Promoting green and digital innovation
The role of upskilling and reskilling in higher education
This analytical report, the last in a series of four, was prepared by the OECD Higher
Education Policy Team as part of the Education and Innovation Practice Community (EIPC),
an action of the European Union’s New European Innovation Agenda, flagship 4 on “Fostering,
attracting and retaining deep tech talent”. EIPC seeks to bring together peers from
policy and practice to advance understanding of the competencies that can trigger
and shape innovation for the digital and green transitions, and the mechanisms through
which higher education can contribute to their development across three stages of
education: secondary education; higher education; and adult upskilling and reskilling.
Drawing on module B of the Higher Education Policy Survey 2022 and case studies, this
report examines how public authorities can promote upskilling and reskilling in higher
education to contribute to the green and digital transitions. It first offers a typology
of the higher education-based upskilling and reskilling offer observed in OECD countries
before describing four key action areas: setting system-wide strategies; supporting
provision; attracting and supporting learners; and securing industry and employer
engagement.
Published on July 08, 2024
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