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Jun 25, 2024

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

Opening of the OECD Local Skills Week 2024

This introductory session will set the tone for Local Skills Week by providing an overview of challenges faced by local governments due to the twin transition.

Jun 25, 2024

12:20 PM - 1:00 PM

Session 1: From global agendas to local actions: Building bridges to local skills

How can local governments draw on the international skills agenda to encourage more citizens to learn skills for the jobs of tomorrow? In February 2024, the OECD Skills...

Jun 25, 2024

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Session 2: Preparing for the twin transition: New local data insights on green and digital skills

The green-digital twin transition is profoundly transforming sectors, jobs, and skills that are in demand. However, the challenges as well as opportunities differ...

Jun 25, 2024

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Session 3: Workforce development and local green investments: A focus on Latin America

Local governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can harness investments in renewable energy and green infrastructure to provide quality jobs to rural or...

Jun 26, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 4: Brick by brick, skill by skill: Local skills and shortages in the construction sector

The construction sector faces mounting skills and labour shortages across communities in the OECD. In some OECD countries, it took an average of over 250 days to fill a...

Jun 26, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 5: Preparing workers for the labour market of tomorrow: Anticipating future local skills...

National and subnational governments are facing a formidable challenge: the rapid evolution of skills required to succeed in the labour market. This evolution is...

Jun 26, 2024

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Session 6: Business as usual? A spotlight on the role of employers in local skills systems

In this session, we unravel the opportunities and challenges involved in engaging employers and employer organisations in shaping the future of local skills ecosystems....

Jun 27, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Session 7: UNESCO Learning Cities as drivers of lifelong learning

Lifelong learning rates remain low in many OECD countries. In 2022, only 12% of adults participated in non-formal education and training in the OECD. These rates are...

Jun 27, 2024

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Session 8: Places 4 digital pathways: Leveraging digital skills to support young people into good...

Digital skills are increasingly in demand. At the same time, many young people continue to face obstacles to enter the labour market. In 2022, an average of 12.6% of...

Jun 27, 2024

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Session 9: Taking it forward: Local leadership on the skills agenda

The twin transition requires local governments to put “all hands-on deck”. Over a third of jobs in the labour markets of many OECD regions require skills that are...

All Sessions

Opening of the OECD Local Skills Week 2024

Session 1: From global agendas to local actions: Building bridges to local skills

Session 2: Preparing for the twin transition: New local data insights on green and digital skills

Session 3: Workforce development and local green investments: A focus on Latin America

Session 4: Brick by brick, skill by skill: Local skills and shortages in the construction sector

Session 5: Preparing workers for the labour market of tomorrow: Anticipating future local skills...

Session 6: Business as usual? A spotlight on the role of employers in local skills systems

Session 7: UNESCO Learning Cities as drivers of lifelong learning

Session 8: Places 4 digital pathways: Leveraging digital skills to support young people into good...

Session 9: Taking it forward: Local leadership on the skills agenda

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