1、OECD Reviews onLocal Job CreationFutureProofing theSkills System inthe Glasgow City Region(Scotland,UnitedKingdom)OECD Reviews onLocal Job CreationFutureProofing theSkills System inthe Glasgow City Region(Scotland,United Kingdom)Glasgow City Region composed ofeight Local Authorities is Scotlands lar

2、gest integrated economic area,accounting forathird ofScotlands jobs andeconomic output.Over thelast two decades,theunemployment rate has decreased toarecord low,andtheshare ofdegree holders has increased significantly.Despite its overall economic success andhigh growth potential,Glasgow City Region

3、faces several challenges.The regions productivity levels compare poorly with other UK cities andmajor OECD metropolitan regions,andincome deprivation andeconomic inactivity are high.As theeconomy has recovered from theCOVID19 pandemic,thepressure onthelabour market has increased,resulting inlabour s

4、hortages.The challenges forGlasgow City Regions labour market call forgreater efforts toenhance andfutureproof theskills andemployability systems intheregion.This OECD report reviews andoffers recommendations onthree ofthemost pressing challenges facing theGlasgow City Region:i)reinforcing re andups

5、killing opportunities forindividuals inwork andaligning skills supply with demand,ii)enhancing labour market inclusion oftheeconomically inactive,andiii)strengthening schooltowork transitions ofyoung people.9HSTCQE*dbhjej+PRINT ISBN 9789264317949PDF ISBN 9789264526044FutureProofing theSkills System

6、inthe Glasgow City Region(Scotland,United Kingdom)OECD Reviews onLocal Job CreationOECD Reviews on Local Job CreationFutureProofing the Skills System in the Glasgow City Region(Scotland,United Kingdom)The views expressed in this report should not be taken to reflect the official position of the JPMo