OECD SKILLS STRATEGIES

Helping people to develop and use skills effectively is crucial for people and countries to thrive in an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world. Fully recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic will also require countries to reskill workers who have lost their jobs and to adopt new strategies for making effective use of people’s skills in and out of the workplace.

In helping to achieve this, the OECD assesses skills challenges and opportunities, and looks to help countries to build more effective skills systems through tailor-made policy responses, while using the OECD Skills Strategy (OSS) framework as its foundation. OSS consider three key dimensions: developing relevant skills, using skills effectively, and strenghtening the governance of skills systems.

OECD SKILLS STRATEGIES: NATIONAL LEVEL IMPACT

Latvia

The OSS Latvia from 2019 was translated into the Latvian Education Development Guidelines 2021-2027, a process supported by an OSS Implementation Guidance project.

BELGIUM (FLANDERS)

The OSS project for Flanders contributed to reaching an agreement on a learning and careers account “leer en loopbaanrekening” which is currently being implemented.

Norway

The OSS for Norway from 2014 was an input to the Norwegian Strategy for Skills Policy 2017-2021. This strategy commits the partners to “ensure that individuals and businesses have the skills that give Norway a competitive business sector, an efficient and sound public sector, and an inclusive labour market”

Poland

The OSS Poland from 2019 was a major input to the Integrated Skills Strategy 2030. This strategy has been implemented in Poland since 2020.