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Getting Skills Right: United Kingdom
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OECD Publishing, 2017
This report identifies effective strategies to tackle skills imbalances in the United Kingdom. It provides an assessment of practices and policies in the following areas: the collection and use of information on skill needs to foster a better alignment between skills acquisition and labour market needs; education and training policies targeting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Skill Development, Alignment (Education)
Getting Skills Right: South Africa
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OECD Publishing, 2017
This report identifies effective strategies to tackle skills imbalances in South Africa. It provides an assessment of practices and policies in the following areas: the collection and use of information on skill needs to foster a better alignment of skills acquisitions with labour market needs; education and training policies targeting skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Skills, Skill Development, Educational Practices
Getting Skills Right: Good Practice in Adapting to Changing Skill Needs. A Perspective on France, Italy, Spain, South Africa and the United Kingdom
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OECD Publishing, 2017
This report identifies effective strategies to tackle skills imbalances, based on five country-specific policy notes for France, Italy, Spain, South Africa and the United Kingdom. It provides a comparative assessment of practices and policies in the following areas: the collection and use of information on skill needs to foster a better alignment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
How Much Will the Literacy Level of the Working-Age Population Change from Now to 2022? Adult Skills in Focus. No. 7
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OECD Publishing, 2017
Between 2012 and 2022, the literacy proficiency of the working-age population in the countries that took part in the Survey of Adult Skills is set to improve, mainly driven by the relatively low proficiency of the cohorts who will reach 65 between now and 2022 and the much higher literacy skills among the incoming age group. The participating…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Surveys, International Assessment, Data Analysis
Enhancing Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education: Country Note Slovenia. OECD Education Policy Perspectives. No. 58
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Hofer, Andrea-Rosalinde – OECD Publishing, 2022
This country note presents the results of an analysis of Slovenia undertaken within the Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education Partnership Initiative project. The project was implemented by the OECD with the support of the European Commission with the aim of helping policy makers and higher education institutions enhance the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Outcomes of Education, Higher Education
Getting Skills Right: Italy
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OECD Publishing, 2017
This report identifies effective strategies to tackle skills imbalances in Italy. It provides an assessment of practices and policies in the following areas: the collection and use of information on skill needs to foster a better alignment of skills acquisitions with labour market needs; the design of education and training systems and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Gap, Skill Development, Change Strategies
Enhancing Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education: Country Note Portugal. OECD Education Policy Perspectives. No. 59
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Hofer, Andrea-Rosalinde; Brüning, Nora – OECD Publishing, 2022
This country note presents the results of an analysis of undertake Portugal undertaken within the Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education Partnership Initiative project. The project was implemented by the OECD with the support of the European Commission with the aim of helping policy makers and higher education institutions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Relevance (Education), Outcomes of Education