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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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Critical skills for tomorrow. Our future. It’s in our hands

Critical skills for tomorrow. Our future. It’s in our hands

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Employers' organizations

Employers invest in training in order to improve productivity, innovate and adopt new technologies, and compete in changing markets. Case studies and research from individual employers and associations of employers on the Global KSP deal with apprenticeship and workplace skills provision, quality assurance and governance of training institutions, and employers’ roles in anticipating skill needs and in influencing national and sector policies on skills development.

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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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Anticipating and matching skills needs

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Anticipating and building skills for the future is essential to a rapidly changing labour market. This applies to changes in the types and levels of skills needed as well as in occupational and technical areas. Effective methods to anticipate future skills needs and avoid potential mismatches include: sustained dialogue between employers and trainers, coordination across government institutions, labour market information systems, employment services and performance reviews of training institutions. 

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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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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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02 Aug 2013
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Published for the Institute of Directors and the Learning and Skills Council by Director Publications Ltd This guide offers practical advice for employers to tackle the skills challenge. It includes tips for businesses of every shape and size, details about the Train to Gain service and advice on how Apprenticeships can be so effective in raising skills, motivation and staff retention.

It also offers information and advice on how to:
• Develop a skills strategy
• Make the Skills Pledge
• Measure the return on investment in training
• Foster a culture of innovation

This guide is part of the Director’s Guide series, published by the Institute of Directors, which gives UK directors clear, practical advice on key business issues, with real life case studies.
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Skills for competitiveness: A synthesis report

Skills for competitiveness: A synthesis report

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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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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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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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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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OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Working Papers, 2012/09 To be successful in today’s knowledge economy, communities need to boost not only the skills of local people but also the utilisation and deployment of these skills by employers. By ensuring that skills are utilised effectively, local economies can become more competitive and host better quality and better paid jobs, while simultaneously improving living standards and stimulating innovation. The OECD LEED Skills for Competitiveness project has reviewed the tools and governance mechanisms which policy makers are putting in place to tackle this policy area in three LEED member countries, Canada, the United Kingdom and Italy, with information on a wider set of policies and measurement tools being collected through an international literature review. Data has also been analysed on the supply and demand for skills at the sub-regional level in each country.
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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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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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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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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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Social partners in education and training: From policy development to implementation

Social partners in education and training: From policy development to implementation

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Social partners in education and training: From policy development to implementation
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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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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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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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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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12 Jul 2013
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Reflections on the ETF 2008 policy learning exercise in Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey The role of the European Training Foundation (ETF) in the reform process in South Eastern Europe is to facilitate policy learning by making available expertise, information and experience of policies and practice in education and training through participatory processes of stakeholder interaction. Peer learning is one of the tools used by the ETF for policy learning. In 2008 the ETF’s peer learning project was organised around the topic of the ‘Involvement of Social Partners in Education and Training’. This involved peers from the four countries – Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey – with the aim of developing an understanding of the involvement of social partners in vocational education and training, with a focus on the construction and tourism sectors. The current report is a cross-country study of the current state of affairs and the findings of the peer learning exercise.
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Social partners in vocational education and training in the Southern Mediterranean

Social partners in vocational education and training in the Southern Mediterranean

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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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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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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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11 Jul 2013
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The study provides a comprehensive analysis of social partnership in vocational education and training (VET) in eight southern Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria and Tunisia). It explores policy options within the different national contexts, specifically in terms of how to improve the participation of social partners in the field of human capital development in the context of lifelong learning. The study describes and analyses, country by country, the role of social partners in policy making and implementation in VET. The different stages of development of social partnership in the region are identified and discussed. The paper concludes with recommendations for policy development.
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Vocational training

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Skills development and training in SMEs

Skills development and training in SMEs

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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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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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Anticipating and matching skills needs

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Anticipating and building skills for the future is essential to a rapidly changing labour market. This applies to changes in the types and levels of skills needed as well as in occupational and technical areas. Effective methods to anticipate future skills needs and avoid potential mismatches include: sustained dialogue between employers and trainers, coordination across government institutions, labour market information systems, employment services and performance reviews of training institutions. 

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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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skpPSP
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participation-of-employers-and-workers-organizations
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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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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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09 Jul 2013
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OECD Skills Studies The report discusses the results of the OECD "Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs" project which examines access to training by SMEs across seven regions in six OECD countries: New Zealand, Poland, Belgium, UK, Turkey and Canada. It looks at how both formal and alternative ways of training and skills development interact and identifies impacts at three levels: for the firm and employees; for the industry; and for the local area where the firm is located. The report pays special attention to the development of entrepreneurial skills and the emerging area of "green skills".
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A skills beyond school review of Germany

A skills beyond school review of Germany

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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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09 Jul 2013
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This report examines vocational education and training programs in Germany including how they are changing, how they are funded, how they are linked to academic and university programmes and how employers and unions can be engaged. The study focuses on one section of advanced VET, namely VET schools and advanced training courses such as those for the master craftsman qualification. It finds that unemployment rates for VET school leavers, master craftsmen and technicians in Germany are among the lowest in the OECD zone.
The country report is part of the Skills beyond School series, OECD policy reviews of postsecondary vocational education and training.
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A skills beyond school review of Denmark

A skills beyond school review of Denmark

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A skills beyond school review of Denmark
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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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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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08 Jul 2013
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The report reviews Vocational Education and Training (VET) system in Denmark, describes its main features and compares it with other systems internationally, explores some key international indicators bearing on the system, examines its strengths and challenges, and proposes policy recommendations.

Among the questions addressed by the report are:
What type of training is needed to meet the needs of changing economies?
How should the programmes be funded?
How should they be linked to academic and university programmes?
How can employers and unions be engaged?

The country report is part of the Skills beyond School series, OECD policy reviews of postsecondary vocational education and training.
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Vocational training

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A skills beyond school review of Austria

A skills beyond school review of Austria

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A skills beyond school review of Austria
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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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participation-of-employers-and-workers-organizations

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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08 Jul 2013
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The country report on postsecondary vocational education and training analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the Austrian vocational training system. The study, from the series "OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training Policies", concludes that the Austrian system offers a high-quality, high-value service for many different social groups, though the diversity could be better co-ordinated and would gain in transparency and efficiency as a result.

Overall, the report notes that Austria has a wide range of pathways to give those completing VET programmes access to further training, though relatively few young people have taken advantage of them to date. Completing a vocational training course brings clear advantages on the labour market and relatively high earning capability. In addition, further examinations, such as those for master craftsman or foreman, provide an effective means of up-skilling, opening the door to greater responsibility or even the possibility of starting a business.

The report highlights the social partners' close involvement in the VET system. Chambers of commerce and industry and chambers of trade in Austria have their own educational institutions. Both trade unions and employers play an active part on a range of committees which develop the VET programme, and hence exert a strong influence on the curriculum.
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Vocational training

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Germany: Vocational Training Act 2005

Germany: Vocational Training Act 2005

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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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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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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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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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04 Jul 2013
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The Vocational Training Act from 1969 was amended in 2005. The aim of the new law is to equip young people about to enter the working world with a full range of skills in a broad occupational field that will enable them to meet the constantly changing demands of the workplace and thus lay the foundation for a self-determined life. All players involved in vocational training work together in planning and preparing new occupational profiles or profiles that are to be updated. These players are:
• companies and chambers
• trade unions
• the Länder (federal states)
• the federal government
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Vocational training

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