| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ALMPs | Active labour market policies |
| BUIG | Specific central government grant to municipalities (Bundeling Uitkeringen Inkomensvoorzieningen Gemeenten) |
| CBS | Dutch National Statistics Agency (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek) |
| CET | Continuing education and training |
| COROP | Coordination Commission Regional Research Programme (Coördinatie Commissie Regionaal OnderzoeksProgramma) |
| CPB | Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (Centraal planbureau) |
| ESCO | European skills, competences, qualifications and occupations taxonomy |
| ESF | European Social Fund |
| EU-LFS | European Labour Force Survey |
| G4 | The 4 largest cities of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht |
| GBZ | Centre for Basic Education (in Germany) |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| HCA-ICT | Human Capital Agenda ICT |
| HR | Human resources |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| ISCED | International standard classification of education |
| ISCO | International standard classification of occupations |
| ISIC | Industrial classification of all economic activities |
| IVA | Full Invalidity Benefit Regulations (Inkomensvoorziening Volledig Arbeidsongeschikten) |
| IVET | Initial vocational education and training |
| NACE | Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community |
| NEET | Youth not in employment, education, or training |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NOW | Emergency instrument bridging employment (Noodmaatregel Overbrugging Werkgelegenheid) |
| NSW | Non-standard work |
| NUTS | Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics |
| O*NET | Occupational information network |
| OSL | Oslo Airport |
| PES | Public employment services |
| PIAAC | Programme for the international assessment of adult competencies |
| RMC | Regional Mobility Centre |
| RMT | Regional Mobility Team |
| ROA | Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (Researchcentrum voor Onderwijs en Arbeidsmarkt) |
| ROC | Regional education centre (Regional Opleindingscentrum) |
| SCP | National Institute for social and cultural analysis (Sociaal and Cultural Planbureau) |
| SER | Social Economic Council (Sociaal Economische Raad) |
| SMEs | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| STAP | Improving labour market positions budget (Stimulering Arbeidsmarkt Positie budget) |
| TL | Territorial level |
| UWV | Dutch public employment services agency (Uitvoeringsinstantie werknemersverzekeringen) |
| VDAB | Flemish public employment services agency (Vlaamse Dienst voor Arbeidsbemiddeling en Beroepsopleiding) |
| VNG | Association of Dutch Municipalities (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten) |
| Wajong | Young Disabled Persons Act (Wet arbeidsongeschiktheidsvoorziening jonggehandicapten) |
| WGA | Return to Work (Partially Disabled) Regulations (Werkhervatting Gedeeltelijk Arbeidsgeschikten) |
| WIA | Labour Capacity Act (Wet werk en inkomen naar arbeidsvermogen) |
| WMO | Social Support Act (Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning) |
| WPI | Department of work, participation and income (Werk, Participatie and Inkomen) |
| WSW | Sheltered Employment Act (Wet sociale werkvoorziening) |
| WW | Unemployment insurance (Werkloosheidsuitkerin) |
| WWB | Work and Social Assistance Act (Wet werk en bijstand) |