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The main abbreviations and acronyms used in the report are listed below.

AES

Adult Education Survey

AI

Artificial intelligence

ALMPs

Active labour market policies

AMI

Innovation Manager Academy (Akademia Menadżera Innowacji)

ARP

Industrial Development Agency (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu)

BKL

Human Capital Survey (Bilans Kapitału Ludzkiego)

BUR

Database of Development Services (Baza Usług Rozwojowych)

CIiPKZ

Information and Career Planning Centre (Centrum Informacji i Planowania Kariery Zawodowej)

CKP

Practical Training Centre (Centrum Kształcenia Praktycznego)

CKU

Continuing Education Centre (Centrum Kształcenia Ustawicznego)

CKZiU

Vocational and Continuing Education Centre (Centrum Kształcenia Zawodowego i Ustawicznego)

CVT

Continuous vocational training

EC

European Commission

ECS

European Company Survey

EEA

European Economic Area

ELA

Polish graduate tracking system (Ogólnopolski system monitorowania Ekonomicznych Losów Absolwentów szkół wyższych)

EQF

European Qualification Framework

ESF

European Social Fund

ESIF

European Structural and Investment Funds

ERDF

European Regional Development Fund

EU

European Union

EUWIN

European Workplace Innovation Network

EWCS

European Working Conditions Survey

GDP

Gross domestic product

GUS

Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny)

HE

Higher education

HEI

Higher education institution

HPWP

High-performance workplace practices

HR

Human resources

IBE

Educational Research Institute (Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych)

ICT

Information and communications technology

IPiSS

Institute of Labour and Social Studies (Instytut Pracy i Spraw Socjalnych)

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education

KFS

National Training Fund (Krajowy Fundusz Szkoleniowy)

LFS

Labour Force Survey

LLP

Lifelong learning perspective

MC

Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji)

MEN

Ministry of National Education (Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej)

MF

Ministry of Finance (Ministerstwo Finansów)

MIiR

Ministry of Investment and Economic Development (Ministerstwo Inwestycji i Rozwoju)

MKiDN

Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego)

MNiSW

Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyźszego)

MOOC

Massive open online course

MRPiPS

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy (Ministerstwo Rodziny, Pracy i Polityki Społecznej)

MZ

Ministry of Health (Ministerstwo Zdrowia)

NCBiR

National Centre for Research and Development (Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju)

NEET

Not in employment, education or training

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NIK

Polish Supreme Audit Office (Najwyższa Izba Kontroli)

NPT

National Project Team

NSS

National Skills Strategy

OHP

Voluntary Labour Corp (Ochotniczy Hufiec Pracy)

ORE

Centre for Education Development (Ośrodek Rozwoju Edukacji)

OSE

National Educational Network (Ogólnopolska Sieć Edukacyjna)

PAN

Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk)

PARP

Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości)

PES

Public employment services

PFR

Polish Development Fund (Polski Fundusz Rozwoju)

PIAAC

Survey of Adult Skills (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies)

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PKA

Polish Accreditation Committee (Polski Komisja Akredytacyjna)

POWER

Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development (Program Operacyjny Wiedza Edukacja Rozwój)

PRK

Polish Qualifications Framework (Polska Rama Kwalifikacji)

PWSZ

Public higher vocational schools (Państwowe Wyższe Szkoły Zawodowe)

R&D

Research and development

RDS

Social Dialogue Council (Rada Dialogu Społecznego)

RGNiSW

General Council for Science and Higher Education (Rada Główna Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyźszego)

RPL

Recognition of prior learning

SAA

Skills assessment and anticipation

SIEG

Strategy for Innovation and Efficiency of the Economy

SGI

Sustainable governance Indicators

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

SOR

Strategy for Responsible Development (Strategia na rzecz Odpowiedzialnego Rozwoju)

SSC

Sectoral skills councils (Sektorowe Rady ds. Kompetencji)

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

TALIS

Teaching and Learning International Survey

VET

Vocational education and training

WBL

Work-based learning

ZSK

Integrated Qualifications System (Zintegrowany System Kwalifikacji)

ZSU

Integrated Skills Strategy (Zintegrowana Strategia Umiejętności)

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