Getting Skills Right Creating Responsive Adult Learning Opportunities in Japan

The COVID-19 crisis has reiterated the importance of adult learning and career guidance services as many adults have lost their jobs and now require upskilling and reskilling opportunities in order to keep pace with the rapidly evolving world of work.

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Autor principal: OECD (-)
Autor Corporativo: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2021.
Colección:Getting Skills Right
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • Executive summary
  • 1 Changing skill needs in the Japanese labour market
  • 1.1. Megatrends are changing the supply and demand of skills
  • 1.1.1. The composition of the Japanese labour market is changing
  • 1.1.2. Labour markets are polarising
  • 1.1.3. Many jobs are likely to be exposed to automation in the near future
  • 1.1.4. Technology adoption changes skill demands
  • 1.1.5. Although education and skill levels of the population are on the rise, inequalities in digital problem-solving skills remain high 1.2. Skills imbalances have emerged
  • 1.2.1. In parallel to a rise in labour demand, hiring mismatch is growing
  • 1.2.2. Shortages are found in a large variety of occupations
  • 1.2.3. Many adults work in jobs that do not match their education level or field of study
  • 1.2.4. The skills of workers are not always put to full use at work
  • References
  • Notes
  • 2 Implications for the Japanese employment system
  • 2.1. Japanese traditional employment practices
  • 2.1.1. Lifetime employment
  • 2.1.2. Seniority wage structure
  • 2.1.3. Periodic mass recruitment of new graduates 2.2. Limitation of traditional employment practices in an era of changing skill needs and labour shortages
  • 2.3. Structural changes are already affecting these practices
  • References
  • Notes
  • 3 Japan's need for more and better adult learning opportunities
  • 3.1. The need for more adult learning opportunities
  • 3.2. The future-readiness of the Japanese adult learning system
  • 3.3. The coverage of the adult training market in Japan
  • References
  • Notes
  • 4 Increasing access to adult learning opportunities
  • 4.1. Reducing barriers to training
  • 4.1.1. Education and training leave 4.1.2. Flexible training provision
  • 4.2. Expanding the Japanese adult learning market
  • 4.2.1. Expanding the role of formal training providers
  • 4.2.2. Expanding the role of non-formal training providers
  • Non-formal training by formal education institutions
  • The importance of quality assurance of non-formal training by private providers
  • Publicising information about training
  • References
  • Annex 4.A. Additional tables and figures
  • Notes
  • 5 Making adult learning more inclusive
  • 5.1. Making adult learning more inclusive 5.2. Increasing the participation in training of non-regular workers
  • 5.3. Increasing the participation in training of older workers
  • 5.4. Increasing the participation in training of workers in small firms
  • References
  • Annex 5.A. Additional tables
  • Annex 5.B. Policy details
  • Human Resource Support Grant
  • Training Benefit System
  • Notes
  • 6 Improving the responsiveness of adult learning to changing labour market needs
  • 6.1. Assessing skill and training needs
  • 6.2. Aligning training with labour market needs
  • 6.3. Targeting workers at risk
  • References
  • Notes
  • 7. Career guidance to support career progression and transitions.