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ACTING ON SKILLS LOCALLYOECD LEED Forum - 26 June 2015
Presentation by Jonathan Barr, Policy Analyst, OECD
OECD reviews on Local Job Creation
Reports published: Australia, Canada, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Korea,, United States, Czech Republic, England
Released in 2015: Israel, Sweden, Flanders, France, Poland, Turkey
Overview of the reviews
• Over 600 local stakeholders consulted across 13 countries
• Used a dashboard methodology to assess contribution of local labour market policy to boosting quality jobs and productivity– Index on a scale of 1-5
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Unemployment within local labour markets in the wake of the crisis
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• Efforts are needed to align the training system with employers and target SMEs
• Employers can take a lead role in the design and provision of training opportunities• By stimulating local sectoral networks
• Better connecting them to colleges and universities through apprenticeship and work-based training models
Examples: Using industry reps as trainers (United States); Employer Ownership Pilots (UK); Second Career programme (Canada); Skillnets (Ireland)
Addressing skills shortages and mismatches
• Cluster and sector-based approaches are being implemented to better connect education and world of work
• Labour market information and counsellors are playing an important role in guiding people into new and growing career opportunities
Examples: Local pathway models with green and energy sectors (California); Strategic clusters (Korea); Regional niche sectors (Quebec, Canada); Workforce Intelligence Network (Michigan); Talent Houses (Belgium); industry advisory boards (Australia), ALLIANCE project (France)
Adjusting to new areas of growth and opportunity
• providing technical assistance and setting an example
• working with supply chains and employer networks to stimulate innovation and help employers ‘raise their game’
• putting in place management and leadership training programmes
Examples: Wine sector (Niagara Falls); Practice labs for innovative work organisation (Flanders, Belgium)
In some countries, the government and its partners are…
• Many countries are delivering targeted programmes to people (e.g. youth and migrants) and places/neighbourhoods
• Growing focus on prevention and early interventions – role of mentoring and counselling
• Efforts are being made to leverage broader local resources
Examples: Pathways to Education (Canada); Unga-in (Sweden), neighbourhood renewal strategies (Northern Ireland), local development companies (Ireland)
Supporting inclusion
Dashboard index: Local flexibility/adjustability in the employment policy framework
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Degree of Flexibility Degree of policy co-ordination and integration
• Flexibility in budget management
• Negotiating performance management frameworks
• Using data to stimulate cooperation and continuous evaluation
Examples: VDAB (Belgium), Workforce Investment Boards (United States), Local Employment Councils (Korea); Workforce Planning Boards (Canada)
How are countries injecting local flexibility and integration?