TERMINOLOGY The list of terminologies have been broken down into alphabetical order. Click on a letter of the alphabet to be taken to a listing of phrases and their meanings. A-B C-D E-F G-H I-J K-L M-N O-P Q-R S-T U-V W-X Y-Z

ABBREVIATIONS ALI Adult Learning Inspectorate AMA Advanced Modern Apprenticeships AVCE Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education BPIF British Printing Industries Federation C & G City & Guilds CoVEs Centres of Vocational Excellence DSPA Digital and Screen Printing Association DTI Department of Trade and Industry ESMA European Screen Printing Manufacturers Association EV External Verifier FESPA Federation of European Screen Printers Associations FMA Foundation Modern Apprenticeships GPMU Graphical Print and Media Union ICT Information and Computer Technology IoP Institute of Printing IV Internal Verifier LSC Learning and Skills Council MA Modern Apprenticeship MEK Methyl Ethyl Ketone MSDSs Material Safety Data Sheets Nm Newton Metres NVQs National Vocational Qualifications PBIF Plastics and Board Industry Federation POP Point of Purchase POS Point of Sale PPE Personal Protective Equipment QCA Qualifications and Curriculum Authority Rh Relative humidity Sh Shore (Unit of hardness) SME Small to Medium Size Enterprise SPA PCQ SPA Print Qualifications Centre SPEF Scottish Print Employers' Federation SSC Sector Skills Concil SSDA Sector Skills Development Agency SVQs Scottish Vocational Qualifications TDC Top Dead Centre TPCM Threads Per Centimetre TPI Threads per Inch VOCs Volitile Organic Compounds For more visit WWW.HSE.GOV.UK/ACRONYM/INDEX.HTM