Abbreviations and acronyms

The following are the main acronyms cited in the report.

DM

Deputy minister

DPM

Deputy prime minister

EI

Employment Insurance

ESLC

Economic, Social and Labour Council

FKI

Federation of Korean Industries

FKTU

Federation of Korean Trade Unions

HRD Korea

Human Resources Development Services of Korea

ICT

Information and communications technology

ILA

Individual learning accounts

ISC

Industrial skills council

KCCI

Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry

KCTU

Korean Confederation of Trade Unions

KDI

Korea Development Institute

KEDI

Korean Educational Development Institute

KEF

Korea Employers Federation

KEIS

Korea Employment Information Service

KIPA

Korea Institute of Public Administration

KLI

Korea Labour Institute

KLIPS

Korean Labour and Income Panel Study

K-MOOC

Korean Massive Open Online Course

KQF

Korea Qualifications Framework

KRIVET

Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training

KSQA

Korean Skills Quality Authority

MoE

Ministry of Education

MoEL

Ministry of Employment and Labour

MoGEF

Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

MoIS

Ministry of Interior and Safety

MPM

Ministry of Personnel Management

NCS

National Competency Standards

NILE

National Institute of Lifelong Learning

NQF

National Qualifications Framework

NTLC

National Tomorrow Learning Card

PIAAC

Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies

PIMAC

Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Management Centre

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

RSC

Regional skills council

SAMC

Social Affairs Ministers’ Committee

SC

Sectoral human resource development council

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

SMILE

Seoul Metropolitan Institute for Lifelong Education

STEP

Smart Training Education Platform

VET

Vocational education and training