OECD Skills Strategy Luxembourg

Abbreviations and acronyms

The following are the main acronyms cited in the report.

Abbreviation/Acronym	Full description
ABBL	Association des banquiers luxembourgeois, or Luxembourg Banker’s Association
ACA	Association des compagnies d'assurances et de réassurances du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, or Companies Association of Insurance and Reinsurance
ADEM	Agence pour le développement de l’emploi, or the Agency for the Development of Employment
ADEM-OP	Service d'orientation professionnelle de l'ADEM, or ADEM’s Career Guidance Service
AES	Adult Education Survey
AI	Artificial intelligence
ALCOMFI	Association Luxembourgeoise des conseils comptables et fiscaux, or the Luxembourg Association of Accountants and Tax Officers
ALFI	Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d'Investissement, or the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry
ATVA	Agence pour la transition vers une vie autonome, or Agency for Transition to Independence
BIBB	Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung
BTS	Brevet de technicien supérieur, or Higher Technician Certificate
CAI	Contrat d’accueil et d’intégration, or Welcome and Integration Contract
CASA	Centre d’Appui Social et Associatif, or Social and Associative Support Centre
CASNA	Cellule d’accueil scolaire pour les élèves nouveaux arrivants, or School Reception Unit for Newly Arrived Pupils
CC	Chambre de commerce, or Chamber of Commerce
CCP	Certificat de capacité professionnelle, or Vocational capacity certificate
CdM	Chambre des Métiers, or Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts
CCSS	Centre commun de sécurité sociale, or Joint Social Security Centre
CdC	Centres de Compétence de l’Artisanat, or Competence Centres
CdC-GTB/PAR	Centres de Compétences du Génie Technique du Bâtiment et Parachèvement, or Competence Centres of the Building Services Engineering and Completion Engineering
CEDEFOP	European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
CEFR	Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
CEOs	Chief Executive Officers
CePAS	Centre psycho-social et d’accompagnement scolaires, or Centre for Psycho-Social and Educational Accompaniment
CHFEP	Chambre des fonctionnaires et employés publics, or Chamber of Civil Servants and Public Employees
CIF	Congé individuel de formation, or Individual Training Leave
CLAE	Comité de Liaison des Associations d'Étrangers, or Liaison Committee of Associations of Immigrants
CLC	Confédération luxembourgeoise du commerce, or the Luxembourg Trade Confederation
CLQ	Cadre luxembourgeois des qualifications, or Luxembourg Qualification Framework
CNFPC	Centre National de Formation Professionnelle Continue, or National Centre for Continuing Vocational Training
CSL	Chambre des salariés, or Chamber of Employees
CTIE	Centre des technologies de l'information de l'État, or the State Information Technology Centre
CVET	Continuing vocational education and training
CVTS	Continuing Vocational Training Survey
DAES	Diplôme d’accès aux études supérieures, or Diploma of entry to higher education
DAP	Diplôme d'aptitude professionnelle, or Vocational aptitude diploma
DITEX	Digital Industry Tools Experts
DLI	Digital Luxembourg Initiative
DT	Diplôme de technicien, or Technician's Diploma
EC	European Commission
ECS	European Company Survey
ECTS	European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
EHTL	École d'Hôtellerie et de Tourisme du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg School of Hospitality and Tourism
EIG	Economic Interest Group
EQF	European Qualification Framework
ERDF	European Regional Development Fund
ERIC	European Research Infrastructure Consortiums
ESCO	European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations Classification
EST	École Supérieure du Travail
EU	European Union
EURES	European Employment Services
FDA	Fédération des Artisans, or Federation of Artisans
FEDIL	Fédération des Industriels Luxembourgeois, or the Federation of Luxembourgish Industrials
FHL	Fédération des Hôpitaux Luxembourgeois, or Federation of Luxembourgish Hospitals or
FO	Forum Orientation
GDP	Gross domestic product
GDPR	EU General Data Protection Regulation
GVCs	Global value chains
HE	Higher education
HORESCA	Fédération Nationale des Hôteliers, Restaurateurs et Cafetiers du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, or the National Federation of Hoteliers, Restaurateurs and Café Owners of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
HoT	House of Training
HPWPs	High-performance work practices
HR	Human Resources
IBA-OIE	Observatoire interrégional du marché de l’emploi, or Interregional Labour Market Observatory
ICDL	International Computer Driving Licence
ICT	Information and communication technology
IDCN	International Dual Career Network
IFEN	Institut de Formation de l’Éducation nationale, or the National Education Institute of Training
IFSB	Institut de Formation Sectoriel du Bâtiment, or the Construction Sector Training Institute
