Getting Skills Right: Future-Ready Adult Learning Systems

Getting Skills Right: Future-Ready Adult Learning Systems
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2019-02-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9264311750

With digitalisation, deepening globalisation and population ageing, the world of work is changing. The extent to which individuals, firms and economies can harness the benefits of these changes critically depends on the readiness of adult learning systems to help people develop relevant skills ...

Getting Skills Right Creating Responsive Adult Learning Opportunities in Japan

Getting Skills Right Creating Responsive Adult Learning Opportunities in Japan
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2021-02-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9264461647

The COVID-19 crisis has reiterated the importance of adult learning and career guidance services as many adults have lost their jobs and now require upskilling and reskilling opportunities in order to keep pace with the rapidly evolving world of work.

Getting Skills Right Financial Incentives to Promote Adult Learning in Australia

Getting Skills Right Financial Incentives to Promote Adult Learning in Australia
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2019-08-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9264406948

This report summarises the advantages and disadvantages with various financial incentives to promote adult learning based on international and Australian experience. Drawing from these insights, as well as analysis of individual and firm-level barriers, the report provides policy recommendations for how Australia could reform its financial incentives to boost participation.

Getting Skills Right Continuing Education and Training in Germany

Getting Skills Right Continuing Education and Training in Germany
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2021-04-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9264328440

Germany has a strong skill development system. The country’s 15‐year‐old students performed above the OECD average in the last (2018) edition of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), continuing a trend of significant improvement since PISA’s first edition in 2000.

Getting Skills Right Continuous Learning in Working Life in Finland

Getting Skills Right Continuous Learning in Working Life in Finland
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2020-02-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9264635491

Skill shortages in the Finnish labour market are increasingly apparent and there are growing concerns about the supply of higher-level skills, given demographic change and stagnating educational attainment levels. Finland’s skill development system must get future-ready. This report analyses the status quo of the Finnish continuous learning system for adults, highlights its key challenges and makes actionable policy recommendations.

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training Building Future-Ready Vocational Education and Training Systems

OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training Building Future-Ready Vocational Education and Training Systems
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2023-07-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9264835024

A changing world of work brings the importance of Vocational Education and Training (VET) to the forefront, as it has the ability to develop the skills that are needed in today’s labour markets and societies. At the same time, structural changes highlight the need to re-engineer certain parts of VET systems in some countries to make them more resilient and ensure they can make the most of the opportunities ongoing changes present.

OECD Skills Studies Raising the Basic Skills of Workers in England, United Kingdom

OECD Skills Studies Raising the Basic Skills of Workers in England, United Kingdom
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2020-12-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9264383719

This report provides examples and recommendations to help overcome obstacles to engage low-skilled workers and their employers in skills development. England has implemented impressive measures aimed at helping workers and employers to upskill. Nonetheless, there remains room for improvement.