Common WorkForce Acronyms
In workforce development, things can quickly turn into alphabet soup. Check out these acronyms to better understand workforce development, industry relations and federal/state funding.
AA – Accelerate Alabama
AA – Apprenticeship Alabama
ABC – Associated Builders and Contractors
ABE – Adult Basic Education
ABAWD – Able-bodied Adult Without Dependents
ACCCP – Alabama Commission on Credentialing and Career Pathways
ACCS – Alabama Career Center System
ACCS – Alabama Community College System
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADECA – Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
ADRS – Alabama Department of Rehabilitative Services (Voc Rehab)
ADO – Alabama Development Office (Now known as Alabama Department of Commerce)
ADOL – Alabama Department of Labor
AGC – Associated General Contractors
AFL-CIO – American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
AIDT – Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute
AIRRAP – Alabama Industry-Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program
AlaVetNet – Alabama Veterans Network
ALISON – Alabama Legislative Information System Online
ALSDE – Alabama State Department of Education (K12)
ATN – Alabama Technology Network
AWC – Alabama Workforce Council
AWSP - Alabama Workforce Stabilization Program
AWTC – Alabama Workforce Training Center (Birmingham)
BCA – Business Council of Alabama
BCY – Board Contract Year
BEST – Boosting Engineering Science and Technology (Robotics Competition)
BLS – Bureau of Labor Statistics
BRAC – Base Realignment and Closure
CBO – Community Based Organization
CBJT – Community Based Job Training
CBT – Computer-Based Training
CCS – Child Care Services
CEO – Chief Elected Official/Chief Executive Officer
CEU – Continuing Education Unit
CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
CGIA – Central Gulf Industrial Alliance
CIP – Classification of Instructional Programs
CIS – Communities in Schools
CPS – Child Protective Services
CRT – Classroom Training
CTE – Career & Technical Education
CTSO – Career Technical Student Organization
DHR – Department of Human Resources (Alabama)
DIR – Department of Industrial Relations (Now known as ADOL)
DOL – US Department Of Labor
DOLETA – US Department Of Labor Employment & Training Administration
DW – Dislocated Worker Program
ED – Executive Director
ED – Economic Developer
EEO – Equal Employment Opportunity
EITC – Earned Income Tax Credit
EITP – Existing Industry Training Program
EO – Equal Opportunity
ES – Employment Service
ESL – English as a Second Language (Oral Assessment)
ETA – Employment and Training Administration
ETF – Education Trust Fund
FBO – Faith-Based Organization
FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
FLSA – Fair Labor Standards Act
FMLA – Family Medical Leave Act
FY – Fiscal Year
GAO – General Accounting Office
GED – General Education Development or General Education Diploma
GOEWT – Governor’s Office of Education and Workforce Transformation
GSA – General Services Administration
HHSC – Health and Human Services Commission
H1B – Employment-based, non-immigrant visa for temporary workers
H2A – Agricultural Work Visa (common name)
IEP – Individual Education Plan
IRAP – Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program
IT – Information Technology
ITA – Individual Training Account (Scholorship)
IWTP – Incumbent Worker Training Program
LEA – Local Education Agency
LEP – Limited English Proficiency
LLSIL – Lower Living Standard Income Level
LMI – Labor Market Information
MA – Manufacture Alabama (Assocation)
MOU – Memorandum Of Understanding
MRWTC – Montgomery Regional Workforce Training Center
NAICS – National American Industry Classification System
NAWB – National Association of Workforce Boards
NAWDP – National Association of Workforce Development Professionals
NCCER – National Center for Construction Education and Research
NCP – Non-custodial Parent
NCRC – National Career Readiness Credential
NEG – National Emergency Grant
NGA – National Governors Association
NIMS – National Institute for Metalworking Skills (Credential)
O*NET – Occupational Information Network
OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer (i.e. Mercedes-Benz)
OES – Occupational Employment Statistics
OJT – On-the-Job Training
OMB – Office of Management and Budget
OPM – Office of Personnel Management
OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PLC – Programmable Logic Controller
PSA – Public Service Announcement
PY – Program Year
RFP – Request For Proposal
RFQ – Request For Qualifications
RFT- Request for Training
RR – Rapid Response
RTP – Robotics Technology Park
RTW – Ready to Work
RWC – Regional Workforce Council
SGA – Solicitations for Grant Applications – Federal
SIC – Standard Industrial Classification
SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Formally known as Food Stamps)
SOC – Standard Occupational Classification
SOS – Secretary of State
STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math
SYEP – Summer Youth Employment Program
TA – Technical Assistance
TAA – Trade Adjustment Assistance
TABE – Test of Adult Basic Education
TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Formally known as Welfare)
TEGL – Training and Employment Guidance Letter
TEIN – Training and Employment Information Notice
UI – Unemployment Insurance Compensation
USDOL – United States Department Of Labor
VA – Veterans Administration
VETS – Veterans’ Employment and Training Services – USDOL
WARN – Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
WBL – Work Based Learning
WDB – Workforce Development Board
WIA – Workforce Investment Act
WIOA – Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
WIOA Title I – Workforce Training Activities for Adult, Youth and Dislocated Worker
WIOA Title II – Adult Education and Literacy
WIOA Title III – Employment Services, Wagner-Peyser
WIOA Title IV – Vocational Rehabilitation
WOTC – Work Opportunity Tax Credit