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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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El aprendizaje permanente en España

El aprendizaje permanente en España

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El aprendizaje permanente en España
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Spanish

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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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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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Older workers

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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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skpOldwor
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National policies and initiatives

National legislation, policies and initiatives on the issue of training and skills development and the world of work. 

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06 Jul 2015

El aprendizaje a lo largo de toda la vida y el concepto resultados de aprendizaje (learning outcomes), se han convertido desde el Consejo Europeo de Lisboa en marzo de 2000, en conceptos clave que presiden buena parte de las políticas europeas en Educación y Formación. En España, según la Encuesta de Población Activa 2010 (2ºT), existen 12.881.100 personas mayores de 16 años, el 33.5%, que no poseen titulación de enseñanza básica obligatoria, y 13.459.400 trabajadores, el 58,2%, que no han recibido preparación específica para el desempeño de un puesto de trabajo.

En este contexto, este Plan de Acción contempla todos los elementos relevantes del Programa de la Unión Europea 2010 sobre Educación y Formación, en consonancia con iniciativas como el EQF (Marco Europeo de Cualificaciones para el Aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida).

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Education and training

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Lifelong learning

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Older workers

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Skills upgrading

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Increasing the value of age

Increasing the value of age

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Increasing the value of age
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English

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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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Older workers

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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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skpOldwor
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older-workers
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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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03 Jul 2015
Due to falling fertility rates since the 1960s, Europe’s population is ageing, with growing impact on its labour force. In consequence, many European States have raised pension age and designed incentives for people to stay longer in employment. This results in a steady increase of participation among older workers and a change in attitude towards retirement.

This report reviews practices in employers’ age management strategies and the role of guidance therein. Several challenges and messages for policy and practices are identified. This includes training opportunities and validation of prior learning.
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Economic policy

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171

Lifelong learning

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lifelong-learning
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400

Older workers

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older-workers
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682

Skills recognition

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skills-recognition
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656

Skills upgrading

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skills-upgrading
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657

Social policy

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social-policy
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Adult and non-formal education development plan (ANFEDP), 2012/13 – 2016/17

Adult and non-formal education development plan (ANFEDP), 2012/13 – 2016/17

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Adult and non-formal education development plan (ANFEDP), 2012/13 – 2016/17
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English

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skpEng
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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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governments
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Older workers

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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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skpOldwor
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older-workers

Skills policies and strategies

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Skills and employment policies should be viewed together.  The full value of one policy set is realized when it supports the objectives of the other.  For investments in education and training to yield maximum benefit to workers, enterprises, and economies, countries’ capacities for coordination is critical in three areas: connecting basic education to technical training and then to market entry; ensuring continuous communication between employers and training providers so that training meets the needs and aspirations of workers and enterprises, and integrating skills development policies with industrial, investment, trade, technology, environmental, rural and local development policies.

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National policies and initiatives

National legislation, policies and initiatives on the issue of training and skills development and the world of work. 

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28 May 2015
The Adult and Non-Formal Education Development Plan (ANFEDP) 2012/13 to 2016/17 focuses on: advocacy and mobilization, access and equity, quality enhancement, capacity enhancement and development, financing and sustainability of the adult, non-formal and continuing education. Furthermore, ANFEDP indicates and clarifies institutional roles and responsibilities of various levels of Government as well as Civil Society Organizations. It includes administrative arrangements, and the need to strengthen linkages with main support institutions such as the Institute of Adult Education (IAE), Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE), the National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA), Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) and National Council for Technical Education (NACTE). ANFEDP intends to enhance and strengthen the linkage of adult and non-formal education and formal education for better coordination thus improve the quality of education and enhance access and equity.
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Job matching

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Lifelong learning

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lifelong-learning
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400

Older workers

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older-workers
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682

Policy convergence

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policy-convergence
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Skills and training policy

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Africa

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Older people and skills in a changing economy

Older people and skills in a changing economy

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Older people and skills in a changing economy
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English

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Governments

Governments hold a wealth of knowledge on skills development, and are increasingly realizing the value of learning from each others’ experiences. Their policy documents, programme evaluations, and research findings contain their experience and ideas on how to better link skills to employment

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governments
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Older workers

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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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skpOldwor
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older-workers
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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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Publication Date:
29 Apr 2015
The UK’s population is ageing, due to rising life expectancy and low fertility rates. The result is a deteriorating dependency ratio, with a shrinking population of traditional ‘working age’ supporting a growing retired one. This is a challenge to overall economic policy, and to employers, some of whom are already experiencing labour shortages, which will increase with the retirement of the large age cohorts born in the 1940s and 1950s.

