Acronyms and abbreviations

ADG

Public employment service of the German-speaking community (Arbeitsamt der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft)

AFT

Employment training centre (Ateliers de Formation par le travail)

ALE

Local Employment Agencies (Agences Locales pour l’Emploi)

ALMPs

Active Labour Market Policies

AMU

Vocational training centres in Denmark (Arbejdsmarkedsuddannelser)

ASBL

Not-for-profit organisations or associations (Associations sans but lucratif)

BA

German public employment service (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)

BCR

Brussels-Capital Region

BEE

Bruxelles Economie et Emploi

CAPAC

Auxiliary fund for the payment of unemployment insurance benefits (Caisse auxiliaire de paiement des allocations de chômage)

CDO

Vocational school dispensing teaching in Dutch (Centrum voor Deeltijds Onderwijs)

CE2D

Certificate of upper secondary education (Certificat d’enseignement secondaire du deuxième degré)

CEB

Basic education certificate (Certificat d'études de base)

CEFA

Education and dual learning centres (Centres d'Éducation et de Formation en Alternance)

CESS

Secondary school diplomas (Certificat d'enseignement secondaire supérieur)

CESS

Certificate of upper secondary education (Certificat d’enseignement secondaire supérieur)

CGSLB

General Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions of Belgium (Centrale générale des syndicats libéraux de Belgique)

COCOF

French Community Commission (Commission Communautaire Française)

COCOM

Common Community Commission (Commission Communautaire Commune)

CPAS

Social assistance centre (Centres publiques d’action sociale)

CQ

Qualification certificate (Certificats de qualification)

CSC

Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (Confédération des Syndicats chrétiens)

CV

Curriculum vitae

CVO

Adult education centres dispensing teaching in Dutch (Centrum voor Volwassenenonderwijs)

EPS

Vocational adult education dispensing teaching in French (Enseignement de promotion sociale)

ETA

Adapted work enterprise (Entreprises de Travail Adapté)

EU

European Union

EUR

Euros

FGTB

General Labour Federation of Belgium (Fédération générale du travail de Belgique)

HOVO

Higher Education for The Elderly (Hoger Onderwijs Voor Ouderen)

IAP

Individual Action Plan

IBSA

Brussels Institute for Statistics and Analysis (Institut Bruxellois de Statistique et d'Analyse)

ICT

Information and communication technology

IRE

Regional labour inspectorate (Inspection Régionale de l’Emploi)

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education

ISCO

International Standard Classification of Occupations

JVS

Job Vacancy Survey

LFS

Labour Force Survey

LPM

Linear probability model

NACE

Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community

NAICS

North American Industry Classification System

NEET

Youth neither in employment nor in education and training

NUTS

Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics

OISP

Not-for-profit associations providing training and labour market services (Organismes d’insertion socio-professionnelle)

ONEM

National Employment Office (Office National de l’Emploi)

PES

Public employment service

PFE

Sector-focused training centres (Pôles Formation Emploi)

PPP

Public Private Partnership

PTP

Programme for professional transition (Programme de transition professionnelle)

RCT

Randomised Control Trial

RIS

Minimum income benefits (Revenu d’intégration sociale)

SFPME/EFP

Dual learning service for SMEs dispensing teaching in French (Service Formation des PME/Espace Formation)

SIP

Placement internship (Stage d’insertion professionnelle)

SME

Small- and Medium-sized enterprise

SPF

Federal public service (Service Public Féderal)

SPI

Not-for-profit associations providing training (Socioprofessionele Inschakeling)

StatBel

Statistics Belgium

TE

Finnish public employment service (Työ-ja elinkeinotoimisto)

TL

Territorial level

TZCLD

Territories with zero long-term unemployment (Territoires Zéro Chômeur de Longue Durée)

UI

Unemployment insurance

VCO

Centre providing adult vocational education in Dutch (Centrum voor Volwassenenonderwijs)

VDAB

Public employment service of the Flemish Region (Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding)

VET

Vocational education and training