Acronyms and abbreviations
General acronyms and abbreviations | |
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AES | Adult Education Survey |
AI | Artificial Intelligence |
AFBG | Upgrading Training Assistance Act |
ALMP | Active Labour Market Policy |
ASMK | Standing Conference of the Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs |
AVMG | Act on the Promotion of Job-related CET in the Context of Structural Change and the Further Development of Training Assistance |
AZAV | Accrediting and Licensing Regulation Board for Employment Promotion |
CET | Continuing education and training |
COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
BA | Federal Employment Agency |
BAföG | Federal Training Assistance Act |
BAMF | Federal Agency for Migration and Refugees |
BBB | Federal Association of Vocational Education and Training Providers |
BBiG | Vocational Training Act |
BDA | Confederation of German Employer’s Associations |
BetrVG | Works Constitution Act |
BIBB | Federal Institute for Vocational Education |
BIZ | Occupational Information Centre |
BMAS | Federal Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs |
BMBF | Federal Ministry of Education and Research |
BMFSFJ | Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth |
BMI | Federal Ministry of the Interior |
BMWi | Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy |
BQFG | Federal Recognition Act |
CVET | Continuing Vocational Education and Training |
CVTS | Continuing Vocational Training Survey |
DGB | German Trade Union Federation |
DIE | German Institute for Adult Education |
DIHK | Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce |
DQR | German Qualification Framework |
DRV | German Pension Insurance |
DVV | German Association of Adult Education Centres |
EIB | European Investment Bank |
ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
ESF | European Social Fund |
EU | European Union |
EUR | Euro |
FernUSG | Distance Learning Protection Act |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
HRG | Higher Education Framework Act |
HwO | Crafts Code |
IAB | German Institute for Employment Research |
ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
IHK | Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
ISG | Institute for Social Research and Social Policy |
IVET | Initial Vocational Education and Training |
KMK | Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs |
KSchG | Dismissal Protection Act |
LBB | Lifelong Vocational Guidance |
LFS | Labour Force Survey |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
NWS | National Skills Strategy |
PES | Public Employment Services |
PIAAC | Survey of Adult Skills |
QCR | Skills Development Opportunities Act |
SGB | Social Security Code |
STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
SME | Small and medium enterprises |
TVG | Collective Bargaining Act |
VHS | Adult Education Centres |
WBB | CET guidance |
WMK | Standing Conference of the Ministers of Economic Affairs |
ZDH | German Confederation of Skilled Crafts |
Acronyms of OECD Member countries | Acronyms of the German federal states | ||||
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AUS | Australia | LVA | Latvia | BW | Baden-Württemberg |
AUT | Austria | MEX | Mexico | BY | Bavaria |
BEL | Belgium | NLD | Netherlands | BE | Berlin |
CAN | Canada | NOR | Norway | BB | Brandenburg |
CHE | Switzerland | NZL | New Zealand | HB | Bremen |
CHL | Chile | POL | Poland | HH | Hamburg |
COL | Colombia | PRT | Portugal | HE | Hesse |
CZE | Czech Republic | SVK | Slovak Republic | NI | Lower Saxony |
DEU | Germany | SVN | Slovenia | MV | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
DNK | Denmark | SWE | Sweden | NW | North Rhine-Westphalia |
ESP | Spain | TUR | Turkey | RP | Rhineland-Palatinate |
EST | Estonia | USA | United States | SL | Saarland |
FIN | Finland | SN | Saxony | ||
FRA | France | ST | Saxony-Anhalt | ||
HUN | Hungary | SH | Schleswig-Holstein | ||
GBR | Great Britain | TH | Thuringia | ||
GRC | Greece | ||||
IRE | Ireland | ||||
ISL | Iceland | ||||
ISR | Israel | ||||
ITA | Italy | ||||
JPN | Japan | ||||
KOR | South Korea | ||||
LTU | Lithuania | ||||
LUX | Luxemburg |
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