Conference
14 December 2012
Small and Medium Size Enterprises Development Organisation, Ankara, Turkey
Jointly organised by KOSGEB (the Small and Medium Size Enterprises Development Organisation) and
the OECD LEED Programme
Why attend / Who should attend / Where / Contact
Innovation in skills development provides new ways of talent development for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While SMEs are crucial for economic development, employment and job creation they face continuing barriers to developing their human resources. Training & skills development is significantly lower in SMEs than in large enterprises – with SMEs involved in up to 50% less training than larger firms. The pool of SME workers requiring further education and training is significant. However, SMEs often find it difficult to support formal learning activities due to their small size.
This conference presented the results of a project on Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMES. The study examines access to training by SMEs across seven regions in six OECD countries. The seven regions participating in the project are East Flanders (Belgium), the industrial zone OSTIM in Ankara (Turkey), Canterbury (New Zealand), the Zaglebie sub-region (Poland), the West Midlands region (United Kingdom), and Quebec and Manitoba in Canada. The project contributed to the OECD Skills Strategy.
Key policy and research issues addressed at the conference included:
Small and Medium Size Enterprises Development Organisation (KOSGEB), Ankara, Turkey.
Fatih Buyukfidan |
Sirin Elci |
For further information about the OECD LEED project, please contact Cristina Martinez-Fernandez at the OECD Secretariat.
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