Video and audio: attend a virtual capacity building seminar at the OECD LEED Trento Centre!

24-sept.-2008

Short videos (5 minutes maximum) summarise the key concepts of the issues addressed in the Capacity Building Seminar for Partnerships on "Designing and Delivering Skills Strategies for Cities", Trento, Italy, 11-13 June 2008. You can also listen to the contributors’ speeches (25 minutes maximum) or download their presentations.

Publication on "Local Governance for Promoting Employment: Comparing the Performance of Japan and Seven Countries"

28-oct.-2005

This publication has been released following the workshop on "Local Employment Development" organised in Tokyo, Japan, in 2005.  This was a joint event of the LEED Programme and the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT). The book includes the papers presented at the workshop with report of some successful cases of regional employment development in each country, which was added to the papers based on the discussions at the workshop.

LEED project: Integrating employment, skills and economic development

15-juin-2005

This activity focuses on how the related policy areas be better integrated to maximise benefits for the economy and society in general, fostering business development, the enhancement of skills  and social inclusion. Participating countries include Canada, Greece, Italy, Poland, the USA, Bulgaria, and Romania with the project also receiving support from the European Commission. Countries are invited to express their interest in participating in these reviews.

Conférence sur l’amélioration des compétences, Copenhague, Danemark

08-juin-2004

Cet événement a réuni les principaux acteurs locaux qui ont examiné ensemble les instruments et partenariats mis en oeuvre pour l'améliorer les compétences. Un nouvel ouvrage résultat d'une série d'études qui porte sur les compétences a été publié en juin 2006. Pour plus d’informations, veuillez contacter sylvain.giguere@oecd.org

Étude sur l’intégration des immigrants sur le marché du travail au niveau local

06-avr.-2004

Cette activité analyse les politiques économiques et sociales destinées à favoriser l’intégration des immigrants ou des personnes issues de l’immigration sur le marché du travail des pays d’accueil. Les pays participants incluent le Canada, l’Espagne, l’Italie, le Royaume-Uni et la Suisse; des travaux menés en parallèle portent sur les initiatives locales destinées à s’attaquer aux problèmes causés par l’émigration en Albanie et en Bulgarie. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter francesca.froy@oecd.org

Nouvelle publication: Managing Decentralisation: A New Role for Labour Market Policy (anglais seulement)

Afin d’assurer les besoins de la société, les gouvernements décentralisent les politiques de l’emploi aussi bien au stade de leur conception que dans celui de leur mise en oeuvre. Dans le domaine des politiques de l’emploi, la décentralisation est favorablement accueillie par un grand nombre d’acteurs des entreprises et des autorités locales aux groupes communautaires et ONG. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org

New LEED Publication: Managing Decentralisation: A New Role for Labour Market Policy, November 2003

To ensure that people's needs are met, governments decentralise the way policies are designed and implemented. In the field of labour market policy, decentralisation is welcomed by a whole range of stakeholders, from business and local governments to community groups and NGOs. For more information, please contact Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org

Agora Talentia, Pamplona, Spain

du 11-févr.-2009 au 12-févr.-2009

On 11-12 February 2009, the Spanish city of Pamplona will host Agora Talentia, the first International Forum on Talent in the Knowledge Age. Talentia is organised by the Regional Government of Navarre, the Navarre Innovation Agency (ANAIN) and the Navarre Foundation for Diversification (FND), in collaboration with the OECD LEED Programme.

Experts meeting - Employment and Skills Strategies in South-East Asia (ESSSA): Indonesia and the Philippines

le 03-déc.-2008

The ILO and the OECD jointly organised an experts meeting on fostering employment and skills development strategies in Indonesia and the Philippines, as part of OECD LEED’s initiative on Employment and Skills Development in South East Asia (ESSSA), in Jakarta on 3 December 2008. The meeting addressed issues of decentralisation, partnerships, skills upgrading and integration of the disadvantaged in the labour market and learn the lessons from the OECD experience in these areas.

Inter-Agency Conference on Local Economic Development (LED), Turin, Italy

du 22-oct.-2008 au 24-oct.-2008

The ILO in collaboration with the OECD LEED Programme is organising an inter-agency conference on local economic development, meant to take stock of practices around the world and develop a joint strategy for knowledge development and networking. The event will involve several agencies such as UN-HABITAT, UNIDO, UNCDF, SDC (LEDNA), GTZ and IADB.

Capacity Building Seminar for Partnerships on "Designing and Delivering Skills Strategies for Cities", Trento, Italy

du 11-juin-2008 au 13-juin-2008

The objective of this seminar was to improve the capacity of partnerships to design and deliver integrated skills strategies. It focused on three main themes: (i) understanding local skills needs; (ii) building an integrated skills strategy and (iii) assessing the impact: moving from quantitative to qualitative assessment.

Conférence de l’OCDE sur la décentralisation et les politiques du marché du travail, Venise, Italie, 17 19 avril 2008

du 17-avr.-2008 au 19-avr.-2008

Le gouvernement central devrait-il confier le développement économique et de l’emploi aux décideurs locaux ? Les ministres des pays de l’OCDE ont traité de ces questions lors d’une conférence qui s'est tenue à Venise, en Italie, du 17 au 19 avril 2008.

Conference on "From Immigration to Integration: Lessons Drawn from Local Responses", New York City

le 15-déc.-2005

The results of the LEED's five country reviews on the local integration of immigrants into the labour market were discussed at this conference co-organised with the Federal Bank of New York. The event was attended by 140 delegates, from the US and overseas, including leaders and directors of major US workforce training programmes, community development organisations, unions, foundations, and community colleges, as well as academics, and state and local political leadership.

Conference on "Training Strategies for Regional Competitiveness and Inclusion Through Employment", Seoul, Korea

le 12-oct.-2005

This event was jointly organised with the Korean Labour Institute, a LEED Partner.  Korea is looking to transform its labour market policy as a tool to foster regional competitiveness and social cohesion.  This conference shared LEED's expertise in this field to facilitate the adoption of models from abroad, such as area-based partnerships and decentralised frameworks. For more information, please contact Sylvain.Giguere@oecd.org

Seminar on "Employment, Economic Development and Local Governance in Lithuania", Vilnius

le 03-mars-2005

This event was a platform to debate the results of recent local governance developments in Lithuania in the light of experience from other countries, analyse the main obstacles met and identify ways to progress further. It was organised by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania and the OECD (LEED Programme) in co-operation with the European Commission. For more information, please contact Ekaterina.Travkina@oecd.org