Abbreviations and acronyms

AIM

Access and Inclusion Model (programme in Ireland)

AREG

Regional officers (agents régionaux)

ASFT

ASFT Act (Loi du 8 septembre 1998 réglant les relations entre l’Etat et les organismes oeuvrant dans les domaines social, familial et thérapeutique)

C1

Proficient level from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Competence

CBR

Country Background Report

COVID-19

Coronavirus disease

CPD

Continuous professional development

CSA

Voucher scheme (chèques-service accueil)

EC

European Commission

ECEC

Early Childhood Education and Care

ENA

École Nationale pour Adultes

ESCS

PISA index of economic, social and cultural status

EYPP

Early Years Pupil Premium (programme in England)

FEDAS

Fédération des Acteurs du Secteur Social au Luxembourg

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

IFEN

National Institute for Continuous Professional Development (Institut de Formation de l'Éducation Nationale)

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education

ITM

Institut du Travail et des Mines

LTPES

Lycée Technique pour Professions Educatives et Sociales

MENJE

Ministry of Education, Childhood and Youth (Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse)

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PISA

OECD Programme for International Student Assessment

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

SCRIPT

Service for Co-ordination of Research and Innovation in Pedagogy and Technologies (Service de Co-ordination de la Recherche et de l'Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques)

SEA

Centre-based settings in the non-formal sector (service d’éducation et d’accueil)

SNJ

National Youth Service (Service National de la Jeunesse)

SPARK

Singapore Preschool Accreditation Framework

TALIS

OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey

USD

United States Dollar

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