Material of the 10th Annual meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Development |23-25 April 2014 | Stockholm, Sweden More info http://www.oecd.org/cfe/leed/10th-fplg-meeting.htm

1. JOB CREATION JUST AHEAD:
BUILDING ADAPTABLE LOCAL
LABOUR MARKETS
PLENARY SESSION 2:
PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITIONS
Introduction by Kathrin Höckel
OECD Education and Skills Directorate
10th Annual Meeting
24th-25th April 2014, Stockholm, Sweden

2. 15%

3. “If there is a will,
there is a way!”

4. “I am fed up!
I quit!”

5. OECD Action Plan for Youth
Tackle the current youth unemployment crisis:
 Tackle weak aggregate demand and boost job creation
 Provide adequate income support to unemployed youth (based on mutual obligation)
 Use cost-effective active labour market measures (counselling, job-search assistance,
entrepreneurship)
 Tackle demand-side barriers to the employment of low-skilled youth
 Encourage employers to continue or expand quality apprenticeship and internship
programmes
Strengthen the long-term employment prospects of youth:
 Strengthen the education system and prepare all young people for the world of work (reduce
drop-out, foundation, transversal and labour market relevant skills for all)
 Strengthen the role and effectiveness of VET (employer engagement, labour market
relevance)
 Assist the transition to the world of work (workplace training, career guidance)
 Reshape labour market policy and institutions to facilitate access to employment and tackle
social exclusion (equal treatment permanent/temporary employees, longer trial periods)

6. It’s everyone’s business

7. Young people need a
protected space
to grow

8. Value individual talent