Glossary of Vocational and Professional Education and Training
List of abbreviations
All the abbreviations used in the glossary are listed below.
- AIA
- Federal Act of 20 March 1981 on Accident Insurance
(SR 832.20) - APO
- Ordinance of 19 December 1983 on the Prevention
of Accidents and Occupational Diseases (SR 832.30) - Art.
- Article
- ASEO
- Ordinance of 24 October 2007 on Admission,
Period of Stay and Employment (SR 142.201) - CC
- Swiss Civil Code
Swiss Civil Code of 10 December 1907 (SR 210) - CDOPU
- Swiss Conference of Directors of Career Guidance
- CEA
- Collective employment agreement
- CJurA
- Federal Act of 24 March 2000 on Jurisdiction in
Civil Matters (repealed) - CMSO
- Ordinance of 19 November 2003 on the Compulsory
Military Service (SR 512.21) - CO
- Swiss Code of Obligations
Federal Act of 30 March 1911 completing the Swiss
Civil Code (Fifth Book: Law of obligations, SR 220) - Core-LCS
- Core Syllabus for Language, Communication and
Society instruction in VET Programmes - Cst.
- Federal constitution
Federal constitution of the Swiss Confederation
of 18 April 1999 (SR 101) - D&E
- Depth and expansion of knowledge module
- DDA
- Federal Act of 13 December 2002 on the Elimination
of Discrimination against People with
Disabilities (SR 151.3) - DGAA
- Federal Act of 28 September 1956 on the Declaration
of the General Application of Collective
Employment Agreements (SR 221.215.311) - DI
- Disability insurance
- EAER
- Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education
and Research - ECTS
- European credit transfer system
- ECVET
- European credits for vocational education and
training - EDK
- Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education
- EFTA
- European Free Trade Association
- EmpA
- Federal Act of 13 March 1964 on Employment in
Business, Trade and Industry (SR 822.11) - EmpO 1
- Ordinance 1 of 10 May 2000 to the Employment
Act (SR 822.111) - EmpO 2
- Ordinance 2 of 10 May 2000 to the Employment
Act (Special Provisions for Specific Groups of
Businesses or Employees) (SR 822.112) - EmpO 5
- Ordinance 5 of 28 September 2007 to the Employment
Act (on the protection of young workers)
(SR 822.115) - EqA
- Gender Equality Act
Federal Act of 24 March 1995 on Gender Equality
(SR 151.1) - EQF
- European Qualifications Framework
- EU
- European Union
- FCOS
- Federal Coordination Commission for Occupational
Safety - FDFA
- Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
- FDHA
- Federal Department of Home Affairs
- FIT
- Federal Institute of Technology
- FMA
- Agreement between the Swiss Confederation,
on the one hand, and the European community
and its member states, on the other, on the free
movement of persons - FNA
- Federal Act of 16 December 2005 on Foreign
Nationals (SR 142.20) - FVB
- Federal Vocational Baccalaureate
- HEdA
- Federal Act on the Funding and Coordination of
the Higher Education Sector - HInsA
- Federal Act of 18 March 1994 on Health Insurance
(SR 832.10) - ICA-UAS
- Intercantonal agreement on universities of applied
sciences - IDES
- Information and documentation centre of the EDK
- IGKG
- Intercantonal Conference on Continuing Education
and Training - INSOS
- Social institutions for disabled persons
- InvIA
- Federal Act of 19 June 1959 on Invalidity Insurance
(SR 831.20) - IPP
- Individual practical project
- ISO
- International Organization for Standardization
- LCS
- Instruction in language, communication and
society - LEA
- Loss of earnings allowances
- LECA
- Federal Act of 25 September 1952 on Compensation
for Loss of Earnings for Persons on Military
Service or Maternity Leave (SR 834.1) - MSST
- Directive requiring the use of doctors and other
specialists of safety at work - NOA
- Non-occupational accident insurance
- NQF
- National Qualifications Framework
- NQF VPET
- Swiss National Qualifications Framework for the
VPET System - OA
- Occupational accident insurance
- OASIA
- Federal Act of 20 December 1946 on the Old-Age
and Survivors Insurance (SR 831.10) - OCMCG
- Ordinance on Minimum Conditions for Language,
Communication and Society Instruction in VET
Programmes (SR 412.101.241) - OLE
- Ordinance of 6 October 1986 Limiting the Number
of Foreign Nationals (repealed) - OP
- Occupational pension
- OPA
- Federal Act of 25 June 1982 on Occupational Old
Age, Survivors' and Invalidity Pension Provision
(SR 831.40) - OSI
- Old-age and survivors' insurance
- PEP
- Pre-assigned examination project
- PMs
- Process modules
- PO
- Professional organisation
- Q2E
- Quality management system in schools
- QPs
- Qualification procedures
- REC
- Regional employment centre
- RSFNA
- Federal Act of 26 March 1931 on the Residence
and Permanent Settlement of Foreign Nationals
(repealed) - SBBK
- Swiss Conference of VET Offices
- SCC
- Swiss Criminal Code of 21 December 1937
(SR 311.0) - SDBB
- Swiss Service Centre for Vocational Education and
Training | Vocational, Educational and Career
Guidance - SDK
- Swiss Conference of Cantonal Health Directors
- SEC
- Standard employment contract
- SECO
- State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
- SERI
- State Secretariat for Education, Research and
Innovation - SFIVET
- Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education
and Training - SGAB
- Swiss Society for Research in Vocational and
Professional Education and training - SME
- Small and medium-sized company
- SpoFG
- Federal Act of 17 June 2011 on the Promotion of
Sport and Exercise (SR 415.0) - SpoFO
- Ordinance of 23 May 2012 on the Promotion of
Sport and Exercise (SR 415.01) - SQUF
- National Employers' Network for VET
- SR
- Classified Compilation of Federal Legislation
(see also www.admin.ch/f/rs.html - all the acts
that are mentioned in this glossary may be downloaded
by entering their abbreviation or SR code. - SUVA
- Swiss national accident insurance fund
- UAS
- University of applied sciences
- UASA
- Federal Act of 6 October 1995 on the Universities
of Applied Sciences, Universities of Applied Sciences
Act (SR 414.71) - UI
- Unemployment insurance
- UIA
- Federal Act of 25 June 1982 on Compulsory
Unemployment Insurance and Benefits on Insolvency
(SR 837.0) - UIO
- Ordinance of 31 August 1983 on Compulsory
Unemployment Insurance and Benefits on Insolvency
(SR 837.02) - VPETA
- Federal Act of 13 December 2002 on Vocational
and Professional Education and Training (VPETA,
SR 412.10) - VPETO
- Ordinance of 19 November 2003 on Vocational
and Professional Education and Training
(SR 412.101) - WHA
- Federal Act of 8 October 1971 on Employment
in Public Transport Companies (SR 822.21) - WHRPO 1
- Ordinance of 19 June 1995 on Working Hours
and Rest Periods for Professional Vehicle Drivers - WLS
- Working and learning situation
- Y&S
- Youth and sport