| Abbreviation/Acronym | Full description |
| AAG | Apprenticeship Approvals Group |
| AEG | Apprenticeship Employer Grant |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ALSFS | Adult Learning Strategic Forum Scotland |
| ALTO | Apprenticeship Long Term Outcome Framework |
| CBI | Confederation of British Industry |
| CBQ | Competence-based qualification |
| COSLA | Convention of Scottish Local Authorities |
| CPP | Community planning partnerships |
| CWBL | Centre for Work-based Learning |
| DYW | Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce |
| EdTech | Education technology |
| EPS | Employer Perspective Survey |
| ESIF | Education and Skills Impact Framework |
| ESPA | Enterprise and skills partner agency |
| ESR | Enterprise and Skills Review |
| ESSB | Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board |
| FA | Foundation Apprenticeship |
| FIPS | Funding Information and Processing System in Scotland |
| FISSS | Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards |
| FSB | Federation of Small Businesses |
| FWDF | Flexible Workforce Development Fund |
| GA | Graduate Apprenticeship |
| GVA | Gross value added |
| HE | Higher education |
| HNC | Higher National Certificate |
| HND | Higher National Diploma |
| IHK | The Chambers of Industry and Commerce (Industrie- und Handels-kammer) |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| ILG | Industry leadership groups |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| LTA | Local training agency |
| LTC | Local training committees in Denmark |
| MA | Modern Apprenticeship |
| MAG | Modern Apprenticeship Group (former body of Apprenticeship Approvals Group prior to April 2020) |
| MSME | Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises |
| NEET | Neither employed nor in education or training |
| NOS | National Occupational Standards |
| NTC | National trade committees in Denmark |
| ONS | Office of National Statistics |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| QAA | Quality Assurance Agency |
| RPL | Recognition of prior learning |
| SAAB | Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board |
| SAAB GB | SAAB’s Group Board |
| SAAB SFG | SAAB’s Standards and Frameworks Group (sub-group) |
| SAAB EEG | SAAB’s Employer Engagement Group (sub-group) |
| SAAB EEQ | SAAB’s Employer Equalities Group (sub-group) |
| SAAB AEG | SAAB’s Apprentice Engagement Group (sub-group) |
| SCC | Scottish Chambers of Commerce |
| SCQF | Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework |
| SDS | Skills Development Scotland |
| SELFIE | Self-reflection on Effective Learning by Fostering the Use of Innovative Educational Technologies |
| SFC | Scottish Funding Council |
| SIMD | Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation |
| SPJWG | Strategic Plan Joint Working Group |
| SQA | Scottish Qualification Authority - Awarding Body |
| SQA Accreditation | Scottish Qualification Authority - Accreditation body |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| STF | Scottish Training Federation |
| STUC | Scottish Trades Union Congress |
| SUL | Scottish Union Learning |
| TEG | Technical Expert Group |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| VR/AR | Virtual or augmented reality |
| WBL | Work-based learning |
Strengthening Apprenticeship in Scotland, United Kingdom
