Glossary

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A

ABA Alexandria Business Association (a local business association in Egypt)
ACDI/VOCA Agricultural Cooperative Development International/Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance
AEMFI The Association of Ethiopian Microfinance Institutions
AGEUs Agriculture Guidance and Employment Units
AIMS Approach to Inclusive Market Systems for Refugees and Host Communities
ALMPs Active Labour Market Programmes
Apex Apex cooperative organizations are larger overarching bodies, typically formed to organize cooperatives themselves
AVSI The Association of Volunteers in International Service

B

BDC Business Development Centre
BDS Business Development Service Providers’ Network (Uganda)
BETA Business Development Service
BDSPN Business Development Service Provider’s Network
BETA Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda
BOLSA Bureau of Labour and Social Affairs (in Ethiopia)

C

CBI Central Bank of Iraq
CBO Community-Based Organisations
CBT Competency-Based Training
CDCs Community Development Centres (run by UNHCR)
CEEA Confederation of the Ethiopian Employers Association
COOP Cooperative
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
CTA Chief Technical Officer
CV Curriculum Vitae

D

DC Development Cooperation
DGCOOP Director General of Cooperatives
DIT Directorate of Industrial Training
DWT Decent Work Team
DYB Digitize Your Business (ILO training)

E

EEF Ethiopian Employers Federation
EIIP Employment-Intensive Investment Programmes
EMIPF Explain, Model, Imitate, Practice and Feedback
ERA Ethiopian Roads Administration
ESCO European Classification of Skills, Competencies, Qualifications and Occupations
EU European Union

F

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FDPs Forcibly Displaced Persons
FE Financial Education
FEE Federation of Egyptian Employers
FEI Federation of Egyptian Industries
FKE Kenyan Federation of Employers
FSMEs Federation of SMEs
FSP Financial Service Providers
FUE Federation of Ugandan Employers

G

GET Ahead Gender and Entrepreneurship Together
GIL Generation of Innovation Lead (a youth programme developed by UNICEF)
GJSC Green Job Search Clubs

H

HDPN Humanitarian Development Peace Nexus

I

ICBG Iraqi Company for Bank Guarantees
ICT Information and Communications Technology
ID Identity Document
IDP Internally Displaced Person
IFC International Finance Corporation
ILO International Labour Organisation
INGOs International Non-Governmental Organizations
ITC International Training Centre (of the ILO)
i-UPSHIFT Integrated UPSHIFT (social innovator accelerator for young people by Unicef)
IYAB Improve Your Agriculture Business (ILO training course)
IYB Improve Your Business

J

JCC Jordanian Cooperatives Corporation
JCI Jordan Chamber of Industry
JPTC Jigija Polytechnic College (in Ethiopia)
JSC Job Search Club

K

KNCCI Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
KNFJKA Kenya National Federation of Jua Kali Association
KNQA Kenya National Qualifications Authority
KPLC Kenya Power and Lighting Company
KYC Know Your Client/Customer, this refers to minimum sets of identifying information used by financial institutions, typically commercial banks, to determine a client’s risk level and to comply with anti-money laundering laws

L

LED Local Economic Development
LEDCs Local Economic Development Committees

M

MACPs Multi Annual Country Programmes
MENA Middle East and North Africa
MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MFI Monetary Financial Institution
MFWR Making Finance Work for Refugees and Host Communities (ILO training course)
MGLSD Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
MHPSS Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
MIS Management Information System
MMW Making Microfinance Work (ILO course)
MOA Ministry of Agriculture
MoCIT Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
MoLSA Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
MoLSD Ministry of Labour & Skill Development
MoLSP Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
MOOC Massive Open Online Course
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
MOY Ministry of Youth
MOYS Ministry of Youth and Sport
MSME Micro Small and Medium Enterprises

N

NAC-RPL National Advisory Committee on RPL
NASC National Apprenticeship Steering Committee
NDA National Disability Allowance
NEA National Employment Authority
NEET Not in Employment Education or Training
NEP National Employment Plan
NGO Non-governmental Organization
NHIF National Health Insurance Fund
NIC-RPL National Implementation Committee on RPL
NITA National Industrial Training Authority
NQF National Qualifications Framework
NSSF National Social Security Fund
NSSC National Sector Skills Council

O

OCS Offices of Career Services
OPD Organisations of persons with disabilities
OS Occupational Standards
OSH Occupational safety and health

P

PAS Practically Acquired Skills
PES Public Employment Service
PETS Presidential Economic Transformation Secretariat
PWDs People with Disability

R

RLO Refugee Led Organizations
RPL Recognition of Prior Learning
RPU Regional Programming Units
RRS Refugee Resettlement Services
RYLO Refugee, Youth-Led Organizations

S

SAC Sectoral Apprenticeship Committee
SACCO Savings and Credit Cooperatives
SCU Stand for Change and Unity
SCORE Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises
SE Social Entreprise
SIYB Start & Improve Your Business (ILO training course)
SHIF Social Health Insurance Fund
SME Small and Medium Sized Entreprises
SOLO Somali Lifeline Organisation
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SSC Sector Skills Council
SSC Social Security Corporation
SSE Social and Solidarity Economy
SYIG Synergy Youth Investment Group

T

ToF Training of Facilitators
ToT Training of Trainers
TVET Technical & Vocational Education & Training
TVETA Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority
TVSDC Technical Vocational and Skills Development Commission (in Jordan)

U

UI Unemployment Insurance
UGAFODE UGAFODE Microfinance Limited (a bank in Uganda)
UHOA Uganda Hotel Owners Association
UHTTI Ugandan Hotel and Tourism Training Institute
UNAF Uganda National Apprenticeship Framework
UNCHE Uganda National Council for Higher Education
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UWEAL Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited

V

VLSA Village Savings and Loan Associations
VTEC Vocational Training and Employment Centre

W

WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WBL Work Based Learning
WFP World Food Programme