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

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Employability Statistics Team

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Last update: May 2025

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