Acronyms and abbreviations
The main abbreviations and acronyms used in the report are listed below.
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
Slovenian Institute for Adult Education
Active labour market policy
Adult Learning Strategic Forum Scotland
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Careers Advisory Forum
Northern Ireland College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Confederation of British Industry
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Career information, advice and guidance
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Chartered Management Institute
Cluster Management Organisations
Centre of government
Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Northern Ireland Department of Education
Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (Republic of Ireland Programme)
Northern Ireland Department for Employment and Learning
Digital Economy and Society Index
Northern Ireland Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment
Northern Ireland Department for Communities
Northern Ireland Department for the Economy
Northern Ireland Department of Finance
Northern Ireland Department of Health
European Commission
European Economic Area
Employee Engagement Index
Estonian Education Information System
Educational Research Centre
Economic, social and cultural status
European Social Fund
European Structural and Investment Funds
United Kingdom Employer Skills Survey
Enterprise Shared Services initiative
Education and Training Board (Republic of Ireland Body)
Northern Ireland Education and Training Inspectorate
European Union
European Workplace Innovation Network
Early warning systems
Early Warning Indicator System
Foreign direct investment
Further education
Further education college
Federation of Small Businesses
Free school meals
General Certificate of Secondary Education
Gross domestic product
Global Value Chain
Higher education
Higher education institution
United Kingdom Higher Education Statistics Agency
Holistic Industry Productivity Scorecard (Singaporean assessment too)
High-performance workplace practices
Human resources
Human resource management
Information and communications technology
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Institute for Employment Studies
Investors in People
Individual Learning Account
Institute of Leadership and Management
International Labour Organization
Institute of Directors
Institute for Public Policy Research
Industry Reference Committee (Australian agency)
International Standard Classification of Education
Key Performance Indicator
Local Enterprise Office (Republic of Ireland agency)
Labour Force Survey
Lifelong learning
Leadership and Management Skills Assessment
Maximum student number
Medium-Term Expenditure Framework
Non-Departmental Public Body
Not in Education, Employment, or Training
Non-governmental organisation
National Health Service
Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Northern Ireland Civil Service
Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
National Qualifications Framework
National Skills Council (Republic of Ireland Body)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
United Kingdom Office for National Statistics
Estonian Information System - Oskuste Arendamise koordinatsioonisüsteem
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development
Professional development
Public Employment Service
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (OECD Survey of Adult Skills)
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
Programme for International Student Assessment
Pre-School Education Programme
Quality Assurance
Research and Development
Skills assessment and anticipation
Strategic Advisory Forum
Skills Development Scotland (Scotland public body)
Dutch Social and Economic Council - Sociaal-Economische Raad
Sustainable Governance Indicators
Swedish Municipalities and the County Councils
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Standard Occupational Classification
Shortage Occupation List
Republic of Ireland Agency - An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna
Sector Skills Council
Skill shortage vacancies
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Technical and Further Education in New South Wales
Teaching and Learning International Survey
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
United Kingdom Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UK Commission for Employment and Skills
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
Ulster University Economic Policy Centre
Vocational education and training
Danish Advanced Adult Education
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