Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED Programme)
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Launch of the HEInnovate country reports on Supporting Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education
11-15 June 2018, Trento & Bolzano: Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development
Better use of skills in the workplace report
18-19 September 2018, Porto: 14th LEED FORUM - Making all places resilient in the new world of work
Boosting local jobs
Since 1982, the OECD Programme on Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) offers best practice on how to create more and better quality jobs through effective policy implementation and local initiatives.
Better targeted policies locally can boost economic growth and resilience. Empowering local employers and investing in a skilled workforce which is less expendable and more adaptable to change can contribute to productivity growth and the creation of new jobs.
Employment & Skills
How can national and local policies be better aligned and tailored to specific local opportunities and challenges?
Entrepreneurship
How can entrepreneurship help create new jobs, counter job losses and offer people interesting career opportunities?
Social Economy
How can cooperatives, associations and foundations reduce inequalities while creating economic value?
Culture & Jobs
How can cultural heritage and creative industries become a source of local growth and job creation?
Capacity building
The Trento Centre, the LEED Forum and ESSSA offer practical guidance for practioners on policy implementation.
Partners
Latest reports
Employment and Skills Strategies in Turkey
21 October 2017 - This report includes practical policy examples of actions taken in Turkey to help workers find better quality jobs, while also boosting productivity and inclusion.
Employment and Skills Strategies in Slovenia
4 September 2017 - This report includes practical policy examples of actions taken in Slovenia to help workers find better quality jobs, while also stimulating productivity and inclusion.
Better Use of Skills in the Workplace
2 November 2017 - This joint OECD-ILO report provides a comparative analysis of case studies focusing on improving skills use in the workplace across eight countries. The examples provide practical ways for employers to act at the local level.
Engaging Employers in Apprenticeship opportunities
16 June 2017 - This joint OECD-ILO publication provides guidance on how local and regional governments can foster business-education partnerships in apprenticeship programmes.
Boosting Social Enterprise Development
21 April 2017 - This compendium derives policy lessons for boosting social enterprises from the analysis of 20 initiatives in several EU member-countries, covering a range of policy areas from legal frameworks and finance to skills.
Policy Brief on Scaling the Impact of Social Enterprises
2016 - This policy brief compares the scaling patterns of social enterprises and conventional enterprises and provides concrete examples of strategies.
Events
- 18-19 September 2018, Porto: 14th LEED Forum - Making all places resilient in the new world of work
- 23 July - 3 August 2018, Trento: International Summer School for community and local development in LAC - Ninth edition
- 11-15 June 2018, Trento: Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development
- 21 February 2018, Trento: SPATIAL PRODUCTIVITY LAB 1st meeting - The contribution of regions to the productivity of nations
- 20 December 2017, Trento: Euregio Museum Day 2017: Museums & Local Development
- 5 December 2017, Trento: Seminar on Fostering business attractiveness of Trentino
- 28-29 November 2017, Venice: Capacity building seminar on Designing strong local strategies for better jobs and skills
- 2 November 2017, London: Conference on Engaging employers in building better quality jobs and creating a more responsive skills system
- 16 October 2017, Paris: Seminar on Satellite Accounts for Third Sector and Social Economy: Challenges and opportunities
- 11-12 October 2017, Ha Noi: 9th meeting of the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Policy Network on Education and Skills
- 8 September 2017, Tolmezzo: Conference on Integrated governance and local development
- 4-8 Septmber 2017, Zovello di Ravascletto: Summer school for local administrator in local development strategies
- 28 July 2017, Trento: International Summer School: Community and local development in Latin America and the Caribbean
- 23 June 2017, Milan: Roundtable on Fulfilling the potential of Cultural and Creative Industries - Reinforcing linkages and spill overs
- 22 June 2017, Milan: Workshop on Cultural heritage as catalyst of local development
- 3 June 2017, Trento: Roundtable on Culture, health and well-being - 12th Festival of Economics
- 10-11 April 2017, Prague: 13th Annual Meeting of the LEED Forum
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