Acronyms
| ABET | Adult Basic Education and Training |
| ANC | Africa National Congress |
| CHAT | Cultural Historical Activity Theory |
| CTMWA | Cape Town Municipal Workers Association |
| COSATU | Congress of South African Trade Unions |
| CUSA | Council of Unions of South Africa |
| CWAO | Casual Workers Advice Office |
| DITSELA | Development Institute for Training, Support and Education for Labour. |
| #FMF | FeesMustFall |
| FOSATU | Federation of South African Trade Unions |
| FSST | Foundation Shop Steward Training |
| GEAR | Growth, Employment and Redistribution |
| IAS | Industrial Aid Society |
| IIE | Institute of Industrial Education |
| ILRIG | International Labour Research and Information Group |
| LACOM | Labour Sub Committee of South African Council for Higher Education |
| LRA | Labour Relations Act |
| LRS | Labour Research Services |
| LSO | Labour Service Organisation |
| NALEDI | National Labour and Economic Development Institute |
| HRDCSA | Human Resources Development Council of South Africa |
| ICU | Industrial and Commercial Union |
| SACTU | South African Congress of Trade Unions |
| MAWU | Metal and Allied Workers Union |
| NACTU | National Council of Trade Unions |
| NGO | Non Govermental Organisation |
| NQF | National Qualification Framework |
| NUMSA | National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa |
| OBE | Outcomes Based Education |
| #OMF | OutsourcingMustFall |
| RDP | Reconstruction and Development Programme |
| RPL | Recognition of Prior Learning |
| SACP | South African Communist Party |
| SAMWU | South African Municipal Workers Union |
| SAQA | South African Qualifications Authority |
| SETA | Sector Education and Training Authority |
| TUC | Trade Union Congress |
| TUPQ | Trade Union Practices Qualification |
| UKZN | University of Kwazulu-Natal |
| UTP | Urban Training Project |
| UWC | University of the Western Cape |
| WIEGO | Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising |
| WPGWU | Western Province General Workersâ Union |
| YCW | Young Christian Workers |