Economic recovery

OECD Employment Outlook 2020: Worker security and the Covid-19 crisis

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OECD Employment Outlook 2020: Worker security and the Covid-19 crisis

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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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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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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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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 Jul 2020

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The 2020 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook focuses on worker security and the COVID-19 crisis. It provides an initial assessment of the labour market consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting economic crisis. It also presents an overview of the emergency labour market and social policy measures implemented by OECD countries and discusses directions for further policy adaptation as countries move out of lockdown.

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Social security policy

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social-security-policy

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Global

Virtual conference on skills for a resilient youth

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06 Jun 2020

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31 May 2025

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International organizations

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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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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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This virtual conference on Skills for a Resilient Youth is moderated by Terry Neal from the Commonwealth of Learning. It is organized as part of the celebration for World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) 2020, and coordinated by UNESCO-UNEVOC in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning.

Every year on 15 July, the global community celebrates World Youth Skills Day. The day is an opportunity for young people, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, and public and private sector stakeholders to acknowledge and celebrate the importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship.

World Youth Skills Day 2020 will take place in a challenging context. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is substantially affecting education and training sectors worldwide in two ways:

• Institutional level
• Systemic level

While the pandemic has brought about unprecedented challenges, in many cases it further intensified existing issues affecting TVET systems, including difficulties in harnessing the benefits of digitalization and mainstreaming entrepreneurial learning. Prior to the current crisis, young people aged 15-24 were two to three times more likely than adults to be un- or under-employed and often faced a prolonged school-to-work transition period. In post COVID-19 societies, as young people seek employment and are called upon to contribute to the recovery effort, they will need to be equipped with the relevant skills for today as well as the competencies to successfully manage evolving challenges and adapt to future disruptions. Moving forward, it is important to:

• Ensure that young people around the world continue to have access to quality education and training opportunities, while keeping communities safe
• Identify future skills needs and develop responsiveness to short-, medium- and long-term impacts.

For more information and to register, click on the link provided below.

Virtual conference on skills for a resilient youth

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Economic recovery

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TVET systems

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Global

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Webinar: Strategies for educational, social and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

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27 May 2020

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31 May 2025

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Online

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Economic recovery

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Skills and training policy

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Policy Brief: Public employment services in the frontline for jobseekers, workers and employers

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															Policy Brief: Public employment services in the frontline for jobseekers, workers and employers
													

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English

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Career guidance and employment services

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Policy and strategy

Recommendations and advice on resolving policy challenges related to skills development systems and their linkages to the world of work. Concise syntheses of experience from the international organizations.

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14 May 2020

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Tackling the coronavirus (COVID-19): Contributing to a global effort. The consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for the labour market are likely to be severe. Many firms are struggling to stay afloat during the often strict confinement measures, and large numbers of workers have already either been involved in various forms of short-time work schemes or laid off. Public and private employment services (PES) will play a crucial role in preventing the labour market from seizing up during the crisis and in promoting a fast recovery once confinement measures start to be lifted. They will need to provide support on an increasingly virtual (i.e. not face to face) basis to an unparalleled inflow of jobseekers. This will include ensuring that benefits are paid out without delay, providing information, and encouraging jobseekers to stay active even if there are fewer vacancies. In the short-term, the economic impact of the pandemic is shifting labour demand across sectors and regions, and it remains to be seen if this will lead to more permanent re-allocation of labour across sectors and regions. Therefore, the PES in each country will not only be facing a surge in the number of jobseekers but also the need to potentially reallocate many of them across occupations, sectors and regions. This requires providing them with good labour market information and support for skills development. In order to fulfil these particularly challenging tasks, PES need to be agile and quickly adapt to the new situation. This policy brief provides guidance on how this can be done.

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Employment services

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Policy Brief: Coping with double casualties: How to support the working poor in low-income countries in response to COVID-19

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															Policy Brief: Coping with double casualties: How to support the working poor in low-income countries in response to COVID-19
													

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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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Policy and strategy

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05 May 2020

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This Policy Brief looks into the possible impact that the COVID-19 pandemic may have, especially on the working poor in LDCs (Least Developed Countries) and countries facing fragility, or the aftermath of a conflict or disaster. In particular, the brief reviews possible impacts and responses that can be undertaken as part of the ILO response through the Jobs for Peace & Resilience (JPR) Flagship Programme.

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107e session de la Conférence internationale du Travail: Sommet sur le monde du travail

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															107e session de la Conférence internationale du Travail: Sommet sur le monde du travail
													

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ILO

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Promotional material

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

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30 May 2018

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107e session de la Conférence internationale du Travail: Sommet sur le monde du travail

L’emploi et le travail décent au service de la paix et de la résilience.
Jeudi 7 juin 2018, 10 heures (heure de Genève) - Retransmission en direct sur Internet depuis la salle des Assemblées du Palais des Nations à Genève.

