| Abbreviation/acronym | Full description |
| ACS | Institute for Adult Education (Slovenia) |
| ALMPs | Active labour market policies |
| BASSCOM | Bulgarian Association of Software Companies |
| BGVTC | Bulgarian-German Vocational Training Centre State Enterprise |
| BSCC | Bulgarian-Swiss Chamber of Commerce |
| BSMEPA | Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Agency |
| BURS | Bulgarian University Ranking System |
| CAPSE | Centre for Evaluation of Pre-school and School Education |
| CCVET | Consultative Council for Vocational Education and Training |
| CEDEFOP | European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
| CEEC | Central and Eastern European Countries |
| CESAs | Centres for employment and social assistance |
| CITUB | Confederation of Independent Syndicates in Bulgaria |
| CoCs | Centres of competence |
| CoEs | Centres of excellence |
| CPD | Continuing professional development |
| CV | Curriculum vitae |
| CVET | Continuous vocational education and training |
| CVT | Continuing vocational training |
| DBBZ | Bulgarian-German Vocational Training Centre |
| ECEC | Early childhood education and care |
| ECS | European Company Survey |
| ECTS | European Credits Transfer System |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EHEA | European Higher Education Area |
| EQAVET | European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education |
| EQF | European Qualifications Framework |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| ESIF | European Structural and Investment Funds |
| EURES | European Employment Services |
| EWCS | European Working Conditions Survey |
| FLCs | Family labour consultants |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| HEPPP | Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (Australia) |
| HPWPs | High-performance workplace practices |
| HRM | Human resource management |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| ILA | Individual learning account |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| ILS | Individual learning scheme |
| INSAIT | Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology |
| IOM | International Organisation for Migration |
| IRAQP | Information Register of the Approved Qualification Programmes |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| ISCO | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| IT | Information technology |
| ITE | Initial teacher education |
| IVT | Initial vocational training |
| LPVET | List of professions for vocational education and training |
| MEI | Ministry of the Economy and Industry |
| MES | Ministry of Education and Science |
| MEVyT | Modelo Educación para la Vida y el Trabajo (Education Model for Life and Work) (Mexico) |
| MIG | Ministry of Innovation and Growth |
| MLOs | Mobile labour offices |
| MLOWs | Mobile labour offices and workplaces |
| MLSP | Ministry of Labour and Social Policy |
| MRDPW | Ministry for Regional Development and Public Works |
| NAP | National Assessment Program (Australia) |
| NAPLAN | National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (Australia) |
| NAVET | National Agency for Vocational Education and Training |
| NDP | National Development Programme Bulgaria 2030 |
| NEA | National Employment Agency |
| NEAA | National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency |
| NEAP | National Employment Action Plan |
| NEET | Not in employment, education or training |
| NEPC | National Employment Promotion Council |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NQF | National qualification framework |
| NSI | National Statistical Institute |
| OOD | Private limited company |
| OPHRD | Operational Programme for Human Resource Development |
| OPSESG | Operational Programme for Science and Education for Smart Growth |
| PE | Programme Education |
| PES | Public employment services |
| PIAAC | Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
| PIRLS | Progress in International Reading Literacy Study |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PPS | Purchasing power standard |
| PSEA | Pre-school and School Education Act |
| QA | Quality assurance |
| R&D | Research and development |
| REDs | Regional departments of education |
| RegiX | Registry Information Exchange System |
| RPL | Recognition of prior learning |
| SAA | Skills assessment and anticipation |
| SBA | Small Business Act |
| SES | State educational standards |
| SGI | Sustainable Governance Indicators |
| SME | Small- and medium-sized enterprise |
| SSCs | Sectoral skills councils |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| TALIS | Teaching and Learning International Survey |
| TC | Training consortium |
| TCNs | Third-country nationals |
| TEZ | Trakia Economic Zone |
| TIMSS | Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study |
| UN DESA | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNITE | Universities for Science, Informatics and Technologies in Esociety |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| VETA | Vocational Education and Training Act |
| WBA | Academy of Continuing Education (Austria) |
| WBL | Work-based learning |