Sweden

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:44:00 CET

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What have Swedish skills policies delivered?

This text summarises what previous Swedish skills policies have delivered. This text is the fruit of a seminar on “OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC): a foundation for reform?” held on 22 October 2012.

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 CET

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Nordic Skills Policies

This Skills Strategy Spotlight (No. 1) sets what previous skills policies in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden have delivered. This document is the fruit of a seminar on “OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC): a foundation for reform?” held on 22 October 2012.

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:33:00 CEST

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Everyone into the talent pool

This blogpost by Marilyn Achiron sets out a new animated video on the importance of creating a larger and larger pool of people who have fully developed their skills, encouraging those people to supply their skills to the labour market, and then ensuring that those skills are used effectively on the job

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:33:00 CEST

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It all starts with building the right skills

This blogpost by Andreas Shleicher explains the importance for all of us - countries, companies and individuals - to develop the right skills, provide them to the labour market and use them effectively.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:30:00 CET

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Local Strategies for Developing Workforce Skills

Local stakeholders realise that it is no longer enough just to invest in formal education systems, and are turning towards a more diverse range of strategies to increase the supply of skills in their locality. This chapter from "Designing Local Skills Strategies" reviews such strategies in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Malaysia, Sweden, the UK and the US.