Acronyms and abbreviations

AI

Artificial intelligence

CCDF

Canadian Career Development Foundation

CDP

Career Development Practitioner

CCDP

Certified Career Development Practitioner

CDI

Career Development Institute, United Kingdom

CEIS

Career and Employment Information Services, Alberta

CERIC

Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling

CLARS

Coordinated Language Assessment and Referral System, Ontario

CPMT

Commission des Partenaires du Marchés du Travail, Quebec

CEP

Conseil en Évolution Professionnelle, France

C.O.

Conseillers et Conseillères d’Orientation (Guidance Counsellors), Quebec

CPC

Career Professionals Canada

ECGC

European Career Guidance Certificate

ESDC

Employment and Social Development Canada

ESPP

Employment Success Package Programme, Korea

FLMM

Forum of Labour Market Ministers

FSC

Future Skills Centre

GDP

Gross domestic product

GOAL

Guidance and Orientation for Adult Learners, EU project

IAEVG

International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance

ICT

Information and communications technology

KPI

Key performance indicator

LMDA

Labour Market Development Agreement

LMI

Labour Market Information

LMIC

Labour Market Information Council

NCI

National Career Institute, Australia

NCGE

National Centre for Guidance in Education, Ireland

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

OCCOQ

Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation du Québec

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PAL

Priorities for Adult Learning Dashboard

PARAF

Programme pour la requalification et l’augmentation de la formation (Renewed Prosperity Through Greater Training Program), Quebec

PCM

People and Communities in Motion, Quebec

PES

Public employment service

PIAAC

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

PLAR

Prior learning assessment and recognition

PRACTIC

Programme pour la requalification et l’accompagnement en technologies de l’informations et communications (Information and communication technology requalification and training program), Quebec

PRIME

Performance Recording Instrument for Meaningful Evaluation

RAC

Reconnaissance des acquis et des compétences (recognition of prior learning), Quebec

SARCA

Services d'accueil, de référence, de conseil et d'accompagnement (Reception, referral, counselling and support services), Quebec

SCGA

OECD Survey of Career Guidance for Adults

S&Gs

Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners

SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises

VET

Vocational education and training

WDA

Workforce Development Agreement

Canadian Provinces and Territories

AB

Alberta

BC

British Columbia

MB

Manitoba

NB

New Brunswick

NL

Newfoundland and Labrador

NS

Nova Scotia

NT

Northwest Territories

NU

Nunavut

ON

Ontario

PE

Prince Edward Island

QC

Quebec

SK

Saskatchewan

YT

Yukon