OECD Skills Strategy Implementation Guidance for Korea

Abbreviations and acronyms

The following are the main acronyms cited in the report.

DM	Deputy minister
DPM	Deputy prime minister
EI	Employment Insurance
ESLC	Economic, Social and Labour Council
FKI	Federation of Korean Industries
FKTU	Federation of Korean Trade Unions
HRD Korea	Human Resources Development Services of Korea
ICT	Information and communications technology
ILA	Individual learning accounts
ISC	Industrial skills council
KCCI	Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
KCTU	Korean Confederation of Trade Unions
KDI	Korea Development Institute
KEDI	Korean Educational Development Institute
KEF	Korea Employers Federation
KEIS	Korea Employment Information Service
KIPA	Korea Institute of Public Administration
KLI	Korea Labour Institute
KLIPS	Korean Labour and Income Panel Study
K-MOOC	Korean Massive Open Online Course
KQF	Korea Qualifications Framework
KRIVET	Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training
KSQA	Korean Skills Quality Authority
MoE	Ministry of Education
MoEL	Ministry of Employment and Labour
MoGEF	Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
MoIS	Ministry of Interior and Safety
MPM	Ministry of Personnel Management
NCS	National Competency Standards
NILE	National Institute of Lifelong Learning
NQF	National Qualifications Framework
NTLC	National Tomorrow Learning Card
PIAAC	Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
PIMAC	Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Management Centre
PISA	Programme for International Student Assessment
RSC	Regional skills council
SAMC	Social Affairs Ministers’ Committee
SC	Sectoral human resource development council
SME	Small and medium-sized enterprise
SMILE	Seoul Metropolitan Institute for Lifelong Education
STEP	Smart Training Education Platform
VET	Vocational education and training