ABAWD Abled Bodied Adults Without Dependents
ABE Adult Basic Education
ACSES Automated Child Support Enforcement System
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AE Administrative Entity
AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations
AJB America's Job Bank
ALC Adult Learning Center
ALP Acceptable Level of Performance
AOSOS America’s One-Stop Operating System
APWA American Public Welfare Association
ARRA
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ASPA American Society of Public Administration
ATB America's Talent Bank
AWEP Alternative Work Experience Program
BAT Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
BEIP Business Employment Incentive Program (Grant)
BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics (US Department of Labor)
BRAG Business Relocation Assistance Grant
BRC Business Resource Centers
BS Basic Skills
BSDA Basic Skills for Deaf Adults
BSR Business Services Representatives
BSS County Board of Social Services
CAA Community Action Agencies
CAP Corrective Action Plan/Client Assistance Program
CBO Community Based Organization
CBVI Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
CCDBG Child Care and Development Block Grant
CCPED Community Care Program for the Elderly and Disabled
CEAS Comprehensive Emergency Assistance System
CEI Calculated Earned Income
CEO Chief Elected Official
CES Current Employment Statistics
CEU Continuing Education Units
CIDS Career Information Delivery System
CIP Classification of Instructional Programs
CM Case Manager
CMU Case Manager Unit
COEI Center for Occupational Employment Information
COLA Cost of Living Adjustment
CRC Consumer Report Card
CSA Community Service Assignments
CSP Child Support and Paternity
CT Classroom Training/Customized Training
CTO Chief Technology Officer
CWA County Welfare Agencies and also Communication Workers of America
CWEP Community Work Experience
DAV Department of Veterans’ Affairs
DCA Department of Community Affairs
DFD Division of Family Development
DHS Department of Human Services
DHSS Department of Health and Senior Services
DIT Division of Information Technology
DMVA Department of Military and Veteran Affairs
DOE Department of Education
DOL former Department of Labor (Renamed Department of Labor and Workforce Development July 1, 2004—the acronym is now LWD)
DOLETA US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
DOLMA Department of Labor Management Association
DOT Department of Transportation
DV Domestic Violence
DVA Department of Veterans' Affairs
DVOP Disabled Veterans Outreach Program
DVRS Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Services
DYFS Division of Youth and Family Services
E&T Employment & Training
EA Emergency Assistance
EBT Electronic Benefits Transfer
EDA Employment Directed Activity
EDP Employability Development Plan
EEDA Education and Employment-Directed Activity
EEI Early Employment Initiative
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
EFF Equipped for the Future
EIC Earned Income Credit
EO Executive Order
ERS Employment Resource Specialist
ES Employment Services
ESL English as a Second Language
E&T Employment & Training
ETA Employment and Training Administration
ETPL Eligible Training Provider List
EU Eligible Unit
FBCO Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations
FDP Family Development Program
FEIN Federal Employer Identification Number (IRS)
FH Fair Hearing
FS Food Stamps
FSB Federal Supplemental Benefits
FSC Federal Supplemental Compensation
FSE&T Food Stamp Employment and Training
FSP Food Stamp Program
FUTA Federal Unemployment Tax Act
GA General Assistance
GAAS General Assistance Automated System
GAEP General Assistance Employability Program
GAPB General Assistance Procedural Bulletin
GAPI General Assistance Program Instruction
GED General Educational Development
GIS Geographic Information System
GSETA Garden State Employment and Training Association
HA Housing Authority
HAS Homeless Shelter Allowance
HBCUs Historical Black College & Universities
HEA Home Energy Assistance
HH Household
HSAC Human Services Advisory Council
HSPT High School Proficiency Test
HUA Heating Utility Allowance
HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development
IAPES International Association of Professionals in Employment Security
ICESA Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies
IDA Individual Development Account
IEP Individual Employability Plans
IEVS Income Eligibility Verification System
IM Income Maintenance
IMAS Income Maintenance Administrative Supervisor
IMT Income Maintenance Technician
INS Immigration and Naturalization Service
IPV Intentional Program Violation
IRP Individual Responsibility Plan
ITA Individual Training Account
ITG Individual Training Grant
IVR Interactive Voice Response
JOBS Job Opportunities and Basic Skills
JTPA Job Training Partnership Act
LEO Local Elected Official
LMA Labor Market Analyst/Analysis
LMI Labor Market Information