To address this, Government is encouraging people to stay in work longer, through a variety of incentives and regulatory changes, including outlawing age discrimination and compulsory retirement. Some employers are also changing working practices to make work more attractive to older people. This paper addresses the main challenges faced by workers and authorities to adjust the labour market to an ageing population.
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Older workers

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682

Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy
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666

Skills re-training

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skills-re-training
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655

Skills upgrading

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skills-upgrading
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657
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Skills for peace and income (SKIPI)

Skills for peace and income (SKIPI)

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Skills for peace and income (SKIPI)
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English

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skpEng
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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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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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Older workers

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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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skpOldwor
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older-workers

Rural employment

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Eight out of 10 of the world’s working poor who live on US $1.25 per day live in rural areas, where many are caught in vulnerable employment, especially in agriculture.Flourishing rural areas are vital to regional and national development. Yet, rural economies tend to face a wide range of challenges that urban areas are more likely to overcome. These include access to transportation, sanitation and health services, and a consumer base in close proximity to support small and medium enterprise development. Women and men working in rural areas also face difficulties associated with a paucity of economic opportunities, under investment, poor infrastructure and public services, including education, and, in many cases, weak governance and underdeveloped markets.

Education, entrepreneurship, and physical and social infrastructure all play an important role in developing rural regions. Skills are central to improving employability and livelihood opportunities, reducing poverty, enhancing productivity and promoting environmentally sustainable development.

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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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15 Apr 2015
Skills for Peace and Income (SKIPI) is a UNIDO project that has been designed to support the social and economic re-integration of veterans, former rebels and their families in the post-conflict situation of northern Uganda. SKIPI is part of the Government of Uganda's longer-term efforts to re-integrate veterans and ex-combatants into civilian life. The project started operations in April 2006 and is to last until March 2010.

SKIPI is implemented by UNIDO, in partnership with the Uganda Veteran Assistance Board (UVAB) and Participatory Rural Action for Development (PRAFORD), a Yumbe-based NGO. An independent impact assessment was conducted in April 2009. The findings are the basis of this publication.
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Apprenticeships

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Inclusion

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inclusion
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Older workers

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older-workers
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682

Rural development

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rural-development
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152

Rural employment

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rural-employment
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670

Skills re-training

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skills-re-training
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655
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Africa

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Ageing and Employment Policies: Poland 2015

Ageing and Employment Policies: Poland 2015

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Document
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Ageing and Employment Policies: Poland 2015
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English

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skpEng
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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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Older workers

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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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skpOldwor
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older-workers
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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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01 Apr 2015
OECD country case studies Poland is facing a more pronounced ageing of the population than many other countries. It is therefore encouraging that the employment rate for older workers in Poland increased substantially over the past decade. A number of policy measures are being implemented to support this development. A number of early retirement schemes have been closed, and reforms have been implemented to reduce inflows to the disability scheme. In addition, the statutory retirement age will be raised gradually to 67 for both genders – with the target date of 2020 for men and 2040 for women.

In spite of this positive trend, the employment rates for older workers in Poland are still well below the OECD average. A broader and more concerted strategy is therefore necessary. This report points to areas where changes or new reforms are needed to improve work incentives and employment opportunities at an older age. The recommendations that follow are put forward in three mutually supportive areas, as possible elements of an overall strategy to encourage longer working lives: 1) better incentives to carry on working; 2) tackling employment barriers on the side of employers; and 3) improving the employability of older workers, including Skills and training challenges.

