Focuses on the period from the 1970s.

Analyses the characteristics of qualifications and evaluates their impact on the functioning of the labour market.

Outlines initiatives that employers and employers' organizations can take to stimulate youth employment. Describes measures in the areas of: creating a positive environment for job creation; enhancing employability; promoting youth entrepreneurship; and promoting equality at work for young women...

Analyses examples of statistics on participation and expenditures on training by 26 countries out of 32 less-developed countries surveyed in 2002.

Examines the role of skills in cluster development and how skills development can facilitate cluster development, in particular in developing countries.