* Section - I: INTRODUCTION; ** Chapter - 1: Education Reform; ** Chapter - 2: Foundation Degrees; ** Chapter - 3: Policy and Regulation; ** Chapter - 4: Quality Assurance; ** Chapter - 5: QualificationFrameworks; * Section - II: TEACHING ESTABLISHMENTS; ** Chapter - 6: Further and Higher Education; ** Chapter - 7: Further and Higher Education Institutions; ** Chapter - 8: England andWales; ** Chapter - 9: Scotland; ** Chapter - 10: Northern Ireland; ** Chapter - 11: Universities and HE Colleges; ** Chapter - 12: Institutions receiving funding from Higher Education; ** Chapter - 13: Funding Council for England; ** Chapter - 14: Universities receiving funding from the Department for; ** Chapter - 15: Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland; ** Chapter - 16: Higher Education Institutions receiving funding from the Scottish; ** Chapter - 17: Funding Council; ** Chapter - 18: Institutions receiving funding from the Higher Education; ** Chapter - 19: Funding Council forWales; ** Chapter - 20: Other HE Organizations; * Section - III: QUALIFICATIONS; ** Chapter - 21: Introduction; ** Chapter - 22: Definition of Common Terms; ** Chapter - 23: Accrediting Regulatory Bodies; ** Chapter - 24: England; ** Chapter - 25: Scotland; ** Chapter - 26: Validating, Examining and Awarding Bodies/Organizations; ** Chapter - 27: ABC Awards; ** Chapter - 28: AQA; ** Chapter - 29: ASDAN; ** Chapter - 30: City & Guilds; ** Chapter - 31: Pearson (Edexcel, BTEC, EDI and LCCI); ** Chapter - 32: NCFE; ** Chapter - 33: OCR; ** Chapter - 34: WJEC; * Section - IV: QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED IN UNIVERSITIES; ** Chapter - 35: Admission to Degree Courses; ** Chapter - 36: Higher Education Institutes (HEIs); ** Chapter - 37: The Open University; ** Chapter - 38: Business Schools; ** Chapter - 39: Awards; ** Chapter - 40: First degrees; ** Chapter - 41: Higher degrees; ** Chapter - 42: Foundation degrees; ** Chapter - 43: Honorary degrees; ** Chapter - 44: Diplomas and certificates of higher education; ** Chapter - 45: Postgraduate diplomas and certificates; ** Chapter - 46: Postgraduate courses; ** Chapter - 47: Business schools; ** Chapter - 48: First awards; ** Chapter - 49: Higher awards; ** Chapter - 50: Universities listings; * Section - V: QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED BY PROFESSIONAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS; ** Chapter - 51: The Functions of Professional Associations; ** Chapter - 52: Qualifications; ** Chapter - 53: Study; ** Chapter - 54: Protection of Members' Interests; ** Chapter - 55: Membership of Professional Associations; ** Chapter - 56: Qualifying Associations; ** Chapter - 57: Examinations and Requirements; ** Chapter - 58: Gaining Professional Qualifications; ** Chapter - 59: The professions: listings; * Section - VI: BODIES ACCREDITING INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS; ** Chapter - 60: The British Accrediation Council for Independent; ** Chapter - 61: Further and Higher Education (BAC); ** Chapter - 62: The British Council; ** Chapter - 63: The Open and Distance Learning Quality Council (ODLQC); ** Chapter - 64: The Council for Independent Further Education (CIFE); * Section - VII: STUDY ASSOCIATIONS AND THE LEARNED SOCIETIES; ** Chapter - 65: Occupational Associations; ** Chapter - 66: List of Study Associations and Learned Societies; ** Chapter - 67: Index.