Abbreviations and acronyms

The main abbreviations and acronyms used in the report are listed below.

AES

Adult Education Survey

AI

Artificial intelligence

AIKOS

Open Information, Counselling and Guidance System (Atvira profesinio informavimo ir konsultavimo sistema)

ALMPs

Active labour market policies

CPD

Continuing professional development

CVT

Continuous vocational training

DIH

Digital Innovation Hubs

EC

European Commission

EIM

Ministry of the Economy and Innovation (Ekonomikos ir inovacijų Ministerija)

ESF

European Social Fund

ESIF

European Structural and Investment Funds

EU

European Union

EWCS

European Working Conditions Survey

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FINMIN

Ministry of Finance (Finansų ministerija)

GDP

Gross domestic product

HE

Higher education

HEI

Higher education institution

HPWP

High-performance workplace practices

HR

Human resources

HRM

Human resource management

ICT

Information and communications technology

IIP

Investors in People

ILA

Individual Learning Account

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education

ITE

Initial teacher education

JAL

Junior Achievement Lithuania (Lietuvos Junior Achievement)

JRA

Job requirements approach

KPMPC

Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre (Kvalifikacijų ir profesinio mokymo plėtros centras)

LAAE

The Lithuanian Association of Adult Education

LAMA BPO

Association of Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions to organise general admissions (Lietuvos aukštųjų mokyklų asociaciją bendram priėmimui organizuoti)

LDK

Lithuanian Employers’ Confederation (Lietuvos darbdavių konfederacija)

LFS

Labour Force Survey

LIC

Lithuanian Innovation Centre

LPK

Lithuania Confederation of Industrialists (Lietuvos pramonininkų konfederacija)

LPSK

Lithuanian Trade Union Confederation (Lietuvos profesinių sąjungų konfederacija)

LRV

Lithuanian Business Confederation (Lietuvos verslo konfederacija)

LVK

Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (Mokslo, inovacijų ir technologijų agentūra)

MITA

Lithuanian Employers’ Confederation (Lietuvos darbdavių konfederacija)

MOOC

Massive open online course

NEC

National Examination Centre

NEET

Not in employment, education or training

NICS

Northern Ireland Civil Service People

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NPP

National Plan for Progress 2021-2030 (Nacionalinis pažangos planas)

NŽISK

National Commission for the Co-ordination of Human Resources Monitoring (Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės komisija nacionalinei žmogiškųjų išteklių stebėsenai koordinuoti)

PARP

Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości)

PES

Public employment services

PIAAC

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

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

R&D

Research and development

RPL

Recognition of prior learning

SAA

Skills assessment and anticipation

SADM

Ministry of Social Security and Labour (Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerija)

SGI

Sustainable Governance Indicators

SKVC

Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (Studijų kokybės vertinimo centras)

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

SMSM

Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania (Švietimo, mokslo ir sporto Ministerija)

STEAM

Science, technology, engineering, art (creative activities) and mathematics

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

STRATA

Government Strategic Analysis Center (Vyriausybės strateginės analizės centras)

TALIS

Teaching and Learning International Survey

VET

Vocational education and training

WBL

Work-based learning

VDI

State Labour Inspectorate (Valstybinė darbo inspekcija)