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