| AES | Adult Education Survey |
| AHOVOKS | Agentschap voor Hoger Onderwijs, Volwassenonderwijs, Kwalificaties en Studietoelagen, the Flemish agency for higher education, adult education, qualifications and allowances |
| ALMP | Active labour market programmes |
| CABE | Centres for Adult Basic Education or Centra voor Basiseducatie (CBO) in Dutch |
| CAE | Centres for Adult Education or Centra voor Volwassenenonderwijs (CVO) in Dutch |
| CAW | Centrum Algemeen Welzijnswerk, the Flemish centre for general social support for adults |
| CEDEFOP | European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
| CELM | Centre of Expertise for Labour Market Monitoring, or Steunpunt Werk in Dutch |
| CLB | Centrum voor Leerlingenbegeleiding, the Flemish pupil guidance centre |
| ECEC | Early childhood education and care |
| EPL | Employment protection legislation |
| EPOS | National Agency for the Erasmus+ programme in Flanders |
| EU | European Union |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| EVC | Erkenning van Verworven Competenties, or skills validation in English. |
| EVK | Erkenning van Verworven Kwalificaties, or qualifications validation in English |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GOAL | Guidance and Orientation of Adult Learners, Erasmus+ project |
| GVC | Global value chain |
| HBO | Hoger beroepsonderwijs, or higher vocational education in English |
| HIVA | Onderzoeksinstituut voor Arbeid en Samenleving, or the Research Institute for Work and Society in English |
| HPWP | High performance workplace practices |
| HR | Human resource |
| IBO | Individuele Beroepsopleiding, Flemish vocational training programme for individuals in enterprises |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| JAC | Jongeren Advies Centrum, youth organisation of the Centrum Algemeen Welzijnswerk, the Flemish centre for general social support for adults |
| KMO | Kleine en Middelgrote Ondernemingen, or SMEs in English |
| LFS | Labour Force Survey |
| MOOC | Massive open online courses |
| NEET | Not in employment, education or training |
| NT2 | Nederlands als tweede taal, Dutch as a second language |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OKOT | Onderwijs Kwalificerende Opleidings Trajecten, a qualifying trajectory with a VDAB training contract |
| PES | Public employment service |
| PIAAC | Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (Survey of Adult Skills) |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RTC | Regionaal Technologie Centrum, Regional Technology Centre |
| SAA | Skills assessment and anticipation |
| SAB | Sectorale Arbeidsbemiddeling Bouw, a sectoral job placement programme in the construction sector |
| SERV | Sociaal-Economische Raad van Vlaanderen, the Flemish social economic council |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SSC | Social security contributions |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| SYNTRA | Vlaams Agentschap voor Ondernemersvorming, or the Agency for Entrepreneurial Training in English |
| ULC | Unit labour costs |
| VAT | Value added tax |
| VDAB | Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding, or the Flemish Public Employment Service (PES) in English |
| VESOC | Vlaams Economisch Sociaal Overlegcomité, the tripartite committee with social partners and the Flemish Government, the SERV is responsible for the secretariat |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| VLAMT | Vlaams Arbeidsmarktonderzoek van de Toekomst or Flemish Labour Market Research of the Future in English |
| VLOR | Vlaamse Onderwijsraad, the Flemish Education Council |
| VPL | Validation of prior learning |
| WO | Wetenschappelijk onderwijs, or university in English |
| WPS | Wage peak system |
| WSE | Beleidsdomein Werk en Sociale Economie, or the domain of work and social economy in English |