Getting Skills Right: United Kingdom


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This report identifies effective strategies to tackle skills imbalances in the United Kingdom.




Getting Skills Right: Future-Ready Adult Learning Systems


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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 ...







OECD Skills Studies OECD Skills Strategy Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) Assessment and Recommendations


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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.







Getting Skills Right Financial Incentives to Promote Adult Learning in Australia


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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.




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


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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.




Getting Skills Right: Italy


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This report identifies effective strategies to tackle skills imbalances in Italy.




Getting Skills Right: Australia


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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 ...




Getting Skills Right: Brazil


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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 ...