The OECD project “Sector Competitiveness Strategy for Ukraine” concluded in December 2015
Kyiv, Ukraine, 15 December 2015
On 15th December 2015 the International Conference “From Policies to Implementation: Sustaining Reforms in Ukraine” concluded the project “Sector Competitiveness Strategy for Ukraine”, co-financed by the European Union and the Government of Sweden. This international conference has presented the OECD analysis and recommendations to address issues related to investment, competitiveness and private sector development, with focus on the agribusiness and energy sectors.
Five OECD reports, providing action plans for the implementation of policy recommendations to support the development of agribusiness SMEs and energy-related activities in Ukraine in line with OECD standards, were presented during the conference.
One of the presented reports, “Identifying and Addressing Skills Gaps in Ukraine”, provides an overview of the findings of the OECD-World Bank Skills Gap Survey, conducted in 2014 across Ukraine to analyse the skills gaps in two focus sectors: agribusiness and renewable energy. This report confirms that Ukrainian businesses experience significant skills gaps in the two target sectors of this survey, agribusiness and renewable energy. The skills gap is particularly high among agribusiness food processors.
On the basis of the survey results, field work and OECD analysis, the OECD recommends six actions. These are:
- Develop a national skills strategy with a regional focus
- Set-up Sectoral Skills Councils
- Design tailored skills policies based on the sector’s needs
- Put in place a system of on-the-job training at University level
- Establish networks for public-private dialogue
- Introduce regular policy monitoring and evaluation to measure the effects of reform initiatives
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For more information: http://www.oecd.org/countries/ukraine/ukrainesectorcompetitivenessstrategy.htm