| ABET |
Adult Basic Education and Training |
| AAAMSA |
Association of Architectural Aluminium Manufacturers of South Africa |
ACTRP |
Association of Consulting Town and Regional Planners |
ASAQS |
Association of South African Quantity Surveyors |
AUBTW |
Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers |
BCAWU |
Building Construction and Allied Workers Union |
| BCC |
Black Construction Council |
| BCEA |
Basic Conditions of Employment Act |
| BIFSA |
Building Industries Federation of South Africa |
| CBPWP |
Community Based Public Works Programmes |
| CCMA |
Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration |
| CEA |
Construction Engineering Association |
| CETA |
Construction Education and Training Authority |
| CIC |
Construction Industry Confederation |
| COSATU |
Confederation of SA Trade Unions |
| DCA |
Drilling Contractors Association of Southern Africa |
| DoE |
Department of Education |
| DoL |
Department of Labour |
| DTI |
Department of Trade and Industry |
| ECSA |
Engineering Council of South Africa |
| ESF |
Employment Strategy Framework |
| ETB |
Education and Training Board |
| ETQA |
Education and Training Quality Assurance |
| EU |
European Union |
| ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
| IOP |
Institute of Plumbing (SA) |
| LRA |
Labour Relations Act |
| NEDLAC |
National Economic Development and Labour Council |
| NEF |
National Empowerment Fund |
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NQF |
National Qualifications Framework |
| NSB |
National Standards Body |
| OBE |
Outcomes Based Education |
| REFCA |
Refractories Contractors Association |
| RDP |
Reconstruction and Development Programme |
| SAACE |
South African Association of Consulting Engineers |
| SABITA |
Southern African Bitumen Association |
| SABTACO |
South African Black Technical and Allied Careers Organisation |
| SACA |
South African Council for Architects |
| SACQS |
South African Council for Quantity Surveyors |
| SAFCEC |
South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors |
| SAICE |
South African Institution of Civil Engineers |
| SAIA |
South African Institute of Architects |
| SAQA |
South African Qualifications Authority |
| SDI |
Spatial Development Initiatives |
| SETA |
Sector Education Training Authority |
| SGB |
Standards Generating Body |
| SMME |
Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises |
| UIF |
Unemployment Insurance Fund |
| WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
