OECD Skills Summit 2026 Key Resources

Issues Paper 

This Issues Paper, prepared by the OECD, provides ministers and senior officials with a synthesis of the OECD’s analysis on the Summit topic, to help frame their interventions and guide discussions.

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Presentations

Mr. Andreas SCHLEICHER, OECD Director for Education and Skills

Side event: Towards a Global TVET Agenda
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Prof. Sharon K. PARKER, John Curtin Distinguished Professor in organisational behaviour, Curtin University

Keynote speech
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Prof. Sandra McNALLY, Professor of Economics, University of Surrey; Director Education and Skills Programme, the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics

Keynote speech
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Mr. Mathias CORMANN, OECD Secretary-General

Opening remarks
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Mr. Frantisek RUZICKA, OECD Deputy Secretary-General

Introduction to sessions 1-3
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Ms. Celile Eren ÖKTEN, Deputy Minister of National Education of the Republic of Türkiye 

Session 1: Rethinking Formal Education – Recalibrating Strategies for a Lifetime of Opportunities
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Mr. Andreas SCHLEICHER, OECD Director for Education and Skills

Session 1: Rethinking Formal Education – Recalibrating Strategies for a Lifetime of Opportunities
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Mr. Mark PEARSON, OECD Acting Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs

Session 2: Harnessing Adults’ Skills – Empowering Workers Across Generations
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Mr. Samet GÜNEŞ, Director General of Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR)

Session 2: Harnessing Adults’ Skills – Empowering Workers Across Generations
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Prof. Dr. Lutfihak ALPKAN, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security of the Republic of Türkiye

Session 3: Tapping Into Hidden Talent – Leveraging the Potential of Overlooked Groups
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Mr. Frantisek RUZICKA, OECD Deputy Secretary-General

Session 3: Tapping Into Hidden Talent – Leveraging the Potential of Overlooked Groups
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Day 1

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Day 2

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