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El eslabón perdido entre educación y empleo

El eslabón perdido entre educación y empleo

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El eslabón perdido entre educación y empleo
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Spanish

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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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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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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 Nov 2015
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Análisis sobre las percepciones de los jóvenes urbanos de escasos recursos en Chile

Es bien sabido que la juventud enfrenta hoy una situación crítica de transición del mundo educacional al laboral. Chile no es una excepción, y especialmente grave es esta situación en jóvenes urbanos de familias de bajos ingresos, dado que poseen menor capital educativo y social que sus pares de otros niveles socioeconómicos, y no acceden a redes de relaciones que les permitan, aun cuando logren mayores años de escolaridad, acceder a empleos que valoren su capital humano acumulado.

Por eso resulta relevante ver cómo este grupo juvenil percibe su proceso educativo y su inserción laboral. Sobre la base de las encuestas a jóvenes chilenos realizadas por el Instituto Nacional de la Juventud de Chile (2000 y 2003), las páginas que siguen muestran la percepción de los y las jóvenes chilenos urbanos de estrato socioeconómico bajo (primer quintil) acerca de la utilidad de la educación recibida en la escuela para enfrentar el trabajo o los estudios posteriores, de los recursos técnicos y humanos de los establecimientos escolares a los que asisten, de la preparación y dedicación de los profesores, y de situaciones que a su juicio perjudican sus dinámicas de aprendizaje en las escuelas.

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Education and training

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education-and-training
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School-to-work transition

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school-to-work-transition
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652

Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy
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666

Youth

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youth
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Americas

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Demand for skills: Main results of the Azerbaijan STEP employer survey

Demand for skills: Main results of the Azerbaijan STEP employer survey

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Demand for skills: Main results of the Azerbaijan STEP employer survey
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English

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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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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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skpAFSN
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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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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 Nov 2015
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This note summarizes the main findings of the STEP Employer Skills Survey carried out in Azerbaijan in 2013. The note argues that there is a skills shortage in Azerbaijan. Azeri employers claim that it is difficult to find workers with the required skills. The shortage is particularly pronounced in the case of modern, innovative firms, which tend to required more advanced skills. The education system does not meet the needs of the majority of employers. In particular, it does not equip young workers with the practical skills that are required in the workplace, and with knowledge that is up-to-date.

The note finds that employers seek not only technical, job-specific skills but also cognitive skills (such as literacy, numeracy and problem solving) and adequate socio-behavioural skills (such as communication, teamwork, leadership and ability to work independently).
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School-to-work transition

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school-to-work-transition
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652

Skills anticipation

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skills-anticipation
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677

Skills mismatch

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skills-mismatch
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654

Technology

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technology
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Vocational training

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vocational-training
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124

Youth

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youth
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Regional model competency standards: Core competencies

Regional model competency standards: Core competencies

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Regional model competency standards: Core competencies
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English

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skpEng
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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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Training quality and relevance

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09 Nov 2015
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wcmstest4_156458.pdf
National competency standards play an important and increasing role in skills development and recognition in the Asia-Pacific region, as they do in many other parts of the world. They are a guide to the range of skills and knowledge required for a whole industry. Competency standards can be flexibly combined into jobs and occupations. They are the common basis for training programmes, skills assessment and certification in many countries.

Competency standards, when recognized nationally, or across a cluster of nations, can form a key component in assisting the mobility of skilled labour. As part of a quality assurance system, the assessment of a person’s skills against accepted benchmarks means those skills can be applied in other, similar, work. Potential employers can feel confident in the level of competencies workers claim to have. Workers returning from employment in other countries can have the skills they gained working there formally recognized. The Regional Model Competency Standards (RMCS) are the reference standards at the regional level that can be used in various ways to underpin efficient and effective skill development. In addition, they are considered to be essential tools to protect migrant workers and their rights and to ensure their better reintegration.
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Competency

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Competency standards

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competency-standards
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Employability

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employability
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School-to-work transition

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school-to-work-transition
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652
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OECD Skills strategy diagnostic report: Korea

OECD Skills strategy diagnostic report: Korea

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OECD Skills strategy diagnostic report: Korea
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English

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english
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skpEng
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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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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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09 Nov 2015
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This report is part of the OECD’s ongoing work on building effective national and local skills strategies. Skills have become the key driver of individual well-being and economic success in the 21st century. Without proper investment in skills, people languish on the margins of society, technological progress does not translate into growth, and countries are unable to compete in increasingly knowledge-based global economies. Effective skills systems connect skills with economic development to deliver prosperity and social cohesion.

