Acronyms and abbreviations

AESL

Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Advanced Education, Skill and Labour

Anact

L'Agence Nationale pour L'Amélioration des Conditions de Travail (France)

AUD

Australian dollar

AWPA

Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency

BC

British Colombia

CAD

Canadian dollar

CEGEP

Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel

CEI

Centre for Employment Innovation (Nova Scotia)

CHAMP

Consortium for Human Resources Development Ability Magnified Programme (Korea)

COPS

Canadian Occupational Projection System

EIF

Employer Investment Fund (United Kingdom)

EOP

Employer Ownership of Skills pilot (United Kingdom)

ESDC

Employment and Social Development Canada

EUWIN

European Workplace Innovation Network

GDP

Gross domestic product

G7

Group of Seven (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States)

GIF

Growth and Innovation Fund (United Kingdom)

HPWP

High-performance work practices

HR

Human Resources

ICT

Information and communications technology

IiP

Investors in People programme (United Kingdom)

ISED

Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (Canada)

LEPC

Local Employment Planning Council

LMDA

Labour Market Development Agreement

LMIC

Labour Market Information Council

NEC

National Evaluation Coordinator (United States)

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NLWIC

Newfoundland and Labrador Workforce Innovation Centre

OCWI

Ontario Centre for Workforce Innovation

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PAL

Priorities for Adult Learning dashboard

PIAAC

OECD Survey of Adult Skills

R&D

Research and development

ROI

Return on investment

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprises

SMS

Scientific Maryland Scale

Tekes

Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation, now Business Finland

TYKE, TYKES

Finland's workplace development programmes

UK

United Kingdom

UKCES

United Kingdom Commission for Employment and Skills

UKFP

United Kingdom Futures Programme

WDA

Workforce Development Agreement

WIA

Workforce Investment Act (United States)

WIC

Workforce innovation centre

WIE

Workplace Innovation Europe

WIEP

Workplace Innovation Engagement Programme (Scotland)

WIF

Workforce Innovation Fund (United States)

WIOA

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (United States)

WSI

Workplace Skills Initiative (Canada)