Project: Injecting local flexibility in education and training systems and supporting local skills strategies

The purpose of this analysis is to assess how local flexibility can be injected into national adult education and training systems, while preserving accountability; and to better understand how to create an enabling policy environment for the development of effective local skills strategies.

Project: Building statistical evidence to understand local labour market differentiation and support more effective policies

The main objective of this project is to gather evidence on local labour markets, in particular on skills supply and demand, employment and productivity. In addition, this project will analyse strengths and weaknesses in the disaggregation of data in interested countries, while assessing how the evidence base can better drive policy implementation which is adapted to the needs of different local labour markets.

Indicators on skills, mobility and job quality and the adaptability of labour market policy

This LEED project aims at providing OECD Members with a statistical tool for better understanding the relationship between skills, mobility and job quality at the local level.

Amélioration de l’efficacité des initiatives vertes liées au développement local

Ce projet vise à identifier des méthodes pour faciliter l’adaptation du secteur public à l’économie verte en vue de supprimer les obstacles à l’émergence et au développement de pratiques et d’activités plus écologiques dans le secteur privé.

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Forum thematic brochures: Partnerships and environmental issues

This LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance thematic brochure reviews the experience of partnerships in different countries in addressing the implications of climate change and creating employment at local level.

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Study visit: Green skills in the Autonomous Province of Trento (Trento, Italy)

Within the Green Jobs Learning Forum promoted by the ILO, the Trento Centre organised an intense morning discussion involving local representatives to consider sustainable development strategies in the Autonomous Province of Trento.

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Job-rich Growth in Asia

Asia is generally recognised to be leading the global recovery from the financial crisis, while decentralisation is transforming the role of local government from implementers of national strategies to equal partners with national government for social and economic initiatives.

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Conference: Managing accountability and flexibility in labour market policy (Aarhus, Denmark)

The conference reviewed the results of OECD research with national policy makers and practitioners, debating the best way of managing flexibility and accountability in labour market policy.

Conference: Kick-starting economic recovery - The role of entrepreneurship in structural funds (Berlin, Germany)

The event was organised by the ESF Learning Network Community of Practice for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (COPIE 2). It took place at the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin-Mitte and was by invitation only.

Seminar: More and better jobs - Employment Pacts’ experience & business strategies (Barcelona, Spain)

This seminar was organised by the OECD LEED Programme in cooperation with the City Council of Barcelona, through its Local Development Agency, Barcelona Activa, to analyse best practices for quality employment in different environments among OECD countries.

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• Conference: Local employment, skills and entrepreneurship strategies in the Mediterranean - Developing pathways for the future (Barcelona, Spain)