| AARP | American Association of Retired Persons (United States) |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| ALMP | Active Labour Market Policy |
| AMS | Austria’s Public Employment Service (Austria) |
| Cedefop | European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
| CPD | Continuing Professional Development |
| CRED | Relevant Curriculum, Open Education for All (Romania) |
| ECE | Early Childhood Education |
| ECEC | Early Childhood Education and Care |
| ECSET | Early Childhood Special Education Teacher (Finland) |
| EdTech | Education Technology |
| ENIC | European Network of Information Centres |
| EU | European Union |
| EPO | Education Policy Outlook |
| ESP | Extended School Programme (Northern Ireland, United Kingdom) |
| FEST | Formation en Situation de Travail (France) |
| HE | Higher Education |
| HEI | Higher Education Institution |
| HR | Human Resources |
| IBE-PIB | Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (Poland) |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IEA | International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement |
| IQS | Institute for Quality Assurance of the Federal Government (Austria) |
| IT | Information Technology |
| MOOC | Massive Open Online Course |
| NARIC | National Academic Recognition Information Centres in the European Union |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NIESIS | Northern Ireland Extended Schools Information System (Northern Ireland, United Kingdom) |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OUC | Open University of China (China) |
| PADDE | Development of the Digital Development Plans (Portugal) |
| PES | Public Employment Service |
| pHARE | Programme de Lutte Contre Le Harcèlement à l'école (France) |
| PIAAC | Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PRONOEI | Programas No Escolarizados de Educación Inicial (Peru) |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| RPL | Recognition of Prior Learning |
| SCSEP | Senior Community Service Employment Program (United States) |
| SEL | Social and Emotional Learning |
| SeQF | Swedish Qualifications Framework (Sweden) |
| SSES | Survey on Social and Emotional Skills |
| SME | Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise |
| TIMSS | Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| UOA | University for Older Adults (China) |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| VMBO | Career Orientation and Guidance For Lower Secondary Vocational Programme (Netherlands) |
| VÕTA | Validation of Prior Learning and Work Experience (Estonia) |
Education Policy Outlook 2025
Nurturing Engaged and Resilient Lifelong Learners in a World of Digital Transformation
