| Acronyms and abbreviations | Full name |
| ACP | Academic and Career Plan(s) |
| ACPP | Academic and Career Plan Portfolio |
| ACS | American Community Survey |
| ACS-CWIFT | American Community Survey Comparable Wage Index for Teachers |
| AFNR | Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| ASD | Advanced Studies Diploma |
| BCC | Board for Community Colleges |
| BWD | Board of Workforce Development |
| CC | Community College(s) |
| CCCI | College, Career, and Civic Readiness Index |
| CCD | Common Core of Data |
| CCL | Career Connected Learning |
| CCR | College and Career Readiness |
| CDA | Career Development Activities |
| CEM | Career Education Model |
| CGC | Career Guidance and Counselling |
| CIC | Career Investigation Courses |
| CMEC | Council of Ministers of Education (Canada) |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CRI | Career Readiness Index |
| CTE | Career and Technical Education |
| CTSO | Career and Technical Student Organizations |
| CV | Curriculum Vitae |
| DECA | Distributive Education Clubs of America |
| DEIS | Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools |
| DHCD | Department of Housing and Community |
| DWFDA | Department of Workforce Development and Advancement |
| DoDEA | Department of Defense Education Activity |
| ECEC | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| EDU | OECD Education and Skills Directorate |
| EIP | Early Identification Program |
| ESSA | Every Student Succeeds Act |
| FBLA | (Virginia) Future Business Leaders of America |
| FCCLA | (Virginia) Family, Career and Community Leaders of America |
| FCD | Facilitating Career Development |
| FFA | (Virginia) Future Farmers of America |
| FRL | Free or Reduced Lunch |
| GCDF | Global Career Development Facilitator |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GMU | George Mason University |
| GO | Growth and Opportunity (Virginia) |
| GO TEC | Great Opportunities in Technology and Engineering Careers |
| GUV | Gear Up Virginia |
| HB | House Bill |
| HE | Higher Education |
| HEI | Higher Education Institutions |
| HOSA | (Virginia) Health Occupations Students of America |
| HQWBL | High Quality Work-based Learning |
| HS | High School |
| IALR | Institute for Advanced Learning and Research |
| IBR | Income-Based Repayment |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IHE | Institutions of Higher Education |
| IIFP | (Commonwealth) Innovative Internship Fund and Program |
| ILP | Individualised Learning Plan |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| IT | Information Technology |
| JLARC | Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission |
| LEA | Local Education Agency |
| LED | Local Employment Dynamics |
| LMI | Labour Market Information |
| MSCI | Middle School Career Investigations |
| NCDA | National Career Development Association |
| NCES | National Center for Education Statistics |
| NDE | Nebraska Department of Education |
| NEET | Not in Education, Employment or Training |
| NOCTI | National Occupational Competency Testing Institute |
| ODiCY | (OECD) Observatory on Digital Technologies in Career Guidance for Youth |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PES | Public Employment Service |
| PIAAC | Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PK | Pre-kindergarten |
| RUCA | Rural-Urban Commuting Area |
| RW-LMIC | Real World Labour Market Challenges |
| SAE | Supervised Agricultural Experience |
| SB | Senate Bill |
| SCHEV | State Council of Higher Education for Virginia |
| SD | Standard Diploma |
| SDS | Skills Development Scotland |
| SES | Socioeconomic Status |
| SOA | Standards of Accreditation |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| TAG | Tuition Assistance Grant |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TEC | Technology and Engineering Careers |
| TET | Finnish: “Työelämään tutustuminen”; English translation: “Getting to know working life” |
| TLP | The Learning Partnership |
| TOKW | Take Our Kids to Work |
| TSA | (Virginia) Technology Student Association |
| UDL | Universal Design for Learning |
| UI | Unemployment Insurance |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| US | United States |
| US DOE | United States Department of Education |
| US DOL | United States Department of Labor |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| V-TOP | Virginia Talent Opportunity Partnership |
| VA | Virginia |
| VATI | Virginia Telecommunication Initiative |
| VCC | Virginia Cooperative Council |
| VCCC | Virginia Career Coach Certification |
| VCCS | Virginia Community College System |
| VCU | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| VDHCD | Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development |
| VDOE | Virginia Department of Education |
| VEDP | Virginia Economic Development Partnerships |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| VICE | Virginia Institute on Cooperative Education |
| VIEW | Vital Information for Education and Work |
| VLDS | Virginia Longitudinal Data System |
| VOEE | Virginia Office of Education Economics |
| WBL | Work-based Learning |
| WFD | Workforce Development |
| WIOA | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act |
| WRS | Workplace Readiness Skills |
Career Readiness Review: The Commonwealth of Virginia, United States
