Innovative approaches for future-ready adult learning systems

Future-Ready Adult Learning in Latin America

23 and 24 March 2021

Online conference

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Innovative Approaches for Future-Ready
 Adult Learning Systems

31 January - 1 February, 2022

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About the conference

The COVID-19 pandemic led to job loss for many adults. Some of these jobs will not be recovered, given the accelerated adoption of new technologies during the pandemic and changes in consumption habits and work preferences. There is an urgent need for adults to upskill and retrain in new jobs and sectors. But the OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) suggests that less than half of adults in European countries and the US participate in training. Adults who are lower-skilled or older are also much less likely to train than their peers. 

The 2022 online conference “Innovative approaches for future-ready adult learning systems” will bring together experts and practitioners to discuss the latest innovations in adult learning in Europe and the US. The virtual conference will be held over two days, and will include presentations from the OECD, expert panels, and discussion tables. Sessions will be in English.

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Key resources

Automation Tool

What does the future hold for your job? This survey developed by the OECD will reveal the chance of your job changing because of automation and let you explore similar jobs with a better outlook than yours.

Skills for Jobs database

Discover which skills are in shortage or surplus in your country. The OECD Skills for Jobs database provides country-level (and subnational) information on the alignment between the demand and supply of 150 job-specific skills, knowledge areas and abilities. More than 40 OECD countries and emerging economies are covered by the database.

Report: Career Guidance for Adults in a Changing World of Work

Career guidance is a fundamental policy lever to help adults successfully navigate a constantly evolving labour market. This report scopes out initiatives in the area of career guidance for adults in OECD countries, and shares findings about the adult user’s experience with career guidance from the 2020 Online Survey of Career Guidance for Adults (SCGA).

Report: Future-Ready Adult Learning Systems

The world of work is changing and adult learning systems play a central role to prepare people, firms and government for these changes. The report highlights areas in which action is needed, ranging from inclusiveness, to quality, to alignment with labour market needs. It includes policy examples from OECD and emerging countries to illustrate how these actions could be implemented.