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Learning while working: Success stories on workplace learning in Europe

Learning while working: Success stories on workplace learning in Europe

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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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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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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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22 Aug 2013
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wcmstest4_069046.pdf
This report presents an overview of key trends in workplace learning and takes stock of previous research carried out by Cedefop and other European and international organisations. In considering key success factors and challenges related to workplace learning, the report examines effective policies, strategic partnerships, structures, and instruments that aim to expand adult learning in the workplace. To increase participation in learning, it is essential to combine a range of incentives, learning approaches, and services, including the validation of non- formal and informal learning and career guidance. The commitment of a broad range of players at national, regional, local and sectoral level is needed to increase participation, address imbalances in the social, educational and age profiles of adult learners, and expand the range and quality of adult learning provision. The report highlights examples of commendable practice, innovative responses and effective policies in adult learning that can serve as leading examples for regional and national policy-makers, the social partners, and guidance and training providers.
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Career guidance

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Enterprises

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enterprises
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Lifelong learning

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Skills upgrading

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Vocational training and productivity

Vocational training and productivity

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Vocational training and productivity
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English

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ILO

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

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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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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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19 Aug 2013
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wcmstest4_067245.pdf
The publication features a selection of case studies documenting good practices from experiences of vocational training institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean in skills development for improved productivity and competitiveness of enterprises in the region.
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Apprenticeships

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Enterprises

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Occupational safety and health

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Productivity

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Skills and export competitiveness for small and medium-sized enterprises

Skills and export competitiveness for small and medium-sized enterprises

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Skills and export competitiveness for small and medium-sized enterprises
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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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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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15 Jul 2013
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wcmstest4_056045.pdf
The study builds on results from a joint OECD-WTO survey which provides information on the views of firms as well as aid-for-trade partners and donors regarding the barriers that developing country firms face to connect to value chains and the effectiveness of aid-for-trade flows. These results are combined with evidence from other firm level surveys to provide an overview of the role of skills for export competitiveness of small and medium enterprises. The study concludes that that technical assistance in the field of education and training can play a powerful role in helping suppliers in developing countries to increase competitiveness and to connect to value chains. The survey evidence suggests that where labour skills development efforts are delivered as an element of aid-for-trade support, private and public sector actors consider them to be effective in helping local suppliers to connect to or to move up within value chains. Further efforts towards coordinating assistance directed towards skills upgrading with assistance directed towards entering or moving up value chains should therefore be encouraged.
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Enterprises

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175

Gender equality

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144

Private sector

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229

Skills anticipation

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677

Skills upgrading

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Transferable skills

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

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

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

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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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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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wcmstest4_055649.pdf
The following study was undertaken as a result of the clear recognition of two factors: one involving a strong presence, the other a gaping absence. There is present in the developing world today a deep recognition that training provision can be improved if it is developed in conjunction with enterprise needs. There is also present a growing number of enterprises, of many types and sizes, which are entering more directly into the field of training provision, either as customers of public or private training institutions, or as hosts of their own in-house skills development.

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

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

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TVET systems

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Africa

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Skills and Export Competitiveness for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (presentation)

Skills and Export Competitiveness for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (presentation)

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Skills and Export Competitiveness for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (presentation)
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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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Training quality and relevance

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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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10 Jul 2013
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wcmstest4_054845.pdf
Presented at the WTO Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade ILO Side Event “Skills for Competitiveness”, Geneva, July 2013
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Enterprises

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175

Gender equality

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Skills anticipation

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677

Skills mismatch

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Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification: A methodology to align skills development with sector growth strategies (presentation)

Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification: A methodology to align skills development with sector growth strategies (presentation)

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Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification: A methodology to align skills development with sector growth strategies (presentation)
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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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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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Sectoral approaches

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Matching skills to labour market demand requires reliable sectoral and occupational information and institutions that connect employers with training providers.  Sector based strategies and institutions have proved effective in engaging all stakeholders in promoting both pre-employment training and life-long learning.

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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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Publication Date:
10 Jul 2013
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wcmstest4_054846.pdf
Presented at the WTO Fourth Global Review of Aid for Trade ILO Side Event “Skills for Competitiveness” Geneva, July 2013 The presentation introduces the ILO’s programme on Skills for Trade and Economic Classification, or STED. It is a capacity-building tool to help constituents identify sectors with export growth potential, assess skill gaps in those industries, and design and implement appropriate responses to fill those gaps. It does so through building up the capacity of local statistics offices and academic institutions to adapt and apply quantitative assessment tools and by determining policy recommendations through an extensive process of social dialogue. In the last three years, pilot testing of STED was completed in Ukraine, Bangladesh, Macedonia, and Kyrgyzstan.
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Enterprises

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Trade

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Skills development and training in SMEs

Skills development and training in SMEs

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Skills development and training in SMEs
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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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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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skpATSU
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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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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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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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Publication Date:
09 Jul 2013
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wcmstest4_054646.pdf
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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Green skills

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Vocational training

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The ILO‘s approach of entrepreneurship development (presentation)

The ILO‘s approach of entrepreneurship development (presentation)

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The ILO‘s approach of entrepreneurship development (presentation)
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English

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ILO

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

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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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Promotional material

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

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Publication Date:
28 Jun 2013
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wcmstest4_053245.pdf
Introduces the ILO's approach to enterprise development and entrepreneurship and provides an overview of Start and Improve Your Business training programme.
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Enterprises

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enterprises
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175

Entrepreneurship

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entrepreneurship
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182
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Clusters, innovation and entrepreneurship

Clusters, innovation and entrepreneurship

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Clusters, innovation and entrepreneurship
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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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Other topic

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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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skpCaseStdy
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Research papers

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

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Publication Date:
11 Jul 2013
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wcmstest4_055451.pdf
The book examines policy approaches and policy recommendations for cluster development based on the in-depth analysis of seven internationally reputed clusters in the OECD area, namely Grenoble in France, Vienna in Austria, Waterloo in Canada, Dunedin in New Zealand, Medicon Valley in Scandinavia, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom, and Madison, Wisconsin, in the United States. It shows the importance to cluster growth of cooperation, research commercialisation, human capital and skills enhancement, public sector commitment, partnerships and leadership, quality of life and social capital. Key messages include the importance of encouraging new firm creation, stimulating innovation, co-ordinating polices, enhancing skills, facilitating access to finance and addressing congestion and social divisions.

This publication is essential reading for policy makers, practitioners and academics wishing to obtain good practices in cluster development and guidance on how to enhance the economic impact of clusters.
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Enterprises

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175

Entrepreneurship

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182

Productivity

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productivity
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Challenging the myths about learning and training in small and medium-sized enterprises: Implications for public policy?

Challenging the myths about learning and training in small and medium-sized enterprises: Implications for public policy?

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Challenging the myths about learning and training in small and medium-sized enterprises: Implications for public policy?
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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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Lifelong learning

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

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skpPSLLL
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lifelong-learning
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Research papers

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

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Publication Date:
13 May 2013
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wcmstest4_045439.pdf
The paper looks at the issue of workplace learning in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises. It aims to challenge some of the “myths” that exist about leaning and training in these types of enterprises drawing examples primarily from policies and programmes in industrialized and transition countries.
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Economic recovery

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economic-recovery
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667

Enterprises

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enterprises
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175

Productivity

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productivity
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188

Vocational training

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vocational-training
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124
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