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OECD Skills Strategy Luxembourg
Assessment and Recommendations
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OECD Skills Studies
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Abbreviations and acronyms
Abbreviation/Acronym
Full description
ABBL
Association des banquiers luxembourgeois, or Luxembourg Banker’s Association
ACA
Association des compagnies d'assurances et de réassurances du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, or Companies Association of Insurance and Reinsurance
ADEM
Agence pour le développement de l’emploi, or the Agency for the Development of Employment
ADEM-OP
Service d'orientation professionnelle de l'ADEM, or ADEM’s Career Guidance Service
AES
Adult Education Survey
AI
Artificial intelligence
ALCOMFI
Association Luxembourgeoise des conseils comptables et fiscaux, or the Luxembourg Association of Accountants and Tax Officers
ALFI
Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d'Investissement, or the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry
ATVA
Agence pour la transition vers une vie autonome, or Agency for Transition to Independence
BIBB
Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung
BTS
Brevet de technicien supérieur, or Higher Technician Certificate
CAI
Contrat d’accueil et d’intégration, or Welcome and Integration Contract
CASA
Centre d’Appui Social et Associatif, or Social and Associative Support Centre
CASNA
Cellule d’accueil scolaire pour les élèves nouveaux arrivants, or School Reception Unit for Newly Arrived Pupils
CC
Chambre de commerce, or Chamber of Commerce
CCP
Certificat de capacité professionnelle, or Vocational capacity certificate
CdM
Chambre des Métiers, or Chamber of Skilled Trades and Crafts
CCSS
Centre commun de sécurité sociale, or Joint Social Security Centre
CdC
Centres de Compétence de l’Artisanat, or Competence Centres
CdC-GTB/PAR
Centres de Compétences du Génie Technique du Bâtiment et Parachèvement, or Competence Centres of the Building Services Engineering and Completion Engineering
CEDEFOP
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
CEFR
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
CEOs
Chief Executive Officers
CePAS
Centre psycho-social et d’accompagnement scolaires, or Centre for Psycho-Social and Educational Accompaniment
CHFEP
Chambre des fonctionnaires et employés publics, or Chamber of Civil Servants and Public Employees
CIF
Congé individuel de formation, or Individual Training Leave
CLAE
Comité de Liaison des Associations d'Étrangers, or Liaison Committee of Associations of Immigrants
CLC
Confédération luxembourgeoise du commerce, or the Luxembourg Trade Confederation
CLQ
Cadre luxembourgeois des qualifications, or Luxembourg Qualification Framework
CNFPC
Centre National de Formation Professionnelle Continue, or National Centre for Continuing Vocational Training
CSL
Chambre des salariés, or Chamber of Employees
CTIE
Centre des technologies de l'information de l'État, or the State Information Technology Centre
CVET
Continuing vocational education and training
CVTS
Continuing Vocational Training Survey
DAES
Diplôme d’accès aux études supérieures, or Diploma of entry to higher education
DAP
Diplôme d'aptitude professionnelle, or Vocational aptitude diploma
DITEX
Digital Industry Tools Experts
DLI
Digital Luxembourg Initiative
DT
Diplôme de technicien, or Technician's Diploma
EC
European Commission
ECS
European Company Survey
ECTS
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
EHTL
École d'Hôtellerie et de Tourisme du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg School of Hospitality and Tourism
EIG
Economic Interest Group
EQF
European Qualification Framework
ERDF
European Regional Development Fund
ERIC
European Research Infrastructure Consortiums
ESCO
European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations Classification
EST
École Supérieure du Travail
EU
European Union
EURES
European Employment Services
FDA
Fédération des Artisans, or Federation of Artisans
FEDIL
Fédération des Industriels Luxembourgeois, or the Federation of Luxembourgish Industrials
FHL
Fédération des Hôpitaux Luxembourgeois, or Federation of Luxembourgish Hospitals or
FO
Forum Orientation
GDP
Gross domestic product
GDPR
EU General Data Protection Regulation
GVCs
Global value chains
HE
Higher education
HORESCA
Fédération Nationale des Hôteliers, Restaurateurs et Cafetiers du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, or the National Federation of Hoteliers, Restaurateurs and Café Owners of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
HoT
House of Training
HPWPs
High-performance work practices
HR
Human Resources
IBA-OIE
Observatoire interrégional du marché de l’emploi, or Interregional Labour Market Observatory
ICDL
International Computer Driving Licence
ICT
Information and communication technology
IDCN
International Dual Career Network
IFEN
Institut de Formation de l’Éducation nationale, or the National Education Institute of Training
IFSB
Institut de Formation Sectoriel du Bâtiment, or the Construction Sector Training Institute
