Designing Local Skills Strategies
Higher-level skills are increasingly demanded by the knowledge-based economy. But
with rising mobility and demographic change, it is no longer so simple to invest in
a skilled workforce for the future. Actions are needed on a variety of fronts, including
attracting and retaining talent, better integrating disadvantaged groups into the
labour force, and upgrading the skills of low-paid workers. Much of the responsibility
for these actions falls squarely on the shoulders of local policy makers.
Drawing from a wide array of case studies, this book analyses best-practice local
strategies for increasing workforce skills. And it also takes a close look at the
opportunities and challenges presented by international migration. The in-depth case
studies in this report range from Shanghai’s “Highland of Talent Strategy” to new
“career ladders” which help immigrants escape low-skilled, low-paid employment in
New York. National and local-level recommendations on local skills development are
provided, for both OECD and non-OECD countries.
Published on November 16, 2009
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