OECD launches Skills Strategy to boost jobs and growth

The OECD has launched its Skills Strategy to help governments build economic resilience, boost employment and reinforce social cohesion. Despite the pressure on public finances, spending on education and skills is an investment for the future and must be a priority.

OECD Skills Strategy - Better Skills, Better Jobs, Better Lives: A Strategic Approach to Skills Policies

"The OECD Skills Strategy is designed to help countries build better skills policies and turn them into jobs, growth, and better lives." - Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD

Immigrant Children's Age at Arrival and Assessment Results (EDU Working Paper 75)

While a number of single-country studies have been done to explore whether or not there is a "critical age" at which the arrival in a new country becomes a steep disadvantage to the immigrant student, this study aims to determine whether the steepness of the age-at-arrival/test score profile varies across origin or destination countries. As expected, the later the arrival, the greater the penalty. However results vary according to

The OECD skills strategy and its relevance for Japan

Without adequate investment in skills, people languish on the margins of society, technological progress does not translate into inclusive economic growth, and countries can no longer compete in an increasingly knowledge-based global society, said OECD Secretary-General.

Ageing and Skills - A Review and Analysis of Skill Gain and Skill Loss Over the Lifespan and Over Time (EDU Working Paper 72)

The relationship between ageing and skills is becoming an important policy issue, not least in the context of population ageing.

Richard Yelland, Head of Policy Advice and Implementation Division (Directorate for Education)

Richard Yelland is Head of the Policy Advice and Implementation Division (PAI) in the Directorate for Education at the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development).

Sistemas fuertes y reformadores exitosos en la educación Orientaciones de PISA para las Islas Canarias, España

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Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education Guidance from PISA for the Canary Islands, Spain

Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education Guidance from PISA for the Canary Islands, Spain

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Guidelines for Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education - Where Do We Strand? (EDU Working Paper 70)

The Guidelines for Quality Provision in Cross-border Higher Education were developed and adopted to support and encourage international cooperation and enhance the understanding of the importance of quality provision in cross-border higher education.

Education: Reduce school failure to boost equity and growth, says OECD

Governments should invest more in disadvantaged schools and students to ensure that everyone gets a fair chance, according to a new OECD report.