IGSS
Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale, or General Inspectorate of Social Security
ILA
Individual Learning Accounts or compte personnel de formation
INAP
Institut national de l’administration publique, or National Institute of Public Administration
INFPC
Institut national pour le développement de la formation professionnelle continue, or National Institute for the Development of Continuing Vocational Training
INL
Institut national des langues, or National Languages Institute
ISCED
International Standard Classification for Education
ISCO
International Standard Classification of Occupations
IT
Information technology
ITA
OECD Indicators of Talent Attractiveness
IVET
Initial vocational education and training
LFF
Luxembourg for Finance
LFS
Labour Force Survey
LHoFT
Luxembourg House of Financial Technology
LIH
Luxembourg Institute of Health
LISER
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research
LIST
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
LLLC
Luxembourg Lifelong Learning Centre
LMI
Labour market information
LWK
Landwirtschaftskammer, or Chamber of Agriculture
MAEE
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes, or Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
MECO
Ministère de l’Économie, or Ministry of Economy
MENJE
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse, or Ministry of Education, Children and Youth
MESR
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, or Ministry of Higher Education and Research
MFAMIGR
Ministère des Affaires familiales, de l’Intégration et de la Grande Région, or Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region
MFIN
Ministère des Finances, or Ministry of Finance
MinDigital
Ministère de la Digitalisation, or Ministry for Digitalisation
MJUST
Ministère de la Justice, or Ministry of Justice
MO
Maison de l’orientation
MTEESS
Ministère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de l'Économie sociale et solidaire, or Ministry of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy
NACE
Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community
NDEP
National Data Exchange Platform
NEET
Not in education, employment and training
NGO
Non-governmental organisation
NLP
Natural language processing
NVAO
Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders
OJA
Online job advertisements
OF
Observatoire de la formation, or Training Observatory
PCI
Plans d’intégration communautaire, or Communal Integration Plans
PES
Public employment services
PIA
Accompanied Integration Pathway
PIAAC
Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (OECD Survey of Adult Skills)
PISA
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment
PROFIL
Fédération des Professionnels du Secteur Financier, or Luxembourg Financial Industry Federation
R&D
Research and Development
RETEL
Réseau d’études sur le travail et l’emploi, or Labour Market and Employment Research Network
ROME
Répertoire opérationnel des métiers et des emplois, or Operational Directory of Trades and Jobs
SAA
Skills assessment and anticipation
SCRIPT
Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l’Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques, or Department for the Co-ordination of Educational and Technological Research and Innovation
SECAM
Service de la scolarisation des enfants étrangers, or Department for Schooling of Foreign Children
SePAS
Service psycho-social et d’accompagnement scolaires
SES
Structure of Earnings Survey
SFA
Service de la formation des adultes, or Department of Adult Education
SFP
Service de la formation professionnelle, or Department of Vocational Training
SMC
Service des médias, de la connectivité et de la politique numérique, or Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy in Ministry of State
SME
Small and medium-sized enterprise
SNJ
Service National de la Jeunesse, or National Youth Service
SOC
Standard Occupational Classification
SCRIPT
Service de Coordination de la Recherche et de l’Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques, or Department for the Co-ordination of Educational and Technological Research and Innovation
STATEC
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, or National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies
STEM
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
STRIs
Services Trade Restrictiveness Indicators
SYVICOL
Syndicat des villes et communes Luxembourgeoises, or Association of Luxembourg Cities and Municipalities
TCNs
Third country nationals
TEVA
School – Active Life Transition
TRF
Apprentissage transfrontalier, or Cross-border apprenticeship
TRIFOB
Formation continue trinationale dans le Rhin Supérieur, or Trinationale Further Education on the Upper Rhine
UEL
Union des Entreprises Luxembourgeoises, or Association of Luxembourg Companies
UIMM
Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie, or Union of Metallurgy Industries and Trades
UL/UoL
University of Luxembourg
ULCC
University of Luxembourg Competence Centre
VAE
Validation des acquis de l'expérience, or Accreditation of prior experiential learning