| canton | one of the 26 administrative areas/states which make up the confederation/federal state of Switzerland. Cantons enjoy a certain level of autonomy and are further divided into municipalities (approximately 3,000 in all). |
| cantonal | referring to cantons. |
| Kindergarten (plural, Kindergärten) |
pre-compulsory school and class, usually catering for children aged 4/5 to 6/7. The term varies from canton to canton. ("Ecole enfantine" in the French-speaking areas of Switzerland; "scuola dell'infanzia" in the Italian-speaking regions.) |
| enseignant(e)s | teacher |
| Haute Ecole Specialisée | Specialist higher education institution |
| Insegnante(i) | primary school teacher |
| Lehrer/Lehrerin(en) | teachers |
| Pädagogische Hochschulen/Hautes écoles pédagogiques (PH/HEP) | Higher education teacher training institutions |
| enseignant(e)s | teacher |
| Haute Ecole Specialisée | Specialist higher education institution |
| Insegnante(i) | primary school teacher |
| Lehrer/Lehrerin(en) | teachers |
| Pädagogische Hochschulen/Hautes écoles pédagogiques (PH/HEP) | Higher education teacher training institutions |
| NFER |
National Foundation for Educational Research (in England and Wales) |
| QCA |
Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (in England) |
| SKBF/CSRE | Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education |
| ECTS | European Credit Transfer System |
| HEP | Hautes écoles pédagogiques |
| HES, (special) | Haute Ecole Specialisé |
| PH | Pädagogische Hochschulen |
| SIBP | Swiss Institutes for Vocational Education |
| SPC/SZH | Schweizerische Zentralstelle für Heilpädagogik/Centre suisse de pédagogie spécialisée – Swiss Institute for Curative and Special Pedagogy |
| ECTS | European Credit Transfer System |
| HEP | Hautes écoles pédagogiques |
| HES (special) | Haute Ecole Specialisé |
| PH | Pädagogische Hochschulen |
| SIBP | Swiss Institutes for Vocational Education |
| SPC/SZH |
Schweizerische Zentralstelle für Heilpädagogik/Centre suisse de pédagogie spécialisée Swiss Institute for Curative and Special Pedagogy |