IZA / OECD Employment Seminar 3-4 November

Job creation in hard times. Learning from the past and new policy directions IZA / OECD Employment Seminar 3-4 November 2011, Paris, OECD Conference Center

OECD/University of Maryland International Conference - Labour Activation in a Time of High Unemployment - 14-15 November 2011

Labour Activation in a Time of High Unemployment Joint OECD/University of Maryland International Conference, 14-15 November 2011

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Addressed to both local practitioners and national policy makers, this guide reviews responses to the recent economic downturn and the steep rise in unemployment in OECD and non-OECD countries.

Conference: An integrated approach to skills - Designing and financing effective strategies (Shanghai, People's Republic of China)

Representatives from governments and employment agencies across Asia and the OECD discussed how to overcome the lack of co-ordination between labour market policy and vocational training as a clear impediment to successful skills development in developing Asia.

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