A Skills-First Labour Market

Labour markets across OECD countries are undergoing rapid transformation, widening the gap between the skills employers need and those that formal education systems alone can provide. This webinar will discuss why skills-first approaches to hiring, talent management and skills development are becoming essential for improving labour market functioning and productivity, and what systemic changes are needed to adopt them at scale. During the webinar, the OECD will also launch its new report "A Skills-First Labour Market", which explores the foundations required to support such approaches, including, among others, the development of a common skills language, the integration of modular and micro-credential learning into education and training systems, the adoption of skills-first human resource practices within firms, and the role of career guidance and recognition of prior learning in linking learning to jobs.

• Presentation of new OECD report by Michele Tuccio, Senior Economist, OECD
• Panel Discussion with Mark Pearson, Acting Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD; Manuela Geleng, Director for Jobs and Skills, DG EMPL, European Commission; Yustina Saleh, The Burning Glass Institute; Soon Joo Gog, Fellow, Centre for Skills-First Practices at the Singapore University of Social Sciences, Institute for Adult Learning; moderated by Glenda Quintini, Head of Skills and Future Readiness Division, OECD
• Final Reflections by Glenda Quintini, Head of Skills and Future Readiness Division, OECD