| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| AUD | Australian Dollars |
| BP | Brush Up Program for Professionals |
| DKK | Danish Krone |
| ECEC | Early childhood education and care |
| EUR | Euro |
| EUWIN | European Workplace Innovation Network |
| HPWP | High performance work practices |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IFR | International Federation of Robotics |
| IOT | Internet of Things |
| JAMOTE | Japan Association for Management of Training and Education |
| JEED | Japan Organisation for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job Seekers |
| JILPT | Japanese Institute for Labour Policy and Training |
| JMOOC | Japan Massive Open Online Education Promotion Council |
| JPY | Japanese Yen |
| KSQA | Korean Skills Quality Authority |
| KRW | Korean Won |
| M2M | Machine-to-machine communication |
| MEXT | Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology |
| MHLW | Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OFF-JT | Off-the-job training |
| OJT | On-the-job training |
| PES | Public employment services |
| PIAAC | OECD’s Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (Survey of Adult Skills) |
| PISA | OECD Programme for International Student Assessment |
| RFID | Radio-frequency identification technology |
| RPL | Recognition of prior learning |
| SAA | Skills assessment and anticipation |
| SAP | Structural adjustment packages |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| STEP | Korean Smart Training Education Platform |
| VET | Vocational education and training |