From Crane to Torso: Local Skill Strategies in the City of Malmö

Pieter Bevelander; Per Broomé

doi:https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264066649-8-en

Designing Local Skills Strategies

Higher-level skills are increasingly demanded by the knowledge-based economy. But with rising mobility and demographic change, it is no longer so simple to invest in a skilled workforce for the future. Actions are needed on a variety of fronts, including attracting and retaining talent, better integrating disadvantaged groups into the labour force, and upgrading the skills of low-paid workers. Much of the responsibility for these actions falls squarely on the shoulders of local policy makers.

Drawing from a wide array of case studies, this book analyses best-practice local strategies for increasing workforce skills. And it also takes a close look at the opportunities and challenges presented by international migration. The in-depth case studies in this report range from Shanghai’s “Highland of Talent Strategy” to new “career ladders” which help immigrants escape low-skilled, low-paid employment in New York. National and local-level recommendations on local skills development are provided, for both OECD and non-OECD countries.

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- Community Capacity Building
- Flexible Policy for More and Better Jobs

https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264066649-en

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From Crane to Torso: Local Skill Strategies in the City of Malmö

The City of Malmö has drawn on the skills of the city’s substantial immigrant population in its recent transformation into a centre for service, trade and finance related industries. In addition to attracting significant numbers of new residents through investment in infrastructure and a new university, the city has developed a range of initiatives to improve the labour market integration of immigrants, including a new “portfolio approach” to recording an immigrant’s skills. The city’s “Vision 2015” strategy benefits from a high level of direct involvement and co-operation between local education officials, labour exchange offices and employers. The chapter analyses whether the city has succeeded in developing a balanced approach to improving its skills-base and identifies remaining gaps to be addressed.

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Related Content:
- Flexible Policy for More and Better Jobs
- Community Capacity Building

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