IGSS	Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale, or General Inspectorate of Social Security
ILA	Individual Learning Accounts or compte personnel de formation
INAP	Institut national de l’administration publique, or National Institute of Public Administration
INFPC	Institut national pour le développement de la formation professionnelle continue, or National Institute for the Development of Continuing Vocational Training
INL	Institut national des langues, or National Languages Institute
ISCED	International Standard Classification for Education
ISCO	International Standard Classification of Occupations
IT	Information technology
ITA	OECD Indicators of Talent Attractiveness
IVET	Initial vocational education and training
LFF	Luxembourg for Finance
LFS	Labour Force Survey
LHoFT	Luxembourg House of Financial Technology
LIH	Luxembourg Institute of Health
LISER	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research
LIST	Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
LLLC	Luxembourg Lifelong Learning Centre
LMI	Labour market information
LWK	Landwirtschaftskammer, or Chamber of Agriculture
MAEE	Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, or Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
MECO	Ministère de l’Économie, or Ministry of Economy
MENJE	Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse, or Ministry of Education, Children and Youth
MESR	Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, or Ministry of Higher Education and Research
MFAMIGR	Ministère des Affaires familiales, de l’Intégration et de la Grande Région, or Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region
MFIN	Ministère des Finances, or Ministry of Finance
MinDigital	Ministère de la Digitalisation, or Ministry for Digitalisation
MJUST	Ministère de la Justice, or Ministry of Justice
MO	Maison de l’orientation
MTEESS	Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de l'Économie sociale et solidaire, or Ministry of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy
NACE	Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community
NDEP	National Data Exchange Platform
NEET	Not in education, employment and training
NGO	Non-governmental organisation
NLP	Natural language processing
NVAO	Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders
OJA	Online job advertisements
OF	Observatoire de la formation, or Training Observatory
PCI	Plans d’intégration communautaire, or Communal Integration Plans
PES	Public employment services
PIA	Accompanied Integration Pathway
PIAAC	Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (OECD Survey of Adult Skills)
PISA	OECD Programme for International Student Assessment
PROFIL	Fédération des Professionnels du Secteur Financier, or Luxembourg Financial Industry Federation
R&D	Research and Development
RETEL	Réseau d’études sur le travail et l’emploi, or Labour Market and Employment Research Network
ROME	Répertoire opérationnel des métiers et des emplois, or Operational Directory of Trades and Jobs
SAA	Skills assessment and anticipation
SCRIPT	Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l’Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques, or Department for the Co-ordination of Educational and Technological Research and Innovation
SECAM	Service de la scolarisation des enfants étrangers, or Department for Schooling of Foreign Children
SePAS	Service psycho-social et d’accompagnement scolaires
SES	Structure of Earnings Survey
SFA	Service de la formation des adultes, or Department of Adult Education
SFP	Service de la formation professionnelle, or Department of Vocational Training
SMC	Service des médias, de la connectivité et de la politique numérique, or Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy in Ministry of State
SME	Small and medium-sized enterprise
SNJ	Service National de la Jeunesse, or National Youth Service
SOC	Standard Occupational Classification
SCRIPT	Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l’Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques, or Department for the Co-ordination of Educational and Technological Research and Innovation
STATEC	Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, or National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies
STEM	Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
STRIs	Services Trade Restrictiveness Indicators
SYVICOL	Syndicat des villes et communes Luxembourgeoises, or Association of Luxembourg Cities and Municipalities
TCNs	Third country nationals
TEVA	School – Active Life Transition
TRF	Apprentissage transfrontalier, or Cross-border apprenticeship
TRIFOB	Formation continue trinationale dans le Rhin Supérieur, or Trinationale Further Education on the Upper Rhine
UEL	Union des Entreprises Luxembourgeoises, or Association of Luxembourg Companies
UIMM	Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie, or Union of Metallurgy Industries and Trades
UL/UoL	University of Luxembourg
ULCC	University of Luxembourg Competence Centre
VAE	Validation des acquis de l'expérience, or Accreditation of prior experiential learning