DOI : 10.1787/9789264227279-en
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Older workers

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Adult education and training in Europe: Widening access to learning opportunities

Adult education and training in Europe: Widening access to learning opportunities

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Document
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Adult education and training in Europe: Widening access to learning opportunities
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English

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english
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skpEng
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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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skpPSLLL
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lifelong-learning

Older workers

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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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skpOldwor
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older-workers
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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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24 Mar 2015
This Eurydice report aims to provide insight into the field of adult education and training in Europe and support decision-making at policy level. While promoting an integrated approach to lifelong learning, the report emphasises policies and measures to ensure sufficient access to learning opportunities for adults whose skills and qualifications do not fully correspond to current labour market and societal requirements. In doing so, the report takes a broad perspective, considering and exploring a range of interlinked areas.
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Lifelong learning

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lifelong-learning
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400

Low skilled workers

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low-skilled-workers
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650

Older workers

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682

Skills re-training

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skills-re-training
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655
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Issues in labour force participation. Youth at risk and lower skilled mature-age people

Issues in labour force participation. Youth at risk and lower skilled mature-age people

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Document
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Issues in labour force participation. Youth at risk and lower skilled mature-age people
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English

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english
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skpEng
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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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Older workers

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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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skpOldwor
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older-workers

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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skpYoEmp
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youth-employability
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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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Publication Date:
27 Feb 2015
The Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA) has commissioned this study to provide a deeper understanding of policy and programs that work well to support and improve labour force participation by two key target groups:

• Young people (aged 15-24) (referred to in this report as the youth at risk cohort). Of particular interest are three overlapping subgroups of young people: those who are unemployed; those not fully engaged in education and/or employment; and those who are not in education, employment, or training at all (NEETs)

• Mature-aged people (aged 45-59) who left school early and have no post-school qualifications. This cohort is referred to in this report as the ‘lower skilled mature-age cohort or group’.

AWPA’s data profile highlights the case for policy and program interventions to improve labour force participation. In addition, this study has also comprised a literature review, and consultations with key stakeholders.
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Low skilled workers

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low-skilled-workers
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650

Older workers

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682

Youth unemployment

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World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2015

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2015

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Document
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World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2015
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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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Career guidance and employment services

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Career guidance and counselling, career education and lifelong development of skills for employability are key for success in learning activities, effective career transitions, livelihood planning, entrepreneurship and in increasing labour market participation. They are instrumental in promoting skills utilization, recognition (RPL), as well as in improving enterprise human resource management.

Career development activities encompass a wide variety of support activities including career information and advice, counselling, work exposure (e.g. job shadowing, work experience periods), assessment, coaching, mentoring, professional networking, advocacy, basic and employability skills training (curricular and non-curricular) and entrepreneurship training. It is often an area which is fragmented across different ministries (e.g. education, TVET, employment, youth) requiring an effort to achieve the necessary coordination to provide adequate support to individuals during learning, employment and unemployment/inactivity periods.
 

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skpLMIES
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Older workers

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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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skpOldwor
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older-workers

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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skpYoEmp
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youth-employability
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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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Publication Date:
29 Jan 2015
The World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2015 includes a forecast of worsening global unemployment levels and explains the factors behind it, such as continuing inequality and falling wage shares. The report looks at the drivers of the rising middle class in the developing world as well as the risk of social unrest, especially in areas of elevated youth unemployment. It also addresses structural factors shaping the world of work, including an aging population and shifts in the skills sought by employers.
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Older workers

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older-workers
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682

Projections

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projections
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612

Youth unemployment

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youth-unemployment
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622
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Preparing for an aging workforce

Preparing for an aging workforce

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Document
Content Type:
Preparing for an aging workforce
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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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Older workers

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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.

Identifier
skpOldwor
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older-workers
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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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skpRPS
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Publication Date:
27 Jan 2015

Executive Summary

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the SHRM Foundation have launched an initiative recognizing the value of older workers and identifying -- through original research -- the best practices for employing an aging workforce. The Executive Summary provides a full overview of the survey findings. The detailed survey results are presented in a three-part series:

• Part 1: State of Older Workers in U.S. Organizations
• Part 2: Recruitment and Retention
• Part 3: Basic and Applied Skills

The basis of these materials is the Older Workers Survey, which collected comprehensive information on the aging workforce.

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Human resources development

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human-resources-development
Identifier
118

Older workers

Slug
older-workers
Identifier
682
Regions:

Americas

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