| AES | Adult Education Survey |
| ALMP | Active Labour Market Programme |
| CVTS | Continuing Vocational Training Survey |
| HPWP | High Performance Work Practices |
| ILA | Individual learning Accounts |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| PAL | Priorities of Adult Learning |
| PES | Public Employment Service |
| PIAAC | Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
| SAA | Skills Assessment and Anticipation |
| SME | Small and Medium-sized Enterprise |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |