IMPLEMENTING CHANGE: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH In co-operation with the EU Presidency, Irish Government and Pobal March 2013, Dublin-Kilkenny, Ireland 9 th Annual Meeting PLENARY SESSION I: A NEW LOCAL AGENDA FOR JOBS AND GROWTH Sylvain Giguere Head of LEED Division, OECD

The project assesses the contribution of local labour market policy to boosting quality jobs enhancing productivity It is a cross-comparative study involving 11 countries: United States, Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, and the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Overview of Local Job Creation Project 2

Research is undertaken using a “dashboard” assessment along four key thematic areas: 1.Better aligning policies and programmes to local economic development 2.Adding value through skills 3.Targeting policy to local employment sectors and investing in quality jobs 4.Inclusion The dashboard enables national and local policy makers to gain a stronger overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the current policy framework, while better prioritising future actions and resources. Overview of Local Job Creation Project (cont’d)

SKILLS GAPS AND SHORTAGES HIGH SKILL EQUILIBRIUM LOW SKILL EQUILIBRIUM SKILLS SURPLUS Skills demand The quality job agenda Skills supply

5 The meaning of joining up