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Partner: Business at OECD
This report outlines business priorities for learning and education systems, the role business can play and the role of OECD as we face unprecedented technological change, and global uncertainty in our economies and societies to which our learning systems must adapt.
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Partner: International Labor Organisation (ILO)
This report warns that without stronger, more inclusive lifelong learning systems, the digital, green and demographic transformations risk deepening inequality. It offers a clear roadmap on how countries can build inclusive, forward-looking lifelong learning systems that support workers and enterprises in a transforming world of work.
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New University of Warwick research shows that while apprenticeship training costs are higher for employers in England than in Germany or Austria, international comparisons highlight clear opportunities to improve cost-effectiveness and strengthen employer participation.
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Partner: ILO
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Partner: ILO
R208 Checklist for the tripartite review of national apprenticeships systems and frameworks. Based on this assessment, governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations will be able to identify their priorities for change and potential reforms, and to enter into meaningful tripartite discussions.
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The report provides a data-driven ranking of 529 occupations based on income, job growth, vacancies per job seeker, and resistance to automation. It reveals opportunity gaps by comparing these scores with students’ career interests, helping uncover high-potential career paths that might be overlooked by today's youth.
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Partner: Business at OECD, IOE
Employer-led green skills case studies via vocational training and apprenticeships; argues for public-private collaboration.
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Partner: ILO
Tools and good practice for EBMOs to lobby and advocate effectively and professionally.
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Partner: ILO
Policy brief discussing research on costs and benefits of apprenticeships; useful for ROI-based advocacy.
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Partner: ILO
Framework for designing and implementing quality apprenticeship systems, including regulation, social dialogue, and inclusion.
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Partner: OECD
Notes how policy is shaped by projected skills needs, includes Australia example and “jobs of the future” implications.
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Partner: OECD, ILO
Practical guidance on engaging employers (especially SMEs) in quality apprenticeships, with nine international case studies and a focus on local actors.
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Partner: ILO
Step-by-step approach for moving face-to-face training into blended and digitally enabled formats.
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Partner: ILO
Benchmark national policies, identify opportunities for engagement, support youth inclusion and decent work.
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Partner: OECD
Policies that successfully promote SME investment in skills; common features suited to SMEs.
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Partner: OECD
How WBL functions across tracks; skills gains and smoother transition to work.
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Partner: Business Roundtable
Guide to strengthen business-education partnerships; examples for scalable employer collaboration.
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Partner: Jobs for the Future (JFF)
Framework with quality indicators and case studies to design, implement, and improve inclusive WBL strategies.
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Partner: COMMEET
Community-level TVET and entrepreneurship toolkit; ten-point plan; outputs aligned with SDGs.
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Partner: Business Fights Poverty, Visa Inc
Calls for recognising refugees’ economic potential and supporting approaches that work for refugees and host communities.
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Partner: UNESCO
Strategies and tools for inclusive TVET, including five-step framework and 4A tool.
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Partner: ILO
Funding arrangements and incentive models to improve quality and participation.
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Partner: ILO
Economic and social value of quality apprenticeships; supports evidence-based messaging.
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Partner: OECD
High career uncertainty; expectations misaligned with labour market demand; limited engagement in activities linked to better transitions.
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Partner: ILO, NASK
Global assessment of GenAI exposure; “transformation, not replacement” framing; task-level approach.
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Partner: Cedefop
Incentive mechanisms and policy levers for making apprenticeships attractive and scalable.
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Partner: GAN Australia
Cost-benefit modelling and messaging; stresses early support for employers.
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Partner: ILOSTAT
Focus on Africa; argues for expanding TVET and WBL for vulnerable youth; lessons may translate elsewhere.
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Partner: ILOSTAT
Education attainment and labour underutilisation; highlights skill mismatch and alignment needs.
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Partner: ILO
Indicators on youth engagement in WBL and vocational education to inform youth employment outcomes.
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Partner: WEF
Employers’ view on labour market drivers to 2030 and workforce strategies for 2025–2030.
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Partner: OECD
Flagship indicators; 2025 focus on tertiary education and adult skills (PIAAC 2023); teacher shortage challenges.
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