Scotland's Devolved Employment Services: Background and Methodology
Background and methodological information to supplement the official statistics publications - Scotland’s Devolved Employment Services: No One Left Behind and Scotland’s Devolved Employment Services: Fair Start Scotland (FSS)
6. Glossary of Acronyms
Table 3: Glossary of acronyms used in this publication
Acronym |
Meaning |
COVID-19 |
Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
DWP |
Department for Work and Pensions |
ERI |
Employment Recruitment Incentives |
FSS |
Fair Start Scotland |
ID |
Identification |
ILM |
Intermediate Labour Market |
ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
JCP |
Jobcentre Plus |
LTHC |
Long-term Health Condition |
NC |
National Certificate |
NOLB |
No One Left Behind |
NPA |
National Progression Award |
ONS |
Office for National Statistics |
OSR |
Office for Statistics Regulation |
SETS |
Scottish Employability Tracking System |
SG |
Scottish Government |
SIMD |
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation |
SMF |
Shared Measurement Framework |
UK |
United Kingdom |
WAS |
Work Able Scotland |
WFS |
Work First Scotland |
7. Correspondence and enquiries
For enquiries about this publication, please contact:
Employability Statistics Team
E-mail: employabilitydata@gov.scot
For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics, please contact:
Office of the Chief Statistician
Telephone: 0131 244 0442
E-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot
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Last update: May 2025