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 labour market partly because of low skills and language difficulties …

capacity of Thailand’s education and training system to develop relevant skills from the pre-primary to higher education level … market is being significantly reshaped, and so are the skills required for higher employability. This paper analyses the …, and explores the current state of skills imbalances in the country. It identifies accessibility of schooling, provision of …

Improving education and skills is the linchpin to reduce income inequality and boost productivity growth. This paper … argues that to improve, and make better use of, the skills of the labour force, Chile could gain a lot from a comprehensive … and consistent Skills Strategy along three pillars: developing, activating and using skills effectively. Chile has made …

international comparison, with harmful effects on employment opportunities, wages and well-being. Access to basic skills training is … education and apprenticeship training still suffer from a serious image problem in the minds of French families, even though the …France devotes a great deal of resources to vocational training for youths and especially adults, but the system is …

Skills shortages have developed in certain fields and regions in recent years. Earnings premiums for people in some …, increasing responsiveness of the education and training system to labour market demand, making the immigration system more …

show that firms were less likely to increase expenditure on worker training in the periods following each event. In the … period following the EU Referendum, firms were 9% less likely to increase expenditure on worker training relative to the … and machinery; and land and buildings. Following the EU Referendum, firms were also more likely to reduce training …

, skills and policies. Skills are high in general, and the supply of ICT specialists is picking up. There is still potential to … improve digital user skills, and notably to put skills to better use by improving management skills and practices. Business … complementarities between technologies, skills and policies, and thereby tap deeper into the productivity potential offered by digital …