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Commonly Used Terms and Acronyms
Items Highlighted in Yellow are Job Corps specific terms, for an explaination see the Policy and Requirements Handbook or the SIMON glossary of terms.
 

A

 

AC      

Admissions Counselor

ACAT

Admissions Counselor’s Assessment Tool

ACM

Asbestos Containing Materials

ACT

Advanced Career Training

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

AFL-CIO

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Org.

AHERA

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

AIMS

Apprenticeship Information Management System

AJB

America’s Job Bank

ALMIS

America’s Labor Market Information System

ALOS

Average Length of Stay

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

AODA

Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

AP

Admissions Process

ASP

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy

ATELS

Apprenticeship, Training, Employer, and Labor Services

AWBA

Average Weekly Benefit Amount

AWOL

Absence Without Leave

AWP

Average Wage at Placement

B

 

BCL

Business and Community Liaison

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

BOR

Bureau of Reclamation

BRP

Behavior Review Board

BtB

Business-to-Business

C

 

CA

Compensation Act

CBD

Commerce Business Daily

CBT

Computer Based Training

CCC

Civilian Conservation Center see also Forest Service

CD

Center Director

CDC

Child Development Center

CDP

Career Development Period

CDSS

Career Development Services System

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CIP

Classification of Industrial Programs

CIS

Center Information System

CLIA

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act

CMHC

Center Mental Health Consultant

CMI

Computer Managed Instruction

COP

Center Operating Plans

COTR

Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative

CPAF

Cost Plus Award Fee

CPFF

Cost Plus Fixed Fee

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CPP

Career Preparation Period

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

CRB

Center Review Board

CRC

Civil Rights Center

CRC

Community Relations Council

CSO

Center Standards Office

CT

Career Transition

CTP

Career Transition Period

CTS

Career Transition System

CY

Calendar Year

E

 

EAP

Employee Assistance Program

EC

Enterprise Community

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EFT

Electronic Funds Transfer

EO

Equal Opportunity

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPCRTKA

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to Know Act

ESC

Engineering Support Contractor

ES

Employment Service

ESA

Employment Standards Administration

ESL

English as a Second Language

ESP

Evaluation of Student Progress

ETA

Employment and Training Administration

EZ

Empowerment Zone

G

 

GAO

Government Accounting Office

GAR

Government Authorized Representative

GED

General Educational Development

GFCI

Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter

GFE

Government Furnished Equipment

GFP

Government Furnished Property

GPLD

Government Property Lost or Damaged

GPRA

Government Performance Results Act

GSA

General Services Administration

H

 

HBI

Home Builders Institute

HEPA-Filter

High Efficiency Particulate Air Filter

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HSD

High School Diploma

 

 

I

 

IC

Industry Council

IEP

Individual(ized) Education Plan

IG

Inspector General

ILAB

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

ILO

International Labor Organization

IMI

International Masonry Institute

INS

Immigration and Naturalization Service

IT

Information Technology

IUOE

International Union of Operating Engineers

IUPAT

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

IVDU

Intravenous Drug User

IWEP

Industry Work Experience Program

J

 

JATF

Joint Apprenticeship Trust Fund

JACS

Joint Action in Community Service

JCDC

Job Corps Data Center

JCNO

Job Corps National Office

JCRO

Job Corps Regional Offices

JTM

Job Training Match

JTPA

Job Training Partnership Act

 

 

L

 

LAN

Local Area Network

LEP

Limited English Proficiency

LLSIL

Lower Living Standard Income Level

LMI

Labor Market Information

LRC

Learning Resource Center

 

 

M

 

MAC

Morning Attendance Check

M&IE

Meals and Incidental Expenses

MIS

Management Information System

MMR

Measles, Mumps, Rubella

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MSDS

Materials Safety Data Sheets

MSWR

Medical Separation With Reinstatement

 

 

N

 

NEC

National Electric Code

NEP

National Employer Partnership

NFPA

National Fire Protection Association

NLRA

National Labor Relations Act

NPS

National Park Service

NTC

National Training Contractor

O

 

OA

Outreach and Admissions

OA/CTS

Outreach/Admissions and Career Transition Services

OASAM

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management

OASI

Old Age and Survivors Insurance

OASIS

Outreach and Admissions Student Input System

OBS

On-Board-Strength

OCD

Office of Cost Determination

OCT

Off-Center Training

OFCCP

Office of Federal Contract Compliance

OIG

Office of the Inspector General

OJT

On-the-Job-Training

O&M

Operation and Maintenance

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OMS

Outcome Measurement System

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OWCP

Office of Worker’s Compensation Program

 

 

P

 

PAG

Program Assessment Guide

PAIS

Placement Agency Information System

PALV

Paid Administrative Leave

PCBs

Poly Chlorinated Byphenyls

PCDP

Personal Career Development Plan

PM

Project Manager

PO

Purchase Order

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

P/PEP

Progress/Performance Evaluation Panel

PRH

Policy and Requirements Handbook

PRL

Property Requirements List

PY

Program Year

 

 

Q

 

QMS

Quality Measurement System

QRS

Quality Rating System

 

 

R

 

RA

Residential Advisor

RAB

Regional Appeals Board

RD

Regional Director

RFP

Request for Proposal

RMS

Report Management System

RO

Regional Office

S

 

SAAS

Student Allowance and Allotment System

SAG

Student Activity Guide

SF

Standard Form

SGA

Student Government Association

SIR

Significant Incident Report

SOP

Standard Operating Procedures

SPAMIS

Student Pay Allotment Management Information System

SPD

Single Parent Dorm

SPER

Student Performance Evaluation Record

SRS

Student Records Section

SSN

Social Security Number

SSS

Selective Service System

SST

Social Skills Training

STD

Sexually Transmitted Disease

STW

School-to-Work

SWA

Student Welfare Association

 

 

T

 

TABE

Test of Adult Basic Education

TAGs

Technical Assistance Guides

TAR

Training Achievement Record

TCU

Transportation-Communication International Union

TEAP

Trainee Employee Assistance Program

TIN

Temporary Identification Number

TUPP

Tobacco Use Prevention Program

 

 

U

 

UAW/LETC

United Auto Workers/Labor, Employment and Training Corporation

UBC

United Brotherhood of Carpenters

UPAL

Unpaid Administrative Leave

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

 

 

V

 

VAC

Vocational Advisory Committee

VES

Vocational Evaluation System

VST

Vocational Skills Training

 

 

W

 

WAN

Wide Area Network

WBL

Work-Based Learning

WEP

Work Experience Program

WIA

Workforce Investment Act

WIB

Workforce Investment Board

WICS

Women in Community Service

WOTC

Work Opportunities Tax Credit

WSSR

Weekly Student Strength Report

 

 

Z

 

ZT

Zero Tolerance