Abbreviations and acronyms
The following are the main Flemish acronyms cited in the report. Other acronyms cited occasionally are defined where used.
Adult Education Survey
Agentschap voor Hoger Onderwijs, Volwassenonderwijs, Kwalificaties en Studietoelagen, the Flemish agency for higher education, adult education, qualifications and allowances
Active labour market programmes
Centres for Adult Basic Education or Centra voor Basiseducatie (CBO) in Dutch
Centres for Adult Education or Centra voor Volwassenenonderwijs (CVO) in Dutch
Centrum Algemeen Welzijnswerk, the Flemish centre for general social support for adults
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
Centre of Expertise for Labour Market Monitoring, or Steunpunt Werk in Dutch
Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding, the Flemish pupil guidance centre
Early childhood education and care
Employment protection legislation
National Agency for the Erasmus+ programme in Flanders
European Union
European Social Fund
Erkenning van Verworven Competenties, or skills validation in English.
Erkenning van Verworven Kwalificaties, or qualifications validation in English
Gross domestic product
Guidance and Orientation of Adult Learners, Erasmus+ project
Global value chain
Hoger beroepsonderwijs, or higher vocational education in English
Onderzoeksinstituut voor Arbeid en Samenleving, or the Research Institute for Work and Society in English
High performance workplace practices
Human resource
Individuele Beroepsopleiding, Flemish vocational training programme for individuals in enterprises
Information and communication technology
International Labour Organisation
Jongeren Advies Centrum, youth organisation of the Centrum Algemeen Welzijnswerk, the Flemish centre for general social support for adults
Kleine en Middelgrote Ondernemingen, or SMEs in English
Labour Force Survey
Massive open online courses
Not in employment, education or training
Nederlands als tweede taal, Dutch as a second language
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Onderwijs Kwalificerende Opleidings Trajecten, a qualifying trajectory with a VDAB training contract
Public employment service
Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (Survey of Adult Skills)
Programme for International Student Assessment
Research and development
Regionaal Technologie Centrum, Regional Technology Centre
Skills assessment and anticipation
Sectorale Arbeidsbemiddeling Bouw, a sectoral job placement programme in the construction sector
Sociaal-Economische Raad van Vlaanderen, the Flemish social economic council
Small and medium-sized enterprise
Social security contributions
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Vlaams Agentschap voor Ondernemersvorming, or the Agency for Entrepreneurial Training in English
Unit labour costs
Value added tax
Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding, or the Flemish Public Employment Service (PES) in English
Vlaams Economisch Sociaal Overlegcomité, the tripartite committee with social partners and the Flemish Government, the SERV is responsible for the secretariat
Vocational education and training
Vlaams Arbeidsmarktonderzoek van de Toekomst or Flemish Labour Market Research of the Future in English
Vlaamse Onderwijsraad, the Flemish Education Council
Validation of prior learning
Wetenschappelijk onderwijs, or university in English
Wage peak system
Beleidsdomein Werk en Sociale Economie, or the domain of work and social economy in English