| CCP | Civil peace corps Corpi civili di pace |
| DG REFORM | European Commission’s Directorate General for Structural Reform Support |
| DGSCU | Department of Youth Policies and Universal Civil Service Dipartimento per le politiche giovanili e il Servizio civile universale |
| EU | European Union |
| EUR | Euro |
| HELIOS | DGSCU computer system |
| INAPP | National Institute for the Analysis of Public Policies Instituto Nazionale per l’Analisi delle Politiche Pubbliche |
| LD | Legislative Decree |
| M&E | Monitoring and Evaluation |
| NEET | Not in Employment, Education or Training |
| NGOs | Non-Governmental Organisations |
| NRRP | National Recovery and Resilience Plan Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development |
| OLP | Local Project Operators Operatori Locali di Progetto |
| RRF | Recovery and Resilience Facility |
| ToC | Theory of Change |
| UCS | Universal Civil Service |
Guidance for a Monitoring and Evaluation System for Italy’s Universal Civil Service