Employment and Skills Strategies in Ireland focuses on the role of local employment and training agencies in contributing to job creation and productivity. This report looks at the range of institutions and bodies involved in employment and skills policies, focusing on local activities in the Dublin and South East regions. It can help national, regional and local policy makers in Ireland build effective and sustainable partnerships at the local level, which join-up efforts and achieve stronger outcomes across employment, training, and economic development policies. The report is part of a comparative OECD review of local job creation policies, which explores how countries are putting measures in place at the local level to stimulate quality employment, social inclusion and growth.

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary
Reader's Guide
Chapter 1. Policy context for employment and skills in Ireland
     Economic and labour market trends
     National policy context: A period of on-going reforms
     Overview of employment policies and programmes
     Vocational education and training policies
     Economic Development and regional governance
Chapter 2. Overview of the Irish case study areas
     Overview of the Dublin and South East regions
     Employment and training services
     Balance between skills suppl and demand at the sub-national level
Chapter 3. Local Job Creation dashboard findings in Ireland
     Theme 1: Better aligning policy and programmes to local economic development
     Theme 2: Adding value through skills
     Theme3: Targeting policy to local employment sectors and investing in quality jobs
     Theme 4: Being inclusive
Chapter 4. Towards an action plan for jobs in Ireland: Recommendations and best practices
     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
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