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Rebuilding livelihoods of Mentawai Islands after the 2010 tsunami and earthquakes

Rebuilding livelihoods of Mentawai Islands after the 2010 tsunami and earthquakes

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Rebuilding livelihoods of Mentawai Islands after the 2010 tsunami and earthquakes
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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Access to training

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Access for all to good quality education, vocational training and workplace learning is a fundamental principle of social cohesion and economic growth. Some groups of people may require targeted attention if they are to benefit from education, training and employment opportunities.  

This is particularly the case for disadvantaged youth, lower skilled workers, people with disabilities, and people in rural communities. The attractiveness of vocational education and training is enhanced when combined with entrepreneurship training and when public policies encourage utilization of higher skills by business. 
 

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Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.

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24 Jul 2013
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The publication provides an overview of achievements of the ILO Mentawai Project which aims at supporting the recovery of the productive economy in communities affected by the 2010 earthquake and tsunami through supporting recovery of the agriculture and fisheries sectors and supporting strategic planning on basic service provision, including water and sanitation.

To compliment the agricultural and fishery sector recovery and enhance the sustainability of livelihoods on the Mentawai Islands (Indonesia), the ILO focused its livelihoods recovery interventions on the development of management and business skills through various training programs, which include trainings on microenterprise development, marketing and postproduction processing. The trainings apply the ILO’s relevant training methodologies, such as the ILO “4 in 1” vocational training methodology and the ILO Gender and Entrepreneurship Together (GET Ahead). The brief contains examples and highlights of vocational training programmes implemented within the framework of this project.
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Agriculture

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Credit where credit's due: Experiences with the recognition of prior learning and insights for India

Credit where credit's due: Experiences with the recognition of prior learning and insights for India

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Credit where credit's due: Experiences with the recognition of prior learning and insights for India
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Other sources

Experts from many international, regional and national agencies generously share their views, experiences and findings on skills, helping policy-makers among other stakeholders to understand the linkages between education, training and the world of work, and how to integrate skills into national development planning to promote employment and economic growth.

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Lifelong learning

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There is a critical need for a greater overall investment in education and training, particularly in developing countries. Education and training investments should be closely linked to economic and employment growth strategies and programmes. Responsibility should be shared between the government (primary responsibility), enterprises, the social partners, and the individual. To make lifelong learning for all a reality, countries will need to make major reforms of their vocational and education and training systems. School-to-work schemes for young people should integrate education with workplace learning. Training systems need to become more flexible and responsive to rapidly changing skill requirements. Reforms should also focus on how learning can be facilitated, not just on training for specific occupational categories.

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Evaluation reports

Analytical assessments of technical cooperation programmes and national skills and employment policies, identifying success factors of different interventions in response to particular challenges in different circumstances.

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Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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24 Jul 2013
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The report focuses on the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in the Indian context by evaluating LabourNet’s RPL initiative in Bangalore. It seeks to shed light on the potential of RPL to support skills development in India, the challenges around its introduction, and the lessons for policy and practice that can support further development in this area.

Through a series of interviews with LabourNet staff, assessment teams and workers who had undergone the RPL process, the study aims to evaluate the programme's successes in terms of developing and administering RPL, and the views of the initiative's customers - the workers themselves - on the success and value of the programme.

LabourNet's RPL programme, which is carried out for informal workers in the construction sector, highlights both what can be achieved with RPL projects on the ground and what some of the challenges are in implementing it. The organisation has developed an innovative approach to assessment design in the absence of national occupational standards that form the basis of RPL elsewhere, and has successfully developed assessments that can be seen as largely rigorous and accurate.

The report concludes with recommendations on how the lessons learned and insights gained can be taken forward in India and identifies key considerations and good practices for the replication and expansion of RPL in India.
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Construction industry

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Policy Review of TVET in Lao PDR

Policy Review of TVET in Lao PDR

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Policy Review of TVET in Lao PDR
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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Monitoring and evaluation

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Measuring the outcomes of skills systems, policies and targeted programmes is essential in order to monitor and improve their effectiveness and relevance. Elements of sound assessment processes include: institutions to sustain feedback from employers and trainees; mechanisms to track labour market outcomes of training and systems of accountability that use this information; and, quantitative and qualitative labour market information and its dissemination to all stakeholders.

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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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18 Jul 2013
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The report is an executive summary of UNESCO’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system policy review for Lao PDR. It responds to an invitation from the Government of Lao PDR to UNESCO to conduct a review of the country’s TVET system and to engage in a policy dialogue on its future development.

