Acronym Guide
DLLR Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
GWIB Governor’s Workforce Investment Board
ABAWD Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependent Children
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADVET Assistant Director Veterans Employment and Training
AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
ASP Application Service Provider
BLN Business Leadership Program
BSN Bachelor of Science in Nursing
BSU Business Services Unit
CBO Community-Based Organization
CDBG Community Development Block Grant
CLEO Chief Local Elected Official
COMAR Code of Maryland Regulations
CSBG Community Services Block Grant
CTE Career and Technology Education
DBED Department of Business and Economic Development
DHCD Department of Housing and Community Development
DHR Department of Human Resources
DJS Department of Juvenile Services
DOD Department of Defense
DORS Division of Rehabilitation Services
DPSCS Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
DSU Dislocation Services Unit
DVET Director Veterans Employment and Training
DVHI Disabled Veterans Hiring Initiative
DVOP Disable Veterans Outreach Program
DWD Division of Workforce Development
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
EI Early Intervention
EOC Employment Opportunity Credit
ESL English as a Second Language
ETA Employment and Training Administration
FSET Food Stamp Employment and Training
FY Fiscal Year
GOC Governor’s Office for Children
GOBA Governor’s Office of Business Advocacy
GACOEC Governor’s Advisory Council on Offender Employment and Coordination
GED General Educational Development
HR Human Resources
IDP Individual Development Plan
IFB Invitations for Bids
ITA Individual Training Accounts
Acronym Guide
JARC Job Access/Reverse Commute
JTPA Job Training Partnership Act
LED Longitudinal Employment Dynamics
LEP Limited English Proficiency
LMI Labor Market Information
LPN Licensed Practical Nurse
LVER Local Veterans Employment Representative
LWIA Local Workforce Investment Area
LWIB Local Workforce Investment Board
MABS Maryland Automated Benefit System
MBW Maryland Business Works
MCVET Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training
MDoA Maryland Department of Aging
MEDC Maryland Economic Development Commission
MHEC Maryland Higher Education Commission
MIWE Maryland Institute for Workforce Excellence
MIS Management Information Systems
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MSDE Maryland State Department of Education
MWDA Maryland Workforce Development Association
MWE Maryland Workforce Exchange
NEG National Emergency Grant
NIC National Institute of Corrections’
OJT On-the-Job Training
O*NET Occupational Information Network
OWDS Offender Workforce Development Specialist
POAC Professional Outplacement Assistance Center
PROVET Promoting Reemployment Opportunities for Veterans
PY Program Year
ReC Baltimore’s Re-entry Center
RES Remployment Services
RESTART Re-entry Enforcement Services Targeting Addiction, Rehabilitation & Treatment
RFP Request for Proposals
SBA Small Business Administration
SBDC Small Business Development Centers
SCORE Service Corps of Retired Executives
SEA Self-Employment Assistance
STEP Skills-Based Training Employment Promotion
TAA Trade Adjustment Assistance
TANF Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
TAP Transition Assistance Program
TCA Temporary Cash Assistance
TEGL Training and Employment Guidance Letter
Acronym Guide
UI Unemployment Insurance
USDOL United States Department of Labor
USPS United States Postal Service
VA Veterans Affairs
VETS Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars
VPL Veterans Program Letter
WARN Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
WEB Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore
WIA Workforce Investment Act
WIB Workforce Investment Board
WIFI Workforce Investment Field Instruction
WRIS Wage Record Interchange System