Abbreviations and acronyms

The following are the main abbreviations and acronyms cited in the report.

Abbreviation/acronym

Full description

AEGIS

Adult Educational Guidance and Information Services

AI

Artificial intelligence

ALMPs

Active labour market policies

AUG

Adult Upgrading Grant

BTEI

Back to Education Initiative

CAO

Central Applications Office

CCSP

Community Childcare Subvention Plus

CDPT

Cross-Departmental Project Team

CEDEFOP

European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

CEOs

Chief executive officers

COALESCE

Collaborative Alliances for Societal Challenges

CPD

Continuing professional development

CSO

Central Statistics Office

CVSE

Community, voluntary, charity and social enterprise

CVT

Continuing vocational training

CVTS

Continuing Vocational Training Survey

DAFM

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

DCEDYI

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

DEP EDU

Department of Education

DETE

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

DFHERIS

Department of Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science

DHLGH

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

DoES

Department of Education and Skills

DPENDPDR

Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery & Reform

DRCD

Department for Rural and Community Development

DSP

Department of Social Protection

DTCAGSM

Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

ECS

European Company Survey

EfP

Evidence for Policy Unit

EGFSN

Expert Group on Future Skills Needs

EI

Enterprise Ireland

EQF

European Qualification Framework

ERC

Education and Research Centre

ESCO

European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations Classification

ESRI

Economic and Social Research Institute

ETB

Education and training board

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FE

Further education

FET

Further education and training

GDP

Gross domestic product

GNI

Gross national income

GVCs

Global value chains

HCI

Human Capital Initiative

HE

Higher education

HEA

Higher Education Authority

HEIs

Higher education institutions

HELS

Higher Education Links Scheme

HPWPs

High-performance work practices

HSE

Health Service Executive

ICT

Information and communications technology

IDA

Industrial Development Agency

IEA

International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement

IGEES

Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service

IIP

Investors in People

ILAs

Individual learning accounts

IRC

Irish Research Council

ISCED

International Standard Classification for Education

ISCO

International Standard Classification of Occupations

IT

Information technology

IoT

Institute of Technology

LCA

Leaving Certificate Applied

LCE

Leaving Certificate Established

LCVP

Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme

LECPs

Local Economic and Community Plans

LEEF

Labour Employer Economic Forum

LEOs

Local Enterprise Offices

LFS

Labour Force Survey

LMAC

Labour Market Advisory Council

LMI

Labour market information

MFI

Micro Finance Ireland

MNEs

Multinational enterprises

MoUs

Memoranda of understanding

NAA

National Apprenticeship Alliance

NACE

Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community

NAO

National Apprenticeship Office

NCCA

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

NCPC

National Competitiveness and Productivity Council

NCPP

National Centre for Partnership and Performance

NCS

National Childcare Scheme

NCSE

National Council for Special Education

NDP

National Development Plan 2021-2030

NES

National Employer Survey

NESC

National Economic and Social Council

NEET

Not in education, employment and training

NFQ

National Framework of Qualifications

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NPF

National Planning Framework

NSAI

National Standards Authority of Ireland

NSC

National Skills Council

NSSSG

National Skills Strategy Steering Group

NTF

National Training Fund

NTFAG

National Training Fund Advisory Group

PDST

Professional Development Service for Teachers

PES

Public employment services

PIAAC

Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PLC

Post-Leaving Certificate

QQI

Quality and Qualifications Ireland

R&D

Research and development

R&I

Research and innovation

RAS

Recruitment Agency Survey

RPL

Recognition of prior learning

RD&I

Research, development and innovation

RSES

Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies

RSF

Regional Skills Fora

SFI

Science Foundation Ireland

SGI

Sustainable Governance Indicators

SLMRU

Skills and Labour Market Research Unit

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

SOG

Senior Officials Groups

SPAs

Strategic Performance Agreements

SST

Specific Skills Training

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

ToR

Terms of Reference

TTOs

Technology Transfer Offices

TUs

Technological Universities

UDL

Universal Design of Learning

VTOS

Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme

WBL

Work-based learning