The report begins with an analysis of the Lao PDR socio-economic development model and the imperatives that arise for TVET. It goes on to focus on TVET policy development, examines policy directions on the vocationalization of general secondary education and draws lessons from international experience. The study notes that the Government has placed increased priority on TVET in recent years. This has included the production of several policy documents as well as a marked rise in budget allocation, combined with strong support from external donors. As a consequence, there have been several achievements. However, several challenges were identified during the review process and policy recommendations are provided in the report.
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TVET systems

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Financing Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the People’s Republic of China

Financing Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the People’s Republic of China

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Financing Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the People’s Republic of China
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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Financing of training

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Initial education and training and lifelong learning benefit individuals, employers and society as a whole. Economic principles dictate that the costs for services with public and private benefits should be shared between public and private funding, or else too little training will be provided or taken up. Effective mechanisms for financing skills development vary according to countries’ economic and political circumstances and the degree and level of social dialogue established.

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Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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18 Jul 2013
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Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems are often burdened by a range of performance issues. Many of these are rooted in problems that countries, including the People's Republic of China, have in generating and allocating the necessary financial resources, and in spending them effectively. This note discusses such issues and presents policy recommendations based on insights gained in Asian Development Bank-sponsored policy reviews of TVET in Guangdong and Hunan provinces.
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Skills Formation Strategies in Queensland

Skills Formation Strategies in Queensland

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Skills Formation Strategies in Queensland
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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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Monitoring and evaluation

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Measuring the outcomes of skills systems, policies and targeted programmes is essential in order to monitor and improve their effectiveness and relevance. Elements of sound assessment processes include: institutions to sustain feedback from employers and trainees; mechanisms to track labour market outcomes of training and systems of accountability that use this information; and, quantitative and qualitative labour market information and its dissemination to all stakeholders.

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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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15 Jul 2013
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The paper provides an evaluation of the Skills Formation Strategies (SFS) model in Queensland, Australia, examining its strengths and challenges, and discusses ways in which the model can be improved upon and disseminated. It concludes with critical success factors for policy makers. The review is followed by a commentary piece on Queensland’s SFS, approaching them within the broader Australian skills policy context. It provides contextual information on skills in Australia and sets out Skills Formation Strategies as an alternative approach to skills, discussing the factors leading to its establishment within a fast changing labour market.
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Skills mismatch

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Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): A brief study of the role of enterprises, government and NGOs

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): A brief study of the role of enterprises, government and NGOs

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Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): A brief study of the role of enterprises, government and NGOs
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English

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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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Participation of employers' and workers' organizations

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The world of learning and the world of work are separate but linked. While one involves learning, the other produces goods and services. Neither can thrive without the other. Strong partnerships between government, employers and workers help ensure the relevance of training to the changing needs of enterprises and labour markets. 

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Training quality and relevance

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Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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12 Jul 2013
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The following study was undertaken as a result of the clear recognition of two factors: one involving a strong presence, the other a gaping absence. There is present in the developing world today a deep recognition that training provision can be improved if it is developed in conjunction with enterprise needs. There is also present a growing number of enterprises, of many types and sizes, which are entering more directly into the field of training provision, either as customers of public or private training institutions, or as hosts of their own in-house skills development.

At the same time, an absence was clearly identified: a gap in research on enterprise-based training or at least an opportunity to bring together the many experiences that have recently been made.

This article starts with some general remarks about the growth in the commodities sector in both Africa and Asia. It then addresses the phenomenon of technical and vocational education and training, before going on to the support it has received from enterprises, government and development agencies.
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Enterprises

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TVET systems

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Africa

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Initiatives to foster Chinese TVET and TVET teacher training

Initiatives to foster Chinese TVET and TVET teacher training

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Initiatives to foster Chinese TVET and TVET teacher training
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Bilateral organizations

The development agencies of many countries make skills development a pillar of their Official Development Assistance – from the perspective of education systems, employment promotion, poverty reduction, and private sector development. Documentation of their experience, evaluations and impact assessments, mission statements, and other knowledge products are made available through the Global KSP.

