| AES | Adult Education Survey |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ALMPs | Active labour market policies |
| AMI | Innovation Manager Academy (Akademia Menadżera Innowacji) |
| ARP | Industrial Development Agency (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu) |
| BKL | Human Capital Survey (Bilans Kapitału Ludzkiego) |
| BUR | Database of Development Services (Baza Usług Rozwojowych) |
| CIiPKZ | Information and Career Planning Centre (Centrum Informacji i Planowania Kariery Zawodowej) |
| CKP | Practical Training Centre (Centrum Kształcenia Praktycznego) |
| CKU | Continuing Education Centre (Centrum Kształcenia Ustawicznego) |
| CKZiU | Vocational and Continuing Education Centre (Centrum Kształcenia Zawodowego i Ustawicznego) |
| CVT | Continuous vocational training |
| EC | European Commission |
| ECS | European Company Survey |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| ELA | Polish graduate tracking system (Ogólnopolski system monitorowania Ekonomicznych Losów Absolwentów szkół wyższych) |
| EQF | European Qualification Framework |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| ESIF | European Structural and Investment Funds |
| ERDF | European Regional Development Fund |
| EU | European Union |
| EUWIN | European Workplace Innovation Network |
| EWCS | European Working Conditions Survey |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GUS | Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny) |
| HE | Higher education |
| HEI | Higher education institution |
| HPWP | High-performance workplace practices |
| HR | Human resources |
| IBE | Educational Research Institute (Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych) |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| IPiSS | Institute of Labour and Social Studies (Instytut Pracy i Spraw Socjalnych) |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| KFS | National Training Fund (Krajowy Fundusz Szkoleniowy) |
| LFS | Labour Force Survey |
| LLP | Lifelong learning perspective |
| MC | Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji) |
| MEN | Ministry of National Education (Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej) |
| MF | Ministry of Finance (Ministerstwo Finansów) |
| MIiR | Ministry of Investment and Economic Development (Ministerstwo Inwestycji i Rozwoju) |
| MKiDN | Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego) |
| MNiSW | Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyźszego) |
| MOOC | Massive open online course |
| MRPiPS | Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej) |
| MZ | Ministry of Health (Ministerstwo Zdrowia) |
| NCBiR | National Centre for Research and Development (Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju) |
| NEET | Not in employment, education or training |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NIK | Polish Supreme Audit Office (Najwyższa Izba Kontroli) |
| NPT | National Project Team |
| NSS | National Skills Strategy |
| OHP | Voluntary Labour Corp (Ochotniczy Hufiec Pracy) |
| ORE | Centre for Education Development (Ośrodek Rozwoju Edukacji) |
| OSE | National Educational Network (Ogólnopolska Sieć Edukacyjna) |
| PAN | Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk) |
| PARP | Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości) |
| PES | Public employment services |
| PFR | Polish Development Fund (Polski Fundusz Rozwoju) |
| PIAAC | Survey of Adult Skills (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies) |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PKA | Polish Accreditation Committee (Polski Komisja Akredytacyjna) |
| POWER | Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development (Program Operacyjny Wiedza Edukacja Rozwój) |
| PRK | Polish Qualifications Framework (Polska Rama Kwalifikacji) |
| PWSZ | Public higher vocational schools (Państwowe Wyższe Szkoły Zawodowe) |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RDS | Social Dialogue Council (Rada Dialogu Społecznego) |
| RGNiSW | General Council for Science and Higher Education (Rada Główna Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyźszego) |
| RPL | Recognition of prior learning |
| SAA | Skills assessment and anticipation |
| SIEG | Strategy for Innovation and Efficiency of the Economy |
| SGI | Sustainable governance Indicators |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SOR | Strategy for Responsible Development (Strategia na rzecz Odpowiedzialnego Rozwoju) |
| SSC | Sectoral skills councils (Sektorowe Rady ds. Kompetencji) |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| TALIS | Teaching and Learning International Survey |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| WBL | Work-based learning |
| ZSK | Integrated Qualifications System (Zintegrowany System Kwalifikacji) |
| ZSU | Integrated Skills Strategy (Zintegrowana Strategia Umiejętności) |
