| BK21 | Brain Korea 21 |
| BLS | Basic Livelihood Security |
| CEPA | Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement |
| CPIK | Chinese Program in Korea |
| CPS | Current Population Survey |
| DGI | Departure Guarantee Insurance |
| EAPS | Economically Active Population Survey |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EITC | Earned Income Tax Credit |
| EMS | Employment Management System |
| EPIK | English Program in Korea |
| EPO | European Patent Office |
| EPS | Employment Permit System |
| EPS-TOPIK | Test of Proficiency in Korean for EPS |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FIMS | Student Information Management System |
| FLFS | Foreign Labour Force Survey |
| FWPC | Foreign Workforce Policy Committee |
| HRD Korea | Human Resources Development Service of Korea |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IQEAS | International Education Quality Assurance System |
| ITS | Industrial Trainee System |
| KBiz | Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business |
| KDI | Korea Development Institute |
| KEDI | Korean Educational Development Institute |
| KEIS | Korea Employment Information Service |
| KESS | Korean Educational Statistics Service |
| KIPA | Korea Invention Promotion Association |
| KIS | Korea Immigration Service |
| KLI | Korea Labor Institute |
| KOICA | Korea International Cooperation Agency |
| KOSBI | Korea Small Business Institute |
| KOSIS | Korean Statistical Information Service |
| KOTRA | Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency |
| KPC | Korea Productivity Centre |
| KSGC | K-StartUp Grand Challenge |
| LMT | Labour Market Test |
| LPI | Low-Pay Incidence |
| MEST | Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology |
| MoEL | Ministry of Employment and Labour |
| MoJ | Ministry of Justice |
| MW | Minimum Wage |
| NEET | Not in Education, Employment or Training |
| NHI | National Health Insurance |
| NIIED | National Institute for International Education |
| OASIS | Overall Assistance for Startup Immigration System |
| OPT | Optional Practical Training |
| PBS | Points-Based System |
| PES | Public Employment Service |
| PIAAC | Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies |
| SBA | Seoul Business Agency |
| SEVIS | Student and Exchange Visitor Information System |
| SILCLF | Survey on Immigrant’s Living Conditions and Labour Force |
| SMBA | Small and Medium Business Administration |
| SME | Small- and medium-sized enterprise |
| SOL | Shortage Occupation List |
| TaLK | Teach and Learn in Korea |
| TFW | Temporary Foreign Worker |
| TSS | Temporary Skills Shortage |
| UI | Unemployment Insurance |
| USPTO | United States Patent and Trademark Office |
| WCU | World Class University |
| WHD | Wage and Hour Division |
| WHM | Working Holiday Maker |