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The British Accreditation Council (BAC), formerly known as The British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education, is an educational accreditation agency recognised by the British Government for international students entering the United Kingdom on student visitor visas. The British Accreditation Council was established in 1984, making it the oldest national independent accrediting body for non-EFL independent further and higher education providers in the UK.
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The Universities’ Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) is a registered charity that speaks on behalf of 95 centres of teacher education based in universities or university sector colleges of higher education across the United Kingdom. These institutions, working closely with partner schools where a significant part of each programme takes place, are responsible for some 75 per cent of new entrants to teaching in schools and further education colleges.
Higher education accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of post-secondary educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met. If standards are met, accredited status is granted by the agency.
Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) was one of the independent, Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) for UK employers in the lifelong learning sector. It was responsible for the professional development of all those working in community learning and development, further education, higher education, libraries, archives and information services, and work based learning across the UK.
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Article noting the passing of the QIA http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090504182734/lsis.org.uk/aboutus/welcome.aspx