La Conférence internationale du Travail organise un Sommet sur le monde du travail qui aura pour thème l’emploi et le travail décent au service de la paix et de la résilience, et mettra l’accent, en particulier, sur les moyens de s’attaquer aux réalités sur le terrain et sur les partenariats propres à produire des résultats concrets.

Le Sommet traitera des défis que suppose l’instauration d’une paix durable grâce à l’ouverture de nouvelles perspectives dans le monde du travail, en particulier pour les jeunes. Il prendra la forme de débats de haut niveau et de divers discours prononcés par des orateurs de marque.

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Economic and social development

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Economic recovery

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107.a reunión de la Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo: Cumbre sobre el Mundo del Trabajo

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															107.a reunión de la Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo: Cumbre sobre el Mundo del Trabajo
													

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ILO

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Promotional material

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

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30 May 2018

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107.a reunión de la Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo: Cumbre sobre el Mundo del Trabajo

El Empleo y el Trabajo decente para la paz y la resiliencia.

Jueves, 7 de junio de 2018, a las 10 horas (CET) - Retransmisión en directo por Internet desde la Sala de Asambleas del Palacio de las Naciones en Ginebra.

La Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo celebra una Cumbre sobre el Mundo del Trabajo para tratar sobre la importancia del empleo y el trabajo decente para la paz y la resiliencia, que se centrará específicamente en abordar las realidades sobre el terreno y las alianzas de colaboración que pueden obtener resultados reales.

La Cumbre abordará los retos que implica el sostenimiento de la paz proporcionando oportunidades en el mundo del trabajo, sobre todo para los jóvenes. La Cumbre consistirá en una mesa redonda de alto nivel y en una serie de discursos pronunciados por oradores de alto nivel.

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Boosting growth and jobs: The relationship of macroeconomic, employment and social policies

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															Boosting growth and jobs: The relationship of macroeconomic, employment and social policies
													

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English

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ILO

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Career guidance and employment services

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Promotional material

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

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Research papers

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10 Mar 2016

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ILO G20 Seminar: “Consistency between Macroeconomic and Labour Policies” Buenos Aires, 18-19 November 2013 While the global economy has recovered from the depths of the financial crisis, growth remains below pre-crisis trend levels and is uneven across countries and regions. Continued volatility in financial markets has negatively affected growth in some emerging economies. The global employment rate stands at 55.7 percent, a percentage point below the pre-crisis rate. Employment growth was stronger in many emerging and developing economies than in developed countries in the immediate post-crisis years but more recently the negative spillover from advanced to emerging economies has led to employment growth deceleration in most countries and regions. Policy makers in some countries have responded by shifting the macroeconomic policy stance to strengthening growth and employment, notably through monetary policy measures. This shift, however, has not yet produced broad-based and self-sustaining increases in consumption or investment.

This paper argues that there are labour market and social policy tools that can be used, hand-in-hand with macroeconomic policies, to boost aggregate demand and thus achieve a sustainable recovery.

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Skills, employment, income inequality and poverty: Theory, evidence and an estimation framework

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															Skills, employment, income inequality and poverty: Theory, evidence and an estimation framework
													

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English

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Academic institutions

Research papers, synthesis reports, country and programme studies are collected from many academic institutions and national, regional and international professional associations.

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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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Training quality and relevance

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Research papers

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06 Jul 2015

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This report is part of a programme funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES). This paper explains the meaning of ‘skills’ and some of the theories about the relationships between skills, employment and earnings; investigates the likely impact on income inequality and poverty of improving the skills of the population in the United Kingdom and presents a new framework to assess the impact on income inequality and poverty of future changes to the distribution of skills and qualifications.

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Europe and Central Asia

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Dal valore delle competenze, nuove opportunità per rimettere in moto il lavoro

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Dal valore delle competenze, nuove opportunità per rimettere in moto il lavoro

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Italian

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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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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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Research papers

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25 Jun 2015

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Il testo che segue contiene la sintesi dei risultati del lavoro di ricerca svolto dal Censis per conto del Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali, nell’ambito del progetto “Indagine sulla valorizzazione di nuove competenze professionali nelle regioni Obiettivo Convergenza” e finalizzato ad individuare le misure adottate dalle imprese italiane nel corso della crisi, con particolare attenzione a quelle che hanno avviato innovazioni tecnologiche e organizzative per valorizzare e sviluppare le competenze professionali.

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