The Scottish Government

ALN:

Adult Literacy and Numeracy

ASHE:

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

CDG:

Cabinet Delivery Group

COSLA:

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

CPP:

Community Planning Partnerships

CRF:

Community Regeneration Fund

CtOG:

Closing the Opportunity Gap

CV:

Curriculum Vitae

DWP:

Department for Work and Pensions

EF:

Employability Framework

ELL:

Enterprise and Lifelong Learning

EN:

Enterprise Networks

ESOL:

English as a Second or Other Language

ETLLD:

Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department

EU:

European Union

FC:

Football Club

FE:

Further Education

FSS:

Futureskills Scotland

GDP:

Gross Domestic Product

HE:

Higher Education

HIE:

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

HWL:

Healthy Working Lives

IB:

Incapacity Benefit

ILM:

Intermediate Labour Market - a model of waged work in specially created temporary jobs for the long term unemployed

ILO:

International Labour Organisation

IS:

Income Support

IT:

Information Technology

JCP:

Jobcentre Plus

JSA:

Jobseekers Allowance

JU4J:

Joined up for Jobs

LAs:

Local Authorities

LEF

Local Economic Forum

LFS:

Labour Force Survey

LP:

Lone Parents

MAs:

Modern Apprenticeships

NEET:

Not in Education, Employment or Training

NHS:

National Health Service

NHSS:

NHSScotland

NPIMH:

The National Programme for Improving Mental Health

OECD:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

R&D:

Research and Development

ROA:

Regeneration Outcome Agreements

SCQF:

Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework

SE:

Scottish Executive

SEn:

Scottish Enterprise

SFC:

Scottish Funding Council

SPS:

Scottish Prison Service

Social Firm:

A commercial business developed to provide employment opportunities for people with a disability or other disadvantage in the labour market.

Social Landlords:

A not-for-profit organisation i.e. a housing organisation, that is registered with Communities Scotland.

SSS:

Smart, Successful Scotland

STUC

Scottish Trade Union Council

SVQ:

Scottish Vocational Qualification

UK:

United Kingdom

USA:

United States of America

WFF:

Working for Families

WHiGG:

Working for Health in Greater Glasgow