The OECD Skills Strategy provides countries with a framework to analyse their strengths and weaknesses as a basis for taking concrete actions according to the three pillars that comprise a national skills system: 1) developing relevant skills from childhood to adulthood; 2) activating these skills in the labour market, and 3) using these skills effectively in the economy and society. This diagnostic report presents the main outcomes of Korea’s collaborative project with the OECD, which ran from July 2013 to February 2014. It identifies 12 skills challenges that need to be addressed to build a more effective skills system in Korea.
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Entrepreneurship

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Lifelong learning

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lifelong-learning
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occupational-qualification
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School-to-work transition

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school-to-work-transition
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Skills anticipation

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OECD 인적역량 전략 진단보고서 요약 한국 2015

OECD 인적역량 전략 진단보고서 요약 한국 2015

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OECD 인적역량 전략 진단보고서 요약 한국 2015
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Korean

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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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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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skpAFSN
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anticipating-and-matching-skills-needs
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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 Nov 2015
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본 진단보고서는 2013년 7월부터 2014년 2월까지 진행된 OECD와 한국의 협력 프로젝트의 주요 결과를 담고 있다. 보고서는 한국이 보다 효과적인 인적역량 시스템을 구축하기 위해 해결해야 하는 12개의 도전과제를 제시하고 있다. 이 도전과제들은 다음과 같은 과정을 통해 도출되었다: 1) OECD의 최근 데이터와 연구결과; 2) 한국 데이터 및 연구결과; 3) 2013년 11월에 개최된 진단 워크숍; 4) 한국의 주요 이해당사자들과의 실태조사 인터뷰. 본 보고서는 또한 광범위한 한국의 이해당사자들과 지속적인 대화와 조언을 통해 도움받은 바 크다.

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Education and training

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education-and-training
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Entrepreneurship

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entrepreneurship
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Lifelong learning

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lifelong-learning
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occupational-qualification
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School-to-work transition

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school-to-work-transition
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Skills anticipation

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Women

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women
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Languages for Jobs: Providing multilingual communication skills for the labour market

Languages for Jobs: Providing multilingual communication skills for the labour market

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Languages for Jobs: Providing multilingual communication skills for the labour market
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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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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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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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06 Nov 2015
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Report from the thematic working group 'Languages for Jobs' European Strategic Framework for Education and Training. This report is the outcome of exchanges and work within the thematic expert group 'Languages for jobs', set up by the European Commission in 2010 as part of the Open Method of Coordination between the Commission and the Member States. With the objective of producing policy recommendations which can bring about a better match between demand and supply of language and communication skills on the European labour market, the group has collected, analysed and discussed examples of good practice, studies and relevant policy developments and challenges in the participating countries and at European level. Building on these exchanges, the group has come up with a set of recommendations, which can be seen as suggestions for action planning on regional, national, or European level. The findings of the group have implications for a wide range of actors, ranging from the educational institutions and institutions of vocational training, across employers and businesses to decision makers in the national Ministries.
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Employability

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School-to-work transition

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Youth

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OECD Skills Strategy Diagnostic Report: Spain

OECD Skills Strategy Diagnostic Report: Spain

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OECD Skills Strategy Diagnostic Report: Spain
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English

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skpEng
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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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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 Oct 2015
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The OECD Skills Strategy provides a useful framework for countries to build effective and integrated skills policies that develop relevant skills, activate skills supply and make effective use of skills.

This diagnostic report identifies 12 skills challenges for Spain based on analysis of OECD, European Commission and national data, as well as input received from the national and regional governments and a wide range of stakeholders, including individuals, employers, employer associations, trade unions and education providers.
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School-to-work transition

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652

Skills and training policy

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skills-and-training-policy
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666

Skills upgrading

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Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015: Scaling up investments in decent jobs for youth

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015: Scaling up investments in decent jobs for youth

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Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015: Scaling up investments in decent jobs for youth
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English

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english
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skpEng
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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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skpYoEmp
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youth-employability
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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 Oct 2015
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wcmstest4_153868.pdf
This issue of Global Employment Trends for Youth provides an update on youth labour markets around the world, focusing both on the continuing labour market instability and on structural issues in youth labour markets. The report offers new evidence on how young people move into the labour market based on data from recent school-to-work transition surveys. It highlights the importance of investing in skills and in quality job creation as well as targeting specific disadvantages of young people through skills and labour market policies.
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School-to-work transition

