| AESL | Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Advanced Education, Skill and Labour |
| Anact | L'Agence Nationale pour L'Amélioration des Conditions de Travail (France) |
| AUD | Australian dollar |
| AWPA | Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency |
| BC | British Colombia |
| CAD | Canadian dollar |
| CEGEP | Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel |
| CEI | Centre for Employment Innovation (Nova Scotia) |
| CHAMP | Consortium for Human Resources Development Ability Magnified Programme (Korea) |
| COPS | Canadian Occupational Projection System |
| EIF | Employer Investment Fund (United Kingdom) |
| EOP | Employer Ownership of Skills pilot (United Kingdom) |
| ESDC | Employment and Social Development Canada |
| EUWIN | European Workplace Innovation Network |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| G7 | Group of Seven (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States) |
| GIF | Growth and Innovation Fund (United Kingdom) |
| HPWP | High-performance work practices |
| HR | Human Resources |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| IiP | Investors in People programme (United Kingdom) |
| ISED | Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (Canada) |
| LEPC | Local Employment Planning Council |
| LMDA | Labour Market Development Agreement |
| LMIC | Labour Market Information Council |
| NEC | National Evaluation Coordinator (United States) |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| NLWIC | Newfoundland and Labrador Workforce Innovation Centre |
| OCWI | Ontario Centre for Workforce Innovation |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development |
| PAL | Priorities for Adult Learning dashboard |
| PIAAC | OECD Survey of Adult Skills |
| R&D | Research and development |
| ROI | Return on investment |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SMS | Scientific Maryland Scale |
| Tekes | Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation, now Business Finland |
| TYKE, TYKES | Finland's workplace development programmes |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UKCES | United Kingdom Commission for Employment and Skills |
| UKFP | United Kingdom Futures Programme |
| WDA | Workforce Development Agreement |
| WIA | Workforce Investment Act (United States) |
| WIC | Workforce innovation centre |
| WIE | Workplace Innovation Europe |
| WIEP | Workplace Innovation Engagement Programme (Scotland) |
| WIF | Workforce Innovation Fund (United States) |
| WIOA | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (United States) |
| WSI | Workplace Skills Initiative (Canada) |
Workforce Innovation to Foster Positive Learning Environments in Canada
Getting Skills Right