LOS Level of Service
LPA Labor Planning and Analysis
LRR Legally Responsible Relative
LTCIP Long Term Chronically Impaired Program
LVER Local Veteran's Employment Representative
LWD
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
MA Medical Assistance
MARC Multi-Access Resource Center
MBA Maximum Benefit Amount (UI)
MCA Maximum Coupon Allotment
MDO Medicaid District Office
MO Medicaid Only
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area
MSAI Mandatory Substance Abuse Initiative
MSFW Migrant & Seasonal Farm Workers
MWA Municipal Welfare Agency
MWD Municipal Welfare Department
NAB National Alliance of Business
NAD National Association of Deaf
NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement
NAGLO National Association of Government Labor Officials
NAP National Apprenticeship Program
NAWB National Association of Workforce Investment Boards
NCADD National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence
NCP Non-Custodial Parent
NGA National Governors' Association
NGO Notice of Grant Opportunity
NJ EDA New Jersey Economic Development Authority
NJAC New Jersey Administrative Code
NJALL New Jersey Association of Lifelong Learning
NJCK New Jersey Cares for Kids
NJDVRS NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
NJN New Jersey Network
NJPLACE NJ Pathways Leading Apprentices to a College Education
NJSBDC NJ Small Business Development Centers
NJSES New Jersey State Employment Service
NJSFSP New Jersey State Food Stamp Program
NJTC NJ Technology Council
NJYC New Jersey Youth Corps
NLRB National Labor Relations Board
NMWP National Migrant Worker Program
NOICC National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
NOO Notice of Obligation
NPA Non-Public Assistance
NPAFS Non-Public Assistance Food Stamps
NRA National Rehabilitation Association
NRS National Reporting System
NSSB National Skills Standard Board
NWRC National Work Readiness Council
OAA Old Age Assistance
OAL Office of Administrative Law
OCSE Office of Child Support Enforcement
OCT Office of Customized Training
OEL One Ease-E-Link
OIT Office of Information Technology
OJT On-the-Job Training
OLS Office of Legislative Services
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OSCC One-Stop Career Center
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSOS One-Stop Operating System
OSPIP One-Stop Process Improvement Project
PA Public Assistance
PAAD Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled
PAL Participant Allowance
PAM Public Assistance Manual
PB Procedural Bulletin
PE Presumptive Eligibility
PHA Public Housing Authority
PI Program Instruction
PIC Private Industry Council
PIN Personal Identification Number
PL Public Law
PLS Parent Locator Service
PNA Personal Needs Allowance
PSG Professional Service Group
QC Quality Control
RIF Reduction in Force
RO Re-Employment Orientation
SAT Specific Aptitude Test
SBA Small Business Administration
SBR Supplemental Budget Request
SBYSP School Based Youth Services Program
SCALES State Council for Adult Literacy Education Services
SCANS Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary
Skills
SCSEP State Senior Employment Services Coordination Plan
SDA Service Delivery Area
SEA Self-Employment Assistance Program
SES Senior Executive Service
SESA State Employment Security Agency
SETC State Employment and Training Commission
SFY State Fiscal Year (July - June)
SIC Standard Industrial Classification
SQSP State Quality Service Plan
SRC State Rehabilitation Council
SSA Social Security Act/Administration
SSDI Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI Supplemental Security Income
SSN Social Security Number
SUA Supplemental Unemployment Assistance
SUB Supplemental Unemployment Benefits
SWA Statewide Agencies
TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TDI Temporary Disability Insurance (UI)
TEGL Training and Employment Guidance Letter
TJTC Targeted Jobs Tax Credit
TRA Trade Readjustment Act
TWES Tax Web Enabled System
UCFE Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees
UCX Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemen
UEZ Urban Enterprise Zone
UI Unemployment Insurance
USDOL United States Department of Labor
USES United States Employment Service
USP Strategic Five-Year Unified State Plan for New
VA Veterans' Administration
VETS Veterans
VR&C Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling
WAA Worker Adjustment Assistance
WBR Weekly Benefit Rate
WC Workers Compensation
WDP Workforce Development Partnership Program
WE Worker Experience: (IS - In School: OS - Out- of- School)
WF 55+ Workforce 55+
WFNJ Work First New Jersey
WIA Workforce Investment Act
WIASRD Workforce Investment Act Student Record Data
WIB Workforce Investment Board
WIG Work Incentive Grant
WNJ Workforce New Jersey
WNJPIN Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network
WRC National Work Readiness Credential
WTW Welfare-to-Work
YIC Youth Investment Council