AQF Albanian Qualifications Framework

CPD continuing professional development

DCM Decision of the Council of Ministers

EC European Commission

ELE Early Leavers from Education

ERP Economic Reform Programme

ETF European Training Foundation

EQAVET European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training

EQF European Qualifications Framework

EU European Union

GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

GDP gross domestic product

HCDU human capital development and use

INSTAT (Albanian) Institute of Statistics

IDM Institute for Democracy and Mediation

IPA Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance

IPMG Integrated Policy Management Group

ISCED International Standard Classification on Education

LFS Labour Force Survey

LLL lifelong learning

MFC Multifunctional (VET) Centre

MoESY Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth

MoFE Ministry of Finance and Economy

MoLSW Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

NAES (future) National Agency for Employment and Skills

NAVETQ National Agency for VET and Qualifications

NEETs not in education, employment or training

NES (now) National Employment Service

NESS National Employment and Skills Strategy and Action Plan 2014–2020

NRF national reporting framework

PES Public Employment Service

PPP purchasing power parity

RCC Regional Co-operation Council

SEE South East Europe

SMEs small and medium-sized enterprises

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

VET vocational education and training

VTC Vocational Training Centre

WBL work-based learning