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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• 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

Stimulate demand and strengthening productivity by better utilising skills

• 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?

Thank you Jonathan.barr@oecd.org