Getting Skills Right Financial Incentives to Promote Adult Learning in Australia

Getting Skills Right Financial Incentives to Promote Adult Learning in Australia

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-08-22

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9264406948

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This report summarises the advantages and disadvantages with various financial incentives to promote adult learning based on international and Australian experience. Drawing from these insights, as well as analysis of individual and firm-level barriers, the report provides policy recommendations for how Australia could reform its financial incentives to boost participation.


Getting Skills Right Continuing Education and Training in Germany

Getting Skills Right Continuing Education and Training in Germany

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-04-23

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9264328440

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Germany has a strong skill development system. The country’s 15‐year‐old students performed above the OECD average in the last (2018) edition of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), continuing a trend of significant improvement since PISA’s first edition in 2000.


Getting Skills Right Incentives for SMEs to Invest in Skills Lessons from European Good Practices

Getting Skills Right Incentives for SMEs to Invest in Skills Lessons from European Good Practices

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-12-17

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9264347488

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Workers’ skills are an essential asset for firms to recover from the COVID-19 shock and succeed in the twin digital and green transitions. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face special barriers to investing in human capital because of their size and more limited access to information and capital markets. This report identifies policies that are successful in promoting SMEs’ investment in the skills of employees, managers or entrepreneurs.


Getting Skills Right Community Education and Training in South Africa

Getting Skills Right Community Education and Training in South Africa

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-03-14

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9264312307

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Adult learning systems play a crucial role in helping people adapt to the changing world of work and develop relevant skills. Community Education and Training has been brought forward as a possible way to foster adult learning in South Africa, especially among disadvantaged groups. South Africa ...


Getting Skills Right: Australia

Getting Skills Right: Australia

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2018-08-27

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9264303537

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The costs of persistent misalignment between the supply and demand for skills are substantial, ranging from lost wages for workers to lower productivity for firms and countries. Addressing skills imbalances has become a pressing priority as OECD governments reflect on the implications of ...


Getting Skills Right: Future-Ready Adult Learning Systems

Getting Skills Right: Future-Ready Adult Learning Systems

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2019-02-13

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9264311750

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With digitalisation, deepening globalisation and population ageing, the world of work is changing. The extent to which individuals, firms and economies can harness the benefits of these changes critically depends on the readiness of adult learning systems to help people develop relevant skills ...