building quality jobs at the local level
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This expert meeting of the ESSSA initiative will provide a unique opportunity to share international experience in addressing the issue of skills mismatch as a way to contribute to more inclusive growth and good quality job creation across Southeast Asian countries.TRANSCRIPT
BUILDING QUALITY JOBS AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL – KEY FINDINGS FROM A
COMPARATIVE OECD REVIEW6th Expert Meeting of the Employment and Skills Strategies in Southeast Asia initiative, Bangkok, Thailand
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
representing strengths and weaknesses of programme and policy approach 2
Participating Countries
3
The balance between skills supply and demand varies at the local levelUnited Kingdom Sweden
Dashboard index: Orienting the employment and training system towards employer demand
United States
Australia Canada Korea Northern Ireland (United
Kingdom)
Belgium (Flanders
)
Israel Sweden Italy (Trento)
Ireland Czech Republic
France1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
• 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
California (United States)
Quebec (Canada)
Korea
Australia
Ontario (Canada)
Trento (Italy)
Flanders
Sweden
Michigan (United States)
Ireland
France
Israel
Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
Czech Republic
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
• 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
In some countries, the public sector is:
• 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)
Stimulate demand and strengthening productivity by better utilising skills
• 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
United States
Flanders
Canada
Czech Republic
Korea
France
Northern Ireland (UK)
Italy
Sweden
Israel
Ireland
Australia
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
Dashboard index: Flexibility tends to improve policy integration and coordination
United States
Flanders Canada Czech Republic
Korea France Northern Ireland
(UK)
Italy Sweden Israel Ireland Australia1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
4.5 4.5
4.0 4.0
3.5 3.5 3.5
3.0 3.0
2.5 2.5 2.5
4.5
4.0 4.0
3.0
4.0
3.5
3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
3.5
• Develop an comparative index/benchmark across southeast Asian economies which builds on the project methodology, which would:
– Examine a number of case studies or local areas to determine the optimal policy and programme mix to support employment and job creation
– Assess the degree of coordination and integration between employment and skills policies
• Map the balance between skills supply and demand
Potential collaboration with Asian economies
