ALMPs Active labour market policies

AVETAE Agency for VET and Adult Education

CVETA Council for VET and Adult Education

CoCs Centres of Competence

CPD Continuous professional development

EARK Employment Agency of Republic of Kosovo

ERP Economic Reform Programme

ETF European Training Foundation

EU European Union

HEIs Higher education institutions

ICTs Information and communication technologies

IOM International Organisation for Migration

ISCO International Standard Classification of Occupations

KAA Kosovo Accreditation Agency

KAS Kosovo Agency of Statistics

KESP Kosovo's Education Strategic Plan

KIESA Kosovo Investment and Enterprise Support Agency

LFS Labour Force Survey

MCC Millennium Challenge Corporation

MED Municipal Education Directorate

MEST Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

MLSW Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

NDS National Development Strategy

NEETs Persons not in employment, education or training

NGO Non-governmental organisation

NQA National Qualifications Agency

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PES Public employment service

SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

VET Vocational education and training

VTCs Vocational Training Centres

WB6 the six Western Balkan countries