Education Policy Outlook 2018

Abbreviations and acronyms

ACM	Alto Comissariado para as Migrações - High Commissioner for Migration (Portugal)
ACSS	After-School Childcare Scheme (Ireland)
AHS	Allgemeinbildende Höhere Schule - General higher secondary schools (Austria)
AIC	Academic Information Centre (Latvia)
ANPAL	Agenzia Nazionale per le Politiche Attive del Lavoro - National Agency for Active Labor Policies (Italy)
APJ	Action Plan for Jobs (Ireland)
ARNEC	Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood
BiSS	Bildung durch Sprache und Schrift - Education through Language and Writing (Germany)
BMBF	Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung - Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)
BMAS	Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales - Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs (Germany)
BMFSJ	Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend - Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (Germany)
BOF	BMBF-Programm Berufsorientierung für Flüchtlinge - Extended career orientation programme on VET programmes in the handcraft sector (Germany)
BWINK	Bundesweite Informatikwettbewerbe - Nationwide computer science competitions (Germany)
CAL	Canada Apprentice Loan
CCS	Community Childcare Subvention (Ireland)
CEDEFOP	European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
CFT	Centro de Formación Técnica - Technical training centre (Chile)
CIPO	Context, Inputs, Process, Outcomes
CLEAR	Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results
CONALEP	Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica - National College of Technical Education (Mexico)
CPMS	centre psycho–médico-social - psycho-social-medical centre (French Community, Belgium)
DCYA	Department of Children and Youth Affairs (Ireland)
DEIS	Delivering Equality of opportunity in Schools (Ireland)
DEPP	Direction de l'évaluation, de la prospective et de la performance - Department of Evaluation, Foresight and Performance (France)
EASIE	European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education
EC	European Commission
ECCE	Early Childhood Care and Education (Ireland)
ECEC	early childhood education and care
ECVET	European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training
ENICC	Estratégia Nacional para a Integração das Comunidades Ciganas - National Strategy for the Integration of Roma Communities (Portugal)
ENQA	European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
EPI	Education Policy Institute (England, United Kingdom)
EPO	Education Policy Outlook
EQAR	European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education
EQAVET	European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for VET
EQF	European Qualifications Framework
ERO	Education Review Office (New Zealand)
ESCS	economic, social and cultural status
ESF	European Social Fund
ETB	Education and Training Board (Ireland)
ETBI	Education and Training Boards Ireland (national representative body overseeing ETBs)
FÁS	An Foras Áiseanna Saothair - former Training and Employment Authority (Ireland), replaced by SOLAS
FEP	Framework Educational Programme (Czech Republic)
FET	Further Education and Training (Ireland)
FINEEC	Finnish Education Evaluation Centre
FINNUT	Programme for Research and Innovation in the Educational Sector (Norway)
FRA	European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
GDP	gross domestic product
GPDS	Groupe de prévention du décrochage scolaire - group to prevent school dropout (France)
HBO5	Hoger beroepsonderwijs - Higher Vocational Education (Flemish Community, Belgium)
HEA	Higher Education Authority (Ireland)
HEPPP	Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (Australia)
ICT	information and communication technology
IP	Instituto Profesional - Professional Institute (Chile)
ISSP	Indigenous Student Success Program (Australia)
ITS	Istituti Tecnici Superiori - Higher Technical Institutes (Italy)
IUT	instituts universitaires de technologie - university institutes of technology (France)
JASSO	Japan Student Services Organization
KiföG	Kinderförderungsgesetzes - Childcare Funding Act (Germany)
KMK	Kultusministerkonferenz - Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder (Germany)
KQF	Korean Qualifications Framework
LC	Leaving Certificate programme (Ireland)
LCA	Leaving Certificate Applied (Ireland)
LCVP	Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (Ireland)
LOMCE	Ley Orgánica para la Mejora de la Calidad Educativa - Organic Law for the Improvement of Educational Quality (Spain)
Lpfö 98	Läroplan för Förskolan - Reforms to the ECEC curriculum (Sweden)
MEXT	Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
MINEDUC	Ministerio de Educación - Ministry of Education (Chile)
MIZS	Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (Slovenia)
NAHVE	Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education
NAP- I	National Action Plan on Integration (Germany)
NCEA	National Certificate of Educational Achievement (New Zealand)
NCS	National Competency Standard (Korea)
NDCO	National Disability Coordination Officer (Australia)
NEET	neither employed nor in education or training
NIFU	Nordisk institut for studier av innovasjon, forskning og utdanning - Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (Norway)
NIRN	National Implementation Research Network (United States)
NMS	Neue Mittelschule - New Secondary School (Austria)
NP	National Partnership (Agreements) (Australia)
NQF	national qualification framework
NVAO	Nederlands- Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie - Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (The Netherlands)
NZQA	New Zealand Qualifications Authority
NZQF	New Zealand Qualifications Framework
OCEPE	Orientações Curriculares para a Educação Pré-escolar - Curriculum Guidelines for Preschool Education (Portugal)
OHCHR	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
P- TECH	Pathways in Technology (Australia)
PAUSE	Programme d'aide à l'Accueil en Urgence des Scientifiques en Exil - Programme of Assistance to the Emergency Hospitality of Scientists in Exile (France)
PES	Public Employment Services (Slovenia)
PIAAC	Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
PISA	Programme for International Student Assessment
PLC	Post Leaving Certificate Course (Ireland)
PM&C	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)
PNPSE	Plano Nacional de Promoção do Sucesso Escolar - National Programme to Promote Educational Success (Portugal)
PPRE	programme personnalisé de réussite éducative - personalised programme for educational success (France)
PSU	Prueba de Selección Universitaria - university admission exam (Chile)
PROA	Plan de Refuerzo, Orientación y Apoyo - Plan for Reinforcement, Guidance and Support (Spain)
QCAA	Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (Australia)
RERS	Réseaux d’Échanges Réciproques de Savoirs - Reciprocal Knowledge Exchange Networks (France)
SDGs	(United Nations) Sustainable Development Goals
SEA	State Employment Agency (Latvia)
SEDA	State Education Development Agency (Latvia)
SEN	special education needs
SEP	Ley de Subvención Escolar Preferencial - Preferential School Subsidy (Chile)
SERV	Sociaal- Economische Raad van Vlanderen - Social and Economic Council of Flanders (Flemish Community, Belgium)
SMC	Social Mobility Commission (England, United Kingdom)
SN	Snapshots (Please see Chapter 7)
SOK	Slovenian Qualifications Framework Act
SOLAS	An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna - Further Education and Training Authority (Ireland)
STEM	science, technology, engineering and mathematics
STPs	Secondary-Tertiary Programmes (New Zealand)
SVR	Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration
TEIP3	Third Generation of the Education Territories of Priority Intervention Programme (Portugal)
TLF	Technology and Learning Fund (Ontario, Canada)
TVET	technical and vocational education and training (Chile)
UNESCO UIS	UNESCO Institute for Statistics
VET	vocational education and training
YG	Youth Guarantee