Continuing Education and Training in Germany

Acronyms and abbreviations

 

General acronyms and abbreviations
AES	Adult Education Survey
AI	Artificial Intelligence
AFBG	Upgrading Training Assistance Act
ALMP	Active Labour Market Policy
ASMK	Standing Conference of the Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs
AVMG	Act on the Promotion of Job-related CET in the Context of Structural Change and the Further Development of Training Assistance
AZAV	Accrediting and Licensing Regulation Board for Employment Promotion
CET	Continuing education and training
COVID‑19	Coronavirus disease 2019
BA	Federal Employment Agency
BAföG	Federal Training Assistance Act
BAMF	Federal Agency for Migration and Refugees
BBB	Federal Association of Vocational Education and Training Providers
BBiG	Vocational Training Act
BDA	Confederation of German Employer’s Associations
BetrVG	Works Constitution Act
BIBB	Federal Institute for Vocational Education
BIZ	Occupational Information Centre
BMAS	Federal Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs
BMBF	Federal Ministry of Education and Research
BMFSFJ	Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
BMI	Federal Ministry of the Interior
BMWi	Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy
BQFG	Federal Recognition Act
CVET	Continuing Vocational Education and Training
CVTS	Continuing Vocational Training Survey
DGB	German Trade Union Federation
DIE	German Institute for Adult Education
DIHK	Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce
DQR	German Qualification Framework
DRV	German Pension Insurance
DVV	German Association of Adult Education Centres
EIB	European Investment Bank
ERDF	European Regional Development Fund
ESF	European Social Fund
EU	European Union
EUR	Euro
FernUSG	Distance Learning Protection Act
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
HRG	Higher Education Framework Act
HwO	Crafts Code
IAB	German Institute for Employment Research
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
IHK	Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ISCED	International Standard Classification of Education
ISCO	International Standard Classification of Occupations
ISG	Institute for Social Research and Social Policy
IVET	Initial Vocational Education and Training
KMK	Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs
KSchG	Dismissal Protection Act
LBB	Lifelong Vocational Guidance
LFS	Labour Force Survey
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development
NWS	National Skills Strategy
PES	Public Employment Services
PIAAC	Survey of Adult Skills
QCR	Skills Development Opportunities Act
SGB	Social Security Code
STEM	Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
SME	Small and medium enterprises
TVG	Collective Bargaining Act
VHS	Adult Education Centres
WBB	CET guidance
WMK	Standing Conference of the Ministers of Economic Affairs
ZDH	German Confederation of Skilled Crafts

 

Acronyms of OECD Member countries				Acronyms of the German federal states
AUS	Australia	LVA	Latvia	BW	Baden-Württemberg
AUT	Austria	MEX	Mexico	BY	Bavaria
BEL	Belgium	NLD	Netherlands	BE	Berlin
CAN	Canada	NOR	Norway	BB	Brandenburg
CHE	Switzerland	NZL	New Zealand	HB	Bremen
CHL	Chile	POL	Poland	HH	Hamburg
COL	Colombia	PRT	Portugal	HE	Hesse
CZE	Czech Republic	SVK	Slovak Republic	NI	Lower Saxony
DEU	Germany	SVN	Slovenia	MV	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
DNK	Denmark	SWE	Sweden	NW	North Rhine‑Westphalia
ESP	Spain	TUR	Turkey	RP	Rhineland-Palatinate
EST	Estonia	USA	United States	SL	Saarland
FIN	Finland			SN	Saxony
FRA	France			ST	Saxony-Anhalt
HUN	Hungary			SH	Schleswig-Holstein
GBR	Great Britain			TH	Thuringia
GRC	Greece
IRE	Ireland
ISL	Iceland
ISR	Israel
ITA	Italy
JPN	Japan
KOR	South Korea
LTU	Lithuania
LUX	Luxemburg