Acronyms and abbreviations

AI

Artificial intelligence

AUD

Australian Dollars

BP

Brush Up Program for Professionals

DKK

Danish Krone

ECEC

Early childhood education and care

EUR

Euro

EUWIN

European Workplace Innovation Network

HPWP

High performance work practices

ICT

Information and communication technology

IFR

International Federation of Robotics

IOT

Internet of Things

JAMOTE

Japan Association for Management of Training and Education

JEED

Japan Organisation for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities

and Job Seekers

JILPT

Japanese Institute for Labour Policy and Training

JMOOC

Japan Massive Open Online Education Promotion Council

JPY

Japanese Yen

KSQA

Korean Skills Quality Authority

KRW

Korean Won

M2M

Machine-to-machine communication

MEXT

Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology

MHLW

Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OFF-JT

Off-the-job training

OJT

On-the-job training

PES

Public employment services

PIAAC

OECD’s Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (Survey of Adult Skills)

PISA

OECD Programme for International Student Assessment

RFID

Radio-frequency identification technology

RPL

Recognition of prior learning

SAA

Skills assessment and anticipation

SAP

Structural adjustment packages

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprises

STEP

Korean Smart Training Education Platform

VET

Vocational education and training