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school-to-work-transition
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652

Youth unemployment

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youth-unemployment
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622
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Quality apprenticeships: A comparative analysis

Quality apprenticeships: A comparative analysis

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Document
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Quality apprenticeships: A comparative analysis
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English

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english
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skpEng
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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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07 Oct 2015
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This background paper looks at apprenticeships and other work-based training programmes in the Asia Pacific region and elsewhere. The report was prepared in order to feed into the tripartite regional workshop held in Phnom Penh in October 2015. It discusses the building blocks of a quality apprenticeship system, and features case studies from countries around the world illustrating potential issues and challenges in implementation of apprenticeship programmes.
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School-to-work transition

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school-to-work-transition
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652
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Labour market transitions of young women and men in Asia and the Pacific

Labour market transitions of young women and men in Asia and the Pacific

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Document
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Labour market transitions of young women and men in Asia and the Pacific
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English

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english
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skpEng
Sources:

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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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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07 Oct 2015
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Work4Youth Publication Series No. 19 This report presents the results of the School-to-work transition surveys (SWTS) implemented in five countries in the Asia-Pacific region – Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Samoa and Viet Nam – in 2012 or 2013. The indicators resulting from the surveys and analysed in this report provide a much more detailed picture of the youth in the labour market in a part of the world where labour market information is sparse and sporadic. Results show that unemployment of young people remains a matter of concern, especially among those with higher education, but that issues relating to the quality of work available to young people are of even greater relevance to the design and implementation of policy interventions.
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Bangladesh

Bangladesh has a strong track record of growth and development, even in times of elevated global uncertainty.  A robust demographic dividend, strong ready-made garment exports, resilient remittance inflows, and stable macroeconomic conditions have supported rapid economic growth over the past two decades. A strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continued in FY22, although a recent surge in commodity prices has presented new headwinds. 

Bangladesh reached lower-middle income status in 2015. It is on track to graduate from the UN’s Least Developed Countries list in 2026. Poverty declined from 43.5 percent in 1991 to 14.3 percent in 2016, based on the international poverty line of $1.90 a day (1).  

Like many of its Asian neighbours, Bangladesh faces a major challenge trying to develop modern, employability skills for tens of millions of young women and men. It has a large informal sector, which accounts for 94.7 percent of the total employment in 2017 (2). Youth continue to be highly affected by the lack of opportunities, with the share of youth aged 15-24 not in employment, education or training (NEET), estimated at 27.8 percent in 2020 (3). 

TVET has a huge role to play in equipping the vast young labour force of 15-29 years referred to as the country’s “demographic dividend” with employability skills and providing enhanced support services to ensure a better transition from school to work. TVET may also contribute to reducing poverty by providing employability skills, particularly to those who drop out of school early and to a large number of unemployed and underemployed adults.  

Despite many reform initiatives by the government, the TVET sector needs further strengthening through reform of policies and systems in the labour market.  Enhancing industry-relevance of TVET qualifications will furthermore require closer Government cooperation with the private sector. For one and a half decade, the ILO has worked closely with the Government of Bangladesh and its Social Partners to reform the TVET sector and to improve access for people to increase their skills and employability, in particular youth, women and people from other marginalized groups. 

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic had detrimental effects on the TVET sector, due to the nation-wide closure of all educational institutes for one and a half years, starting on 17 March 2020.  Most students’ learning was effectively abolished for this duration, and learning and certification was only possible through limited online learning facilities in existence at the time. Only recently has the TVET returned to its prior activity level. 

The ILO landmark programmes aim to strengthen and improve the environment for industry skills development, address the mismatch between the supply and demand for skills training, and drive the increased employability of millions of young women and men. ILO’s support to develop the skills system in Bangladesh has focused on skills system governance, development of skills policies and qualifications frameworks; delivery of quality skills training, expanding access to TVET, and involvement by the private sector.    

 

Sources 

(1) https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/bangladesh/overview

(2) https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/informality/

(3) https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/youth/

Country Assessment and Priority (CAP) – Bangladesh strategy for skills and lifelong learning (2022)

Situation Analysis of Bangladesh TVET Sector (2019) https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/—asia/—ro-bangkok/—ilo-dhaka/documents/publication/wcms_735704.pdf_

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