ADB Asian Development Bank
CAEP Central Asia Education Platform
COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic
CPD Continuing Professional Development
CVET Continuing vocational education and training
DVV German Adult Education Association
EAEU Eurasian Economic Union
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC European Commission
EDB Eurasian Development Bank
EPCA Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement
ETF European Training Foundation
EU European Union
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
GIZ German Corporation for International Cooperation
GDP Gross domestic product
GHG Greenhous Gas Emissions
GNI Gross national income
GSP+ EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences plus
HCD Human capital development
HCI Human Capital Index
HCI-SES HCI disaggregated by socio-economic status
HDI Human Development Index
ICT Information and Communication Technology
ILO International Labour Organisation
IMF International Monetary Fund
IOM International Organisation for Migration
ISCED International Standard Classification on Education
IVET Initial vocational education and training
LFS Labour Force Survey
LLL Lifelong learning
NAEP National Assessment of Education Progress
NEETs Not in education, employment or training
NRF National Reporting Framework
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PES Public Employment Service
PIAAC Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competences
PISA Programme for International Student Assessment
SDG Sustainable Development Goal
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
VET Vocational education and training
WBL Work-based learning
WHO World Health Organisation
WTO World Trade Organisation