
Youth Opportunity Programme |