BUILDING QUALITY JOBS AT THE LOCAL

LEVEL – KEY FINDINGS FROM A

COMPARATIVE OECD REVIEW10th Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Development

Presentation by Jonathan Barr, Policy Analyst, OECD

Overview of the reviews

• Over 600 local stakeholders consulted across 12 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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What can employment and training agencies do?

Boosting the supply of skills towards employer

demand

Adjusting to new areas of growth and opportunity

Stimulating demand and productivity by better utilising skills

Supporting inclusion

Quality job creation and

economic growth

Dashboard index: Orienting the employment and training system towards employer demand

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• Efforts being made to align training with employers and target SMEs

• Countries are also ensuring there are flexible opportunities within training programmes (e.g. after-hours and part-time options)

• Providing second chance opportunities for workers to re-skill

Examples: Using industry reps as trainers (United States and Sweden); Second Career Programme (Canada); Skillnets (Ireland); Employer Ownership Pilots (UK); reverse marketers (Australia)

Boosting the supply of skills towards employer demand

Dashboard index: Targeting sectors and areas of future growth

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Quebec (Canada)

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Trento (Italy)

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• 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

Stimulate demand and strengthening productivity by better utilising skills

Dashboard index: There is low public sector involvement in skills utilisation activities

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• 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: Australia Workforce and Productivity Commission; Community colleges (Ontario, Canada); Platform Care Limburg (Belgium); Management programmes (Northern Ireland)

In some countries, the public sector is….

Dashboard index: Degree to which employment and training programmes are targeted to at-risk groups

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• 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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Dashboard index: Flexibility tends to improve policy integration and coordination

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• 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); Local Employment Coordinators (Australia), Employment Pacts (France), Employment Modernisation Programme (Northern Ireland)

How are countries injecting local flexibility and integration?

Thank you Jonathan.barr@oecd.org