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Providing the right skills to all in China : from "made in China" to "created in China"

Molnár, Margit; Koen, Vincent - 2015

China has made impressive strides in education in recent decades, even though the accumulation of human capital has lagged behind that of physical capital. Going forward, access to and quality of education will be key to sustain economic convergence with the most advanced economies and to offset...

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Skills and inclusive growth in Sweden

Pareliussen, Jon K.; Bussi, Margherita; André, Christophe - 2015

A highly skilled workforce is crucial to sustain competitiveness and contain the rise in income inequality. Recent surveys of adult skills and educational performance suggest that younger cohorts are doing less well than their predecessors. Many immigrants struggle both in school and in the...

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Raising education outcomes in Switzerland

Fuentes, Andrés - 2011

children would raise subsequent educational attainment, especially for these groups of children. Accountability of schools for …

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Improving Educational Outcomes in Slovenia

Eris, Mehmet - 2011

achievement tests. Nevertheless, in some areas, reforms could significantly improve performance and equip the labour force with …

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Reforming Education in England

Braconier, Henrik - 2012

disadvantaged children combined with strengthened incentives for schools to attract and support these students would help raising … educational outcomes. The government is increasing user choice by expanding the academies programme and introducing Free Schools … admission to local government maintained schools in some local authorities. Reforms to increase supply flexibility should be …

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Matching skills and jobs in Estonia

Demmou, Lilas - 2012

The labour market in Estonia is volatile, increasing the risk that groups with some obstacles to enter the labour market (youth, non-Estonian speakers and workers with no upper secondary graduation certificate) may become long-term unemployed, due to the aggravating skills mismatch in the wake...

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Investing efficiently in education and active labour market policies in Slovakia

Klein, Caroline - 2013

In Slovakia, educational outcomes are below the OECD average and are too dependent on the socioeconomic background of students. Unemployment is high and the school-to-job transition process does not work well. Spending on education and active labour market policies are very low by international...

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Improving school-to-work transitions in New Zealand

Ivanchuk Bibbee, Alexandra I. - 2013

The NZ labour market is among the most flexible in the OECD, and outcomes for its young people have been among the best. However, labour-market opportunities are heavily determined by initial education, where New Zealand’s system is also successful and innovative in many ways. Average PISA...

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Chile : better skills for inclusive growth

Olaberría, Eduardo - 2016

, making schools more inclusive and reshaping teacher careers. Chile also needs to improve access to quality tertiary education …

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Employment and skills in Finland

Pareliussen, Jon Kristian; André, Christophe; Chalaux, … - 2016

Employment fosters equity and economic inclusiveness because those out of work face the highest risk of poverty, and it generates the tax receipts on which the social safety net depends. Further enhancing education and life-long learning would lower hurdles to employment, which are high for the...

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