Good Practice in Adapting to Changing Skill Needs

Posted by Glenda Quintini. Skills mismatch and shortages are costly for individuals, employers and society in terms of reducing pay, lowering productivity and dampening growth. Therefore, tackling these skill imbalances should be a high priority for policy. But what can de done? A new OECD report (Getting Skills Right: Good Practice in Adapting to Changing Skill Needs) provides examples and insights into the practical ways in which governments improve the matching of skill supply and demand through policy.  It is based on five in-depth country reviews of Spain, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and South Africa. More...