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This chapter examines the challenges facing OECD member countries in their drive to upgrade the skills of those workers who have come to be described as “the working poor”. It argues that the attempt to move from “welfare-to-work” to “welfare-in-work” policies must incorporate spatial considerations to ensure that efforts are directed at those workers and companies that need it most.
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This chapter identifies the preconditions and characteristics of successful education and training initiatives targeting low-skilled workers. Drawing on case studies of three Danish enterprises, it illustrates the circumstances and modalities for introducing competence development strategies in the workplace.
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This chapter provides a thorough examination of the Employer Training Pilots (ETPs), a recent initiative of the British government to encourage skills acquisition at the local level. After mapping out the major policy initiatives in the United Kingdom over the last decade, the authors turn their attention to the UK labour market context and the particular situation of Derbyshire, a mixed urban and rural county in the East Midlands.
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This chapter focuses on the use of partnerships between businesses and non-profit organisations to help upgrade the skills of lowqualified workers. Drawing upon case studies in Chicago and Milwaukee, the author contrasts the approaches and successes of workforce investment boards with non-government workforce intermediaries in order to draw lessons and recommendations.
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This chapter discusses several initiatives recently undertaken in Canada to reinforce the need and importance of basic, essential skills in the workplace. It focuses on cases involving employers who, in collaboration with community colleges, have developed tools based on their local labour market needs to upgrade the skills of their workforce.
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