| ABBE | Awarding Body for the Built Environment |
| ABC | ABC Awards |
| ABE | Association of Business Executives |
| ACT IQ | Active IQ |
| ASCENTI | ASCENTIS |
| ABRSM | Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music |
| ACT | American College Test |
| AEB | Associated Examining Board |
| AgCymru | Agored Cymru |
| AQA | Assessment and Qualifications Alliance |
| ASDAN | Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network |
| ASET | ASET |
| BBO | British Ballet Organisation |
| BDTVEC |
Brunei Darussalam Technical and Vocational Education Council |
| BHS | British Horse Society |
| BSC | British Safety Council |
| BTDA | British Theatre Dance Association |
| BTEC | Business and Technician Education Council |
| C&G | City & Guilds |
| CAM | Cambridge |
| CACHE | Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education |
| CCN | City College Norwich |
| CCEA | Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment |
| CEEB | College Entrance Examination Board |
| CIEH | Chartered Institute of Environmental Health |
| CII | Chartered Insurance Institute |
| CILT | Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport |
| CIPD | Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development |
| CISI | Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment |
| CIE | Cambridge International Examinations |
| CMI | Chartered Management Institute |
| CPCAB | Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body |
| CSKILLS | Construction Skills Awards |
| CYQ | Central YMCA Qualifications |
| Edexcel | Edexcel |
| EDI |
Education Development International |
| EMTA | EMTA Awards Ltd |
| EQL | EQL International Ltd |
| ESB | English Speaking Board |
| ETCAL | Engineering Training Council Awards Ltd |
| FAQ | Future (Awards and Qualifications) Ltd |
| FDQ | Food and Drink Qualifications |
| FETAC | Further Education and Training Awards Council |
| GQA | Glass Qualifications Authority |
| GSMD | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| HAB | Hospitality Awarding Body |
| HABC | Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance |
| HKEAA | Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority |
| IAB | International Association of Book-keepers |
| IBO | International Baccalaureate Examination |
| ICAAE | International Curriculum and Assessment Agency |
| IDTA | International Dance Teachers Association |
| ILEX | Institute of Legal Executives |
| ILM | Institute of Leadership & Management |
| IMI | The Institute of the Motor Industry |
| IMIAL | IMI Awards Ltd |
| ISTD | Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing |
| JMB | Joint Matriculation Board |
| LAMDA | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| LAO | Lifetime Awarding |
| LCCIEB | London Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| LCME | Liaison Committee on Medical Education |
| LCMM | London College of Music and Media |
| LEAG | London East Anglia Group |
| LONDON | London |
| MEG | Midland Examining Group |
| MOE | Ministry of Education, Singapore |
| N.I. | Northern Ireland |
| NATD | National Association of Teachers of Dancing |
| NCFE | Northern Council for Further Education |
| NEA | Northern Examining Association |
| NEAB | Northern Examinations and Assessment Board |
| NICC | Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum |
| NICCEA |
Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations, and Assessment |
| NISEAC |
Northern Ireland Schools Examinations and Assessment Council |
| NISEC | Northern Ireland School Examinations Council |
| NOCN | National Open College Network |
| NUS | National University of Singapore |
| O & C | Oxford & Cambridge |
| OCEAC |
Oxford and Cambridge Examinations Assessment Council |
| OCR | Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations |
| OCSEB | Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examinations Board |
| OXF&CAM | Oxford and Cambridge |
| OXFORD | Oxford |
| Pitmans | Pitmans |
| PMI | The Pensions Management Institute |
| QCA | Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
| RAD | Royal Academy of Dance |
| REC | Recruitment and Employment Confederation |
| RHS | Royal Horticultural Society |
| RSAEB | Royal Society of Arts Examinations Board |
| RSPH | Royal Society for Public Health |
| RSL | Rock School Ltd |
| SCOTVEC | Scottish Vocational Education Council |
| SEAB |
Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board |
| SEB |
Southern Examinations Board |
| SEG | Southern Examining Group |
| SIGNAT | Signature |
| SQA | Scottish Qualifications Authority |
| SUJB | Southern Universities Joint Board |
| SWEB | South Western Examinations Board |
| TCL | Trinity College London |
| TLM | The Learning Machine |
| TRIN GH | Trinity Guildhall |
| TRINITY | Trinity College London |
| UAL | University of the Arts, London |
| UCLES |
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate |
| ULEAC |
University of London Examinations and Assessment Council |
| ULSEB | University of London School Examinations Board |
| ULSED | University of London School Examinations Department |
| UODLE | University of Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations |
| VTCT | Vocational Training Charitable Trust |
| WAMITAB | Waste Management Industry Training & Advisory Board |
| WCSM | Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers |
| WJEC | Welsh Join Education Committee |