OECD Skills Strategy Poland
Assessment and Recommendations
Skills are the key to shaping a better future. Skills are central to the capacity of countries and people to thrive in an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world. Megatrends such as globalisation, technological advance and demographic change are reshaping work and society, generating a growing demand for higher levels of skills, as well as new sets of skills.
OECD Skills Strategy projects provide a strategic and comprehensive approach to assess countries’ skills challenges and opportunities, and build more effective skills systems. The OECD works collaboratively with countries to develop policy responses that are tailored to each country’s specific skills needs. The foundation of this approach is the OECD Skills Strategy framework, which allows for an exploration of what countries can do better to i) develop relevant skills over the life course, ii) use skills effectively in work and in society, and iii) strengthen the governance of the skills system.
This report, OECD Skills Strategy Poland: Assessment and Recommendations, identifies opportunities and recommends actions to make the education system more reponsive to labour market needs, foster participation in adult learning, increase the use of skills in workplaces and strengthen the governance of the skills system in Poland.
Key insights and recommendations
This chapter summarises the context, key insights and policy recommendations of the OECD Skills Strategy Poland. It applies the OECD Skills Strategy Framework to assess the performance of the Polish skills system. This assessment was discussed with Poland’s National Project Team to select the four priority areas of focus in this report. The chapter provides an overview of the policy context of the Polish skills system, and summarises the key findings and recommendations in each of the four priority areas. Subsequent chapters provide more details on the opportunities for improvement, good practices and policy recommendations for Poland in each priority area.