INFORMING MONITORS AND STRATEGIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION

The "Education and Training Monitor" from the European Commission will consider indicators arising from two papers from the OECD Centre for Skills: "The environmental sustainability competence toolbox", and "Young peoples environmental sustainability competence: Emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and attitudinal dimensions in EU and OECD countries".

The Thai government has set ambitious targets for increasing the share of students in Vocational Education and Training (TVET), in recognition that TVET can develop the skills that the economy needs. Hence, the analysis and recommendations presented by the OECD Centre for Skills in the “Vocational Education and Training in Thailand” report will be used to inform Thailand’s new strategy for TVET.

Skills Advisory Group

30th MEETING

The 30th Meeting of the OECD Skills Advisory Group took place on 20 May 2022 and focused on skills for greener economies. During this meeting, seven projects across the OECD, one by the UK, and one by the European Commission were presented. These projects ranged from "Skills Assessment and Anticipation for the Green Transition" to "Energy Crisis, the Green Transition, and Skills Demands through the Lenses of Big Data".

31st MEETING

Horizontal Work

Given that skills policy is a composite policy domain, implicating many other policy domains, the Centre also collaborates horizontally with the other directorates in the OECD working on skills topics. This approach facilitates the sharing of information across the organisation and with Members, as well to federating and synthesizing their insights and analysis to generate holistic perspective and advice for Members.

The 31st Meeting of the OECD Skills Advisory Group was held on 24 November 2022. This meeting focused on skills shortages, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia´s aggression of Ukraine. Five projects across the OECD ranging from "Skills Shortages in a Macroeconomic Perspective" to "Are Labour Markets Signaling well to Young People" provided insights into the relevance of skills in the current socio-economic context.