Getting Skills Right: Australia
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 technological progress, digitalisation, demographic
change and globalisation for jobs and work organisation. In light of these challenges,
the OECD has undertaken new research to shed light on how countries measure changing
skill needs while ensuring that employment, training and migration institutions are
responsive to the emergence of new skill requirements. The Getting Skills Right in
Australia review offers an in-depth analysis of the existing skill assessment and
anticipation system in Australia, and makes recommendations for how it could be further
improved. In addition to providing a summary of the state of skill imbalances in Australia,
the report provides an assessment of practices in the following areas: i) the collection
of information on existing and future skill needs; ii) the use of skill needs information
to guide policy development in the areas of employment, education and training, and
migration; and iii) the effectiveness of governance arrangements in ensuring strong
co-ordination among key stakeholders in the collection and use of skill needs information.
Published on August 27, 2018
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