Strengthening the Governance of the Swedish Skills System

Abbreviations and acronyms

The following are the main abbreviations and acronyms cited in the report.

CSN	Swedish Board of Student Finance (Centrala studiestödsnämnden)
DG	Directors-General Group
DGA	Data Governance Act
Digg	Agency for Digital Government (Myndigheten för digital förvaltning)
ELM	European Learning Model
EQF	European Qualifications Framework
ESCO	European Classification of Skills, Competences and Occupations
ESF	European Social Fund
EU	European Union
HEI	Higher education institutions
HVE	Higher vocational education
ICT	Information and communication technology
LEED	Local Economic and Employment Development
LMI	Labour market information
LO	Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige)
MSV	Inter-agency Co-operation Structure for Skills and Lifelong Learning (Myndighetssamverkan för kompetensförsörjning och livslångt lärande)
MYH	Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education (Myndigheten för yrkeshögskolan)
NEET	Not in employment, education or training
NGO	Non-governmental organisation
OJA	Online job advertisements
PISA	Programme for International Student Assessment
SACO	Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (Sveriges akademikers centralorganisation)
SCB	Statistics Sweden (Statistiska Centralbyrån)
SKR	Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (Sveriges kommuner och regioner)
SME	Small and medium-sized enterprises
STEM	Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
SUHF	Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions (Sveriges universitets- och högskoleförbund)
StG	Steering Group
TCO	Swedish Confederation of Professional Employers (Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation)
TSI	Technical Support Instrument
UHR	Swedish Council for Higher Education (Universitets- och högskolerådet)
UKÄ	Swedish Higher Education Authority (Universitetskanslersämbetet)
VET	Vocational education and training
Vinnova	Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems (Verket för Innovationssystem)
WG	Working groups