| AUS | Australian dollars |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACE | Adult community education |
| AIG | Australian Industry Group |
| AMEP | Australian Migrant Education programme |
| AQF | Australian Qualification Framework |
| ATN | Australia Technology Network |
| BCA | Business Council of Australia |
| CAD | Canadian dollars |
| Cedefop | European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
| CEP | France's Conseil en Évolution Professionelle |
| CIF | France's Congé Individuel de Formation |
| CPF | France’s Compte Personnel de Formation |
| CTB | Canada Training Benefit |
| CW | Commonwealth government |
| DESSFB | Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business |
| DET | Department of Education and Training |
| DJSB | Department of Jobs and Small Business |
| EI | Canada's Employment Insurance |
| EUR | Euros |
| FBT | Fringe Benefits Tax |
| FT | Full time |
| GBP | British pounds |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| HE | Higher education |
| HELP | Higher Education Loan Programme |
| HILDA | Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia |
| IAG | Information, advice and guidance |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| ILA | Individual learning account |
| IRC | Industry reference committees |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| ISF | Industry Skills Fund |
| MOOC | Massive open online course |
| NCSEHE | National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education |
| NCVER | National Centre for Vocational Education and Research |
| NSNL | National Skills Needs List |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PAL | Priorities for Adult Learning dashboard |
| PES | Public employment service |
| PIAAC | OECD Survey of Adult Skills |
| QILT | Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |
| RTO | Registered training organisation |
| S&T | State and territory governments |
| SEE | Skills for Education and Employment |
| SEUV | Survey of Employer Use and Views |
| SFC | Singapore's SkillsFuture Credit |
| SGD | Singapore dollars |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| TC | Training consortium |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| WELL | Workplace English Language and Literacy |
| WRTAL | Work-Related Training and Adult Learning |
| WSQ | Workforce Skills Qualifications |