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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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Training quality and relevance

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Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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12 Jul 2013
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China has been experiencing rapid economic development and the nature of work has also been changing. Vocational education and training (VET) used to prepare students with focused skills for jobs. Now, it also needs to prepare students for life in the changed labour markets of the future. This has changed the role of vocational teachers from simply passing on the skills traditionally associated with a trade to assisting students to develop key competences that will serve them across the entire labour market and not just in a single industry. This report examines the needs of the VET system in China and the implications for VET teachers, students and the governance of the system
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Sustainable development

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TVET systems

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Global Trends on Youth Employment (presentation)

Global Trends on Youth Employment (presentation)

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Global Trends on Youth Employment (presentation)
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English

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ILO

The International Labour Organization is the tripartite U.N. agency that promotes Decent Work through employment, social security, labour standards and social dialogue. Its work on skills development is guided by the conceptual framework on Skills to improve productivity, employment growth, and development agreed in 2008 by representatives of Governments, Employers’ Associations and Workers’ Associations. Research, policy advice, and pilot projects and technical cooperation programmes to apply good practices in different circumstances across its 185 member States aims to boost the employability of workers, the productivity and competitiveness of enterprises, and the inclusiveness of economic growth. The ILO Secretariat in offices in 40 countries works with Ministries of Labour, employers’ organizations, and trade unions to integrate skills development into national and sector development strategies in order to better meet current labour market needs and to prepare for the jobs of the future; to expand access to employment-related training so that youth, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups are better able to acquire skills and secure productive and decent work; and to improve the ability of public employment services to provide career guidance, maintain labour exchange services, and deliver active labour market programmes.For more information regarding the ILO’s work on skills and employability go to: http://www.ilo.org/skills/lang--en/index.htm; for ILO/Cinterfor's Knowledge Management Plarform, see: http://www.oitcinterfor.org

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Youth employability

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Globally, nearly 68 million young women and men are looking for and available for work,  and an estimated 123 million young people are working but living in poverty. The number who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) stands at 267 million, a majority of whom are young women. Significantly, young people are three times as likely as adults (25 years and older) to be unemployed.

Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. A comprehensive approach is required to integrate young women and men in the labour market, including relevant and quality skills training, labour market information, career guidance and employment services, recognition of prior learning, incorporating entrepreneurship with training and effective skills forecasting. Improved basic education and core work skills are particularly important to enable youth to engage in lifelong learning as well as transition to the labour market. 

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Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.

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11 Jul 2013
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Provides an overview of recent youth employment trends and introduces the ILO approach to addressing the issue of youth employment.
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More than just jobs: Workforce development in a skills-based economy

More than just jobs: Workforce development in a skills-based economy

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More than just jobs: Workforce development in a skills-based economy
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English

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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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Lifelong learning

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There is a critical need for a greater overall investment in education and training, particularly in developing countries. Education and training investments should be closely linked to economic and employment growth strategies and programmes. Responsibility should be shared between the government (primary responsibility), enterprises, the social partners, and the individual. To make lifelong learning for all a reality, countries will need to make major reforms of their vocational and education and training systems. School-to-work schemes for young people should integrate education with workplace learning. Training systems need to become more flexible and responsive to rapidly changing skill requirements. Reforms should also focus on how learning can be facilitated, not just on training for specific occupational categories.

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Case studies and good practices

Case studies that document good practices and illustrate the benefits and lessons learnt of particular approaches or methods in real practice. 

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Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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11 Jul 2013
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"Job placement" has been the traditional goal of labour and employment policies, but this report argues otherwise. To stay competitive in a globalised economy, governments must also strive to enhance the skills of workers, increase their productivity and provide upward mobility to immigrants and the disadvantaged. This report provides valuable insights into how labour policies can be expanded to meet economic development and social cohesion goals, while also reconciling national and local concerns. Studies from seven OECD countries are presented (Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States), each analysing attempts to expand workforce development policies and bridge the gap between national and local initiatives. Included are various types of government/private sector partnerships in the United States, regional training in France and Australia’s efforts to customise policies to local needs. Based on the country studies, the report then makes specific recommendations and suggestions on how workforce development policies can be expanded and improved.
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Gender equality

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Human resources development

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Skills upgrading

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Boosting productivity in Australia

Boosting productivity in Australia

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Boosting productivity in Australia
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English

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International organizations

Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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Training quality and relevance

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Research papers

Working papers, reports, and other publications from international organizations, academic institutions and bilateral agencies. Research findings to stimulate informed debate on skills, employment and productivity issues. 

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10 Jul 2013
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers, No. 1025 Shows that Australia's productivity growth has decelerated markedly around the turn of the century, and that part of the decline is probably temporary, but raising multifactor productivity is key to ensure that living standards continue to grow strongly, especially if the currently strong terms of trade weaken over time. Argues that ensuring responsive, high quality, vocational and higher education systems is indispensable to long-term growth. Argues also that raising the completion rate of vocational students, and enhancing the level of collaboration among the key innovation players are priorities. Demonstrates that the productivity enhancing effects of infrastructure could be boosted by more effective and strategic planning, new sources of funding, and better use of existing capacity.
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Productivity

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188

Vocational training

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Subscribe to Asia and the Pacific