Panel discussion for launch of report: Insights from Skills Strategies in the European Union

Panel discussion for the launch of the report: Insights from Skills Strategies in the European Union.
Speakers include:
Natalia Miteva, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgaria
Ilze Saleniece, Deputy State Secretary and the Head of Policy Initiatives and Development Department of the Ministry of Education and Science, Latvia
Emma Kinsella, head of Skills Policy and Enterprise Engagement Unit in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland.
As skills become more central to the capacity of countries and people to thrive in an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world, countries should develop resilient and adaptable skills systems to ensure their populations have the necessary skills to succeed today and in the future.
In this report, supported by the European Commission, the OECD analysed skills strategies developed and implemented in the European Union over the past decade. Based on a mapping of 26 skills strategies, desktop research, stakeholder consultations, and expert meetings for selected case studies, nine key lessons are presented for developing and implementing skills strategies. These lessons capture the essential characteristics of successful skills strategies and serve as an informational tool for policymakers to develop new skills strategies or update existing ones.