Appendix I: List of Acronyms
ASCO: Australian Standard Classification of Occupations
BIM: Bord Iascaigh Mhara
BMW: Border Midland Western
BPO: Business Process Outsourcing
CAO: Central Applications Office
CAP: Common Agricultural Policy
CEB: County Enterprise Board
CIF: Construction Industry Federation
CSO: Central Statistics Office
CTU: Coastal Training Units
CVET: Continuing Vocational Education and Training
DES: Department of Education & Science
DETE: Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment
EES: European Employment Strategy
EGFSN: Expert Group on Future Skills Needs
EI: Enterprise Ireland
EIU: Economic Intelligence Unit
ERA: European Research Area Project
ESG: Enterprise Strategy Group
ESRI: Economic and Social Research Institute
ETP: Employer Training Pilot
FDI: Foreign Direct Investment
FETAC: Further Education and Training Awards Council
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
GNP: Gross National Product
GVA: Gross Value Added
HEA: Higher Education Authority
HEI: Higher Education Institutes
HETAC: Higher Education and Training Awards Council
IALS: International Adult Literacy Survey
IBEC: Irish Business and Employers Confederation
ICT: Information and Communications Technology
ICTU: Irish Congress of Trade Unions
ILA: Individual Learning Account
IoTs: Institutes of Technology
ISCED: International Standard Classification of Education
ISCO: International Standard Classification of Occupations
KIS: Knowledge Intensive Services
LCVP: Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme
LLL: Lifelong Learning
NALA: National Adult Literacy Agency
NCC: National Competitiveness Council
NCCA: National Council for Curriculum Assessment
NCPP: National Centre for Partnership and Performance
NCVA: National Council for Vocational Awards
NDP: National Development Plan
NESC: National Economic and Social Council
NESF: National Economic and Social Forum
NEWB: National Educational Welfare Board
NFC: National Fisheries College
NFQ: National Framework of Qualifications
NQAI: National Qualifications Authority of Ireland
NVQ: National Vocational Qualification
ODI: Outward Direct Investment
OECD: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PISA: Programme for International Student Assessment
PLC: Post Leaving Certificate
PSA: Public Service Agreements
QNHS: Quarterly National Household Survey
RFC: Regional Fisheries Centre
SFA: Small Firms Association
SFI: Science Foundation Ireland
SLMRU: Skills and Labour Market Research Unit
SOC: Standard Occupational Classification
TES: Teacher Education Section
VEC: Vocational Education Committees
VET: Vocational Education and Training
