| A |
| ABE |
Adult Basic Education |
| ACSI |
American Customer Satisfaction Index |
| ADA |
American with Disabilities Act |
| Ad&PR |
Advertising and Public Relations |
| AMI |
Average Medium Income |
| B |
| BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BOS |
Board of Supervisors |
| BPPVE |
Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education |
| BWF |
Base Wage File |
| C |
| CalWORKs |
California Work Opportunity and Responsibilities to Kids |
| CAO |
County Administrative Office |
| CAP |
Client Assistance Program |
| CBO |
Community-Based Organization |
| CBU |
Capacity Building Unit |
| CDE |
California Department of Education |
| CDSS |
California Department of Social Services |
| CETA |
Comprehensive Employment & Training |
| CLEO |
Chief Local Elected Official |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHHSA |
California Health & Human Svcs Agency |
| COB |
Close of Business |
| COCCC |
Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges |
| COLA |
Cost of Living Allowance |
| CRD |
Compliance Review Division |
| CRT |
Classroom Training |
| CTI |
Caregiver Training Initiative |
| CTTR |
Construction Trades Training Roundtable |
| CWA |
California Workforce Association |
| CWD |
County Welfare Department |
| CWDA |
County Welfare Directors Association |
| CWIB |
State Board or California Workforce
Investment Board |
| CY |
Calendar Year |
| D |
| DAC |
Disability Advisory Committee |
| DCSS |
Department of Child Support Services |
| DET |
Division of Employment & Training |
| DI |
Disability Insurance |
| DMV |
Department of Motor Vehicles |
| DOE |
Department of Education |
| DOL |
Department of Labor (U.S. and Federal) |
| DOR |
Department of Rehabilitation |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| DSES |
Department of Social & Employment Svcs |
| DTA |
Department of Transitional Assistance |
| DUA |
Division of Unemployment Assistance |
| DVOP |
Disabled Veterans Outreach Program |
| DW |
Dislocated Worker |
| DWD |
Department of Workforce Development |
| E |
| EA |
Emergency Assistance |
| EAP |
Employee Assistance Program |
| EAS |
Employment Assistance Services |
| EC |
Executive Committee |
| ED |
Economic Development |
| EDD |
Employment Development Department |
| EEO |
Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EEOP |
Equal Employment Opportunity Program |
| EO |
Equal Opportunity |
| ESL |
English as a Second Language |
| ESOL |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
| ESP |
Employment Services Program |
| ETA |
Employment & Training Administration |
| ETP |
Employment Training Panel |
| ETPL |
Eligible Training Provider List |
| F |
| FA |
Fiscal Agent |
| FBO |
Faith-Based Organization |
| FLSSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act |
| FMU |
Financial Management Unit |
| FR |
Federal Register |
| FSR |
Feasibility Study Report |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| FYI |
For Your Information |
| G |
| GAO |
General Accounting Office |
| GCEPD |
Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities |
| GED |
General Equivalency Diploma |
| GSA |
General Services Administration |
| H |
| HART |
Healthcare Advisory Roundtable |
| HCD |
Housing and Community Development |
| HDP |
Homeless Demonstration Project |
| HHS |
U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services |
| HHSA |
California Health & Human Svcs Agency |
| HTS |
Hard to Serve |
| HUD |
US Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| I |
| IEP |
Individual Employment Plan |
| ILP |
Independent Living Program |
| INS |
Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| IPD |
Individual Participant Data |
| IRS |
U.S. Internal Revenue Service |
| ISO |
Information Security Officer |
| ISP |
Individual Service Plan |
| ISS |
Individual Service Strategy |
| ITA |
Individual Training Account |
| J |
| JAN |
Job Accommodation Network |
| JPA |
Joint Powers Agreement |
| JTA |
Job Training Automation System |
| JTPA |
Job Training Partnership Act |
| K |
| K-12 |
Kindergarten through 12th grade, also elementary and secondary education |
| L |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficiency |
| LLL |
Lifelong Learning Roundtable |
| LLSIL |
Lower Living Standard Income Level |
| LMA |
Labor Market Area |
| LMI |
Labor Market Information |
| LMID |
Labor Market Information Division |
| LWIA |
Local Workforce Investment Area |
| LWIB |
Local Workforce Development Board |
| M |
| MCWDB |
Monterey County Workforce Development Board |
| MIS |
Management Information System |
| MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MSA |
Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| N |
| NAWB |
National Association of Workforce Boards |
| NCP |
Non-Custodial Parent |
| NEG |
National Emergency Grant |
| NFA |
Notice of Fund Availability |
| O |
| OET |
Office for Employment Training |
| OIG |
U.S. Office of Inspector General |
| OJT |
On-the-Job Training |
| OL |
Organized Labor |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
| O*NET |
Occupational Information Network |
| OS |
Oversight Committee |
| OSCC |
One Stop Career Center |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety & Health Admin |
| P |
| PA |
Public Assistance |
| PC |
Planning Committee |
| PDF |
Adobe Portable Document Format |
| PDMD |
Program Development & Mgmt Division |
| PIC |
Private Industry Council |
| PS |
Private Sector |
| PY |
Program Year |
| Q |
| Q&A |
Questions and Answers |
| R |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal (or Participation) |
| RFQ |
Request for Qualifications |
| RR |
Rapid Response |
| S |
| SALT |
State-Approved Local Training |
| SBA |
Small Business Administration |
| SBDC |
Small Business Development Center |
| SFP |
Solicitation for Proposal |
| SMSA |
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas |
| SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration/Agency |
| SSN |
Social Security Number |
| T |
| TA |
Technical Assistance |
| TAA |
Trade Adjustment Assistance |
| TAG |
Technical Assistance Guide |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
| TEGL |
Training & Employment Guidance Letter |
| TEIN |
Training & Employment Information Notice |
| TQM |
Total Quality Management |
| U |
| UC |
Unemployment Compensation |
| UCS |
Unemployment Compensation System |
| UI |
Unemployment Insurance |
| UIB |
Unemployment Insurance Benefits |
| UIC |
Unemployment Insurance Claimant |
| USC |
United States Code |
| V |
| VA |
Veterans Administration |
| VA |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VocEd |
Vocational Education |
| VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
| W |
| WARN |
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act |
| WDS |
Workforce Development System |
| WEx |
Work Experience |
| WIA |
Workforce Investment Act of 1998
Title I Adult Program (age over 21)
Title I Dislocated Workers
Title I Youth (age 14-21, in-out of school) |
| WIA |
Workforce Investment Area |
| WIASRD |
Workforce Investment Act Standardized Record Data |
| WDB |
Workforce Development Board |
| WIC |
Women, Infants and Children Program |
| WID |
Workforce Services Division |
| WOTC |
Work Opportunity Tax Credit |
| WP |
Wagner Peyser |
| WtW |
Welfare-to-Work |
| X |
| |
No acronyms or abbreviated terms |
| Y |
| YC |
Youth Council |
| YOA |
Year of Allocation |
| Z |
| |
No acronyms or abbreviated terms |
