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Title

Designing local skills strategies / edited by Francesca Froy, Sylvain Giguère and Andrea-Rosalinde Hofer.

Publication

Paris : OECD, 2009.

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Additional Authors

• Froy, Francesca.
• Giguère, Sylvain.
• Hofer, Andrea-Rosalinde.
• Local Economic and Employment Development (Program)
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Description

276 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Higher-level skills are increasingly demanded by the knowledge-based economy, but with rising mobility and demographic change, it is no longer so simple to invest in a skilled workforce for the future. Actions are needed on a variety of fronts, including attracting and retaining talent, better integrating disadvantaged groups into the labor force, and upgrading the skills of low-paid workers. Much of the responsibility for these actions falls squarely on the shoulders of local policy makers. Drawing from a wide array of case studies, this book analyzes best-practice local strategies for increasing workforce skills. It also takes a close look at the opportunities and challenges presented by international migration. The in-depth case studies in this report range from Shanghai's "Highland of Talent Strategy" to new "career ladders" which help immigrants escape low-skilled, low-paid employment in New York. National and local-level recommendations on local skills development are provided, for both OECD and non-OECD countries.--Publisher's description.

Series Statement

Local economic and employment development (LEED), 1990-1100

Uniform Title

Local economic and employment development.

Subjects

• Occupational training
• Occupational training > Case studies
• Occupational retraining > Case studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online for subscribing institutions.

Contents

Local strategies for developing workforce skills -- Addressing the loss of skills to international migration -- The Shanghai "highland of talent" strategy -- Michigan regional skills alliances : a statewide initiative to address local workforce needs -- The Choctaw tribe of Mississippi : managing skills for workforce transformation -- Addressing skills shortfalls in Mackay, Australia -- From Crane to Torso : local skill strategies in the City of Malmö -- New York City career pathways : skills strategies for low-paid immigrants.

Call Number

JBE 10-1295

ISBN

• 9789264066625 (pbk.)
• 9264066624 (pbk.)
• 9264066640
• 9789264066649
• 9789264066649 (PDF) (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

466347946

Title

Designing local skills strategies / edited by Francesca Froy, Sylvain Giguère and Andrea-Rosalinde Hofer.

Imprint

Paris : OECD, 2009.

Series

Local economic and employment development (LEED), 1990-1100

Local economic and employment development.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats

Also available online for subscribing institutions.

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Added Author

Froy, Francesca.

Giguère, Sylvain.

Hofer, Andrea-Rosalinde.

Local Economic and Employment Development (Program)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Research Call Number

JBE 10-1295