The main abbreviations and acronyms used in the report are listed below. The Slovak acronyms are featured in the brackets.
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Abbreviations and acronyms
Copy link to Abbreviations and acronyms| ADMA | Association of Digital Marketing Agencies (Asociácia digitálnych marketingových agentúr) |
| ALMP | Active labour market policy |
| AmCham | American Chamber of Commerce |
| APZ | Association of Industrial Unions (Asociácia priemyselných zväzov) |
| AZZZ | Federation of Employers' Associations (Asociácia zamestnávateľských zväzov a združení) |
| CoG | Centre of government |
| CPPPaP | Centre of pedagogical and psychological counselling and prevention (Centrum pedagogicko-psychologického poradenstva a prevencie) |
| CŠPP | Centre of special pedagogical counselling (Centrum špeciálno-pedagogického poradenstva) |
| CVTI | Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (Centrum vedecko technických informácií) |
| EC | European Commission |
| ECVET | European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EEPA | European Enterprise Promotion Award |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| ESCS | Economic, social and cultural status |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| ESIF | European Structural and Investment Funds |
| ESL | Early school leaving |
| ESO | Effective, reliable and open state administration (Efektívna, spoľahlivá a otvorená verejná správa) |
| EPALE | Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe |
| EQAVET | European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training |
| EQF | European Qualifications Framework |
| EU | European Union |
| EUWIN | European Workplace Innovation Network |
| EWS | Early warning systems |
| EWIS | Early Warning Indicator System |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| HEI | Higher education institution |
| HPWP | High-performance workplace practices |
| HR | Human resources |
| HRM | Human resource management |
| HSR | Economic and Social Council (Hospodárska a sociálna rada) |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| ILA | Individual Learning Account |
| iREG | Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| ISTP | Labour market internet guide (Internetový sprievodca trhom práce) |
| ITAS | IT Association of Slovakia (IT Asociácia Slovenska) |
| JRA | Job requirements approach |
| KOZ | Confederation of Trade Unions (Konfederácia odborových zväzov) |
| LLL | Lifelong learning |
| MF | Ministry of Finance (Ministerstvo financií SR) |
| MPC | Methodology and Pedagogy Centre (Metodicko-pedagogické centrum) |
| MPSVR | Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ministerstvo práce, sociálynch vecí a rodiny SR ) |
| MŠVVŠ | Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport (Ministerstvo školstva, vedy, výskumu a športu SR) |
| MV | Ministry of the Interior (Ministerstvo vnútra SR) |
| MZVEZ | Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí SR) |
| NEET | Not in Education, Employment, or Training |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NKR | National Qualifications Framework (Národný kvalifikačný rámec) |
| NPC | National Business Centre (Národné podnikateľské centrum) |
| NP MRK | National Project: Inclusive Model of Early Childhood Education (Národného project: Inkluzívny model vzdelávania na predprimárnom stupni školskej sústavy) |
| NP PRIM | National Project of Inclusion in Kindergartens (Národný projekt Inklúzie v materských školách), |
| NP PRINED | National Project of Inclusive Education (Národný projekt inkluzívnej edukácie) |
| NP PVTP | National Project: Forecasting of Developments of Labour Market Needs (Národný projekt: Prognózy vývoja na trhu práce) |
| NSK | National Qualifications System (Národná sústava kvalifikácií) |
| NÚCEM | National Institute for Certified Educational Measurements (Národný ústav certifikovaných meraní vzdelávania) |
| NÚCŽV | National Lifelong Learning Institute (Národný ústav celoživotného vzdelávania) |
| PD | Professional Development |
| PES | Public Employment Service |
| PIAAC | Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
| PIRLS | Progress in International Reading Literacy Study |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| RIS | Resort Information System (Rezortný informačný systém) |
| RÚZ | National Union of Employers (Republiková únia zamestnávateľov) |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| SAA | Skills Assessment and Anticipation |
| SARIO | Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (Slovenská agentúra pre rozvoj investícií a obchodu) |
| SBA | Slovak Business Agency (Slovenská podnikateľská agentúra) |
| SFA | Slovak Franchise Association (Slovenská franchisingová asociácia) |
| SGIs | Sustainable Governance Indicators |
| SIEA | Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (Slovenská inovačná a energetická agentúra) |
| SKKR | Slovak Qualifications Framework (Slovenský kvalifikačný rámec) |
| SMEs | Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
| SOPK | Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Slovenská obchodná a priemyselná komora) |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| ŠIOV | State Institute for Vocational Education (Štátny inštitút odborného vzdelávania) |
| ŠIS | School Information Systems (Školský informačný systém) |
| ŠPÚ | National Institute of Education (Štátny pedagogický ústav) |
| ŠVP | National Education Programmes (Štátny vzdelávací program) |
| ŠŠI | State School Inspection (Štátna školská inšpekcia) |
| TALIS | Teaching and Learning International Survey |
| TIMSS | Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| ÚPSVaR | Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny) |
| ÚPVII | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatization (Úrad podpredsedu vlády SR pre investície a informatizáciu) |
| ÚSŽZ | Office for Slovaks Living Abroad (Úrad pre Slovákov žijúcich v zahraničí) |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| VÚDPaP | Research Institute for Child Psychology and Pathopsychology (Výskumný ústav detskej psychológie a patopsychológie) |
| WBL | Work-based learning |
| ZMOS | Association of Towns and Municipalities of Slovakia (Združenie miest a obcí Slovenska) |
| ZPS | Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia (Združenie podnikateľov Slovenska) |