OECD Reviews on Local Job Creat - OECD

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Foreword Acknowledgments Table of contents Acronyms and abbreviations Executive summary Key recommendations Better aligning programmes and policies to local economic development Adding value through skills Targeting policy to local employment sectors and investing in quality jobs Being inclusive Reader’s guide Box 1. Summary of the OECD LEED Local Job Creation Project Methodology Local Job Creation dashboard Box 2. Local Job Creation dashboard The approach for Ireland Box 3. Other OECD LEED reviews in Ireland References Chapter 1. Policy context for employment and skills in Ireland Economic and labour market trends Figure 1.1. Sources of economic growth in the Irish economy, 2008-15, % Figure 1.2. Unemployment across Irish regions, 2000-12, % Diverging employment tracks: Domestic sector versus exporting sector Rising youth unemployment National policy context: A period of on-going reforms Box 1.1. Ireland’s significant institutional reform effort Overview of employment policies and programmes Reform Agenda 1: A new Public Employment Service Table 1.1. Employment services: Pre and post-reform Vocational education and training policies Reform Agenda 2: A re-imagined further education and training sector Table 1.2. Vocational education and training: Pre and post-reforms Economic development and regional governance Figure 1.3. NUTS 3 Regions in Ireland Ireland’s economic development agencies Box 1.2. Economic development agencies: A regional focus Local community development Reform Agenda 3: New regional frameworks for stronger local authorities and greater role in local economic and community development Box 1.3. What does “local” mean in the Irish context? Notes References Chapter 2. Overview of the Irish case study areas Overview of the Dublin and South East regions Figure 2.1. Maps of the Dublin and South East regions Local labour markets and impact of the crisis Figure 2.2. Employment by broad occupation in Dublin and South East regions, Q1 2012, % The Dublin Region Figure 2.3. Unemployment rate, Dublin region, 2011 The South East Region Figure 2.4. Unemployment rate, South East region, 2011 Employment and training services Employment services Box 2.1. South East Region Employment Action Plan Education and training Balance between skills supply and demand at the sub-national level Figure 2.5. Understanding the relationship between skills supply and demand Figure 2.6. Balancing skills supply and demand in Ireland, 2012 Box 2.2. Explaining the diagnostic tool References Chapter 3. Local Job Creation dashboard findings in Ireland Results from the dashboard Figure 3.1. Overview of results from Local Job Creation dashboard Theme 1: Better aligning policy and programmes to local economic development Figure 3.2. Dashboard results: Better aligning programmes and policies to local economic development Flexibility in the delivery of employment and vocational training policies Capacities within employment and VET sectors Figure 3.3. Employment offices with sufficient, adequate and insufficient capacities, % Policy co-ordination, policy integration, and co-operation with other sectors Figure 3.4. Offices reporting collaboration with other agencies and organisations, % Box 3.1. Collaboration for city-level economic development, Dublin region Evidence based policy making Box 3.2. The Integrated Reporting and Information System Theme 2: Adding value through skills Figure 3.5. Dashboard results: Adding value through skills Flexible training open to all in a broad range of sectors Box 3.3. FÁS E-College – flexible response to the skill needs of the job ready Box 3.4. MOMENTUM programmes – more innovative, rapid responses to employers’ training needs Working with employers on training Box 3.5. Promoting and facilitating workplace training – Skillnets and FIT Ltd. Box 3.6. Overview of Ireland’s apprenticeship system Matching people to jobs and facilitating progression Joined up approaches to skills Theme 3: Targeting policy to local employment sectors and investing in quality jobs Figure 3.6. Dashboard results: Targeting policy to local employment sectors and investing in quality jobs Relevance of provision to important local employment sectors and global trends and challenges Work with employers on skills utilisation and productivity Promotion of skills for entrepreneurship Economic development promotes quality jobs for local people Theme 4: Being inclusive Figure 3.7. Dashboard results: Being inclusive Employment and training programmes are geared to local “at-risk” groups Box 3.7. Training delivered by the not-for-profit sector Childcare and family friendly policies to support women’s participation in employment Tackling youth unemployment Box 3.8. Strengthening entrepreneurial skills among disadvantaged youth, NFTE Openness to immigration Notes References Chapter 4. Towards an action plan for jobs in Ireland: Recommendations and best practices Better aligning programmes and policies to local economic development Box 4.1. Denmark – flexible labour market policy at the local level Box 4.2. Change Management Office, Ontario, Canada Box 4.3. Local Employment Coordinators in vulnerable areas, Australia Box 4.4. The Workforce Intelligence Network, Michigan, US Adding value through skills Box 4.5. Reverse Marketers to stimulate demand, Australia Box 4.6. Northern Ireland Employer Engagement Plan Box 4.7. Career planning information, US and Barcelona, Spain Targeting policy to local employment sectors and investing in quality jobs Box 4.8. Better skills utilisation in action – Canada and Italy Box 4.9. Raising job quality in the retail sector, Breda, the Netherlands Being inclusive Box 4.10. A Youth Employment Strategy, Ontario, Canada Box 4.11. Using public procurement for economic, environmental and social benefits, Wales, UK References Annex A. Information on interviews and roundtables in Ireland Annex B. Spatial distribution of skills supply and demand in Ireland Figure B.1. % of population with post-secondary education, South East region, 2011 Figure B.2. % of population with post-secondary education, Dublin region, 2011 Figure B.3. High-medium skill occupations, South East region, 2011 Figure B.4. High-medium skill occupations, Dublin region, 2011