Download or read book Getting Skills Right Good Practice in Adapting to Changing Skill Needs A Perspective on France Italy Spain South Africa and the United Kingdom written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report identifies effective strategies to tackle skills imbalances, based on five country-specific policy notes for France, Italy, Spain, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
Download or read book Getting Skills Right Financial Incentives to Promote Adult Learning in Australia written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Getting Skills Right Brazil written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of work is changing. Digitalisation, deepening globalisation and population ageing are having a profound impact on the type and quality of jobs that are available and the skills required to perform them. To what extent individuals, firms and economies can harness the benefits of these ...
Download or read book OECD Skills Studies OECD Skills Strategy Northern Ireland United Kingdom Assessment and Recommendations written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, “OECD Skills Strategy Northern Ireland (United Kingdom): Assessment and Recommendations”, identifies opportunities and makes recommendations to reduce skills imbalances, create a culture of lifelong learning, transform workplaces to make better use of skills, and strengthen the governance of skills policies in Northern Ireland.
Download or read book Getting Skills Right Adult Learning in Italy What Role for Training Funds written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Italy has made major progress in the past decade to up-skill its population and workers, further efforts are needed to improve access to good quality adult learning opportunities.
Download or read book Good Jobs for All in a Changing World of Work The OECD Jobs Strategy written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The labour markets of OECD and emerging economies are undergoing major transformations. The widespread slow-down in productivity and wage growth and high levels of income inequality in many countries are coupled with structural changes linked to the digital revolution, globalisation and ...
Download or read book Getting Skills Right Australia written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The costs of persistent misalignment between the supply and demand for skills are substantial, ranging from lost wages for workers to lower productivity for firms and countries. Addressing skills imbalances has become a pressing priority as OECD governments reflect on the implications of ...
Download or read book OECD Economic Surveys France 2019 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: France's economic growth has slowed down after a gradual recovery. Limited productivity and employment gains have reduced the growth of GDP per inhabitant; public spending remains very high. Reducing public expenditures is needed to put debt on a firmly declining path. This and streamlining the tax system would also help reducing taxes, which would boost economic activity eventually.
Download or read book Africa s Development Dynamics 2021 Digital Transformation for Quality Jobs written by African Union Commission and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa’s Development Dynamics uses lessons learned in the continent’s five regions – Central, East, North, Southern and West Africa – to develop policy recommendations and share good practices. Drawing on the most recent statistics, this analysis of development dynamics attempts to help African leaders reach the targets of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 at all levels: continental, regional, national and local.
Download or read book OECD Skills Strategy 2019 Skills to Shape a Better Future written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-22 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The OECD Skills Strategy provides a strategic and comprehensive approach for ensuring that people and countries have the skills to thrive in a complex, interconnected and rapidly changing world. The updated 2019 OECD Skills Strategy takes account of the lessons learned from applying the original skills strategy in 11 countries since 2012...
Download or read book OECD Skills Outlook 2019 Thriving in a Digital World written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economies and societies are undergoing digital transformations that bring both opportunities and challenges and countries’ preparedness to seize the benefits of a digital world is largely dependent on the skills of their population.
Download or read book OECD Economic Surveys Slovenia 2020 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-20 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slovenia acted swiftly to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite extensive fiscal measures, the economic impact is severe with a recession in 2020. The economic recovery should pick up, but a new outbreak could lead to higher long-term unemployment and lower growth.
Download or read book OECD Skills Studies OECD Skills Strategy Poland Assessment and Recommendations written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, OECD Skills Strategy Poland: Assessment and Recommendations, identifies opportunities and recommends actions to make the education system more reponsive to labour market needs, foster participation in adult learning, increase the use of skills in workplaces and strengthen the governance of the skills system in Poland.
Download or read book OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training Apprenticeship in England United Kingdom written by Kuczera Małgorzata and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of a series of studies on vocational education and training, this review focuses on the apprenticeship system in England and concludes with policy recommendations.
Download or read book OECD Economic Surveys Germany 2018 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Germany has been enjoying strong economic performance. Exports have benefited from an innovative manufacturing sector. Record-low unemployment has underpinned private household demand. On aggregate, the population enjoys a high standard of living. The share of population in relative income ...
Download or read book OECD Skills Studies OECD Skills Strategy Lithuania Assessment and Recommendations written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-11 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, OECD Skills Strategy Lithuania: Assessment and Recommendations, identifies opportunities and makes recommendations for Lithuania to better equip young people with skills for work and life, raise adults’ and enterprises’ participation in learning, use people’s skills more effectively in workplaces, and strengthen the governance of skills policies.
Download or read book Spain written by International Monetary Fund. European Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Selected Issues paper analyzes the challenges for the Spanish pension system. Spain’s population, like those in many other advanced economies, is projected to age over the coming decades. Although projections are uncertain, the simple fact is that Spain’s aging and shrinking population has put and will continue to put relentless pressure on contributory pension finances. The reforms adopted in 2011 and 2013 if fully implemented will ensure the financial viability of the contributory pension system. A package of reforms could include parametric changes such as automatically linking the retirement age to changes in life expectancy and adjusting accrual rates and the calculation of pensionable earnings.
