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Chile: Better skills for inclusive growth

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  • Eduardo Olaberría

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Improving education and skills is the linchpin to reduce income inequality and boost productivity growth. This paper argues that to improve, and make better use of, the skills of the labour force, Chile could gain a lot from a comprehensive and consistent Skills Strategy along three pillars: developing, activating and using skills effectively. Chile has made tremendous progress over the last decades attracting more students to the education system. Yet, educational outcomes remain below OECD standards, and are strongly linked to students’ socio-economic status. Improving the quality and equity of education would help achieve stronger productivity growth and make Chile a more inclusive country. Therefore, Chile should set the goal of attaining universal skills by 2030. Reaching this goal requires investing more in early childhood education, making schools more inclusive and reshaping teacher careers. Chile also needs to improve access to quality tertiary education for students from medium and low socio-economic backgrounds. Finally, in terms of activating and using skills effectively, a key goal should be to reduce skill mismatch, which contributes to low productivity growth. This requires more flexible labour markets, investing more in vocational education and training, and promoting the participation of more women in the fields of engineering and computer science. This working paper relates to the 2015 OECD Economic Survey of Chile (www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/ economic-survey-chile.htm). Chili : Meilleures compétences pour une croissance inclusive Améliorer l'éducation et les compétences est la clé de voûte pour réduire les inégalités de revenus et de stimuler la croissance de la productivité. Ce chapitre fait valoir que, pour améliorer et faire un meilleur usage de, les compétences de la main-d'oeuvre, le Chili pourraient gagner beaucoup d'une Stratégie des compétences globales et cohérentes sur trois piliers: le développement, l'activation et l'utilisation efficace des compétences. Le Chili a fait d'énormes progrès au cours des dernières décennies, attirant davantage d'étudiants dans le système d'éducation. Pourtant, les résultats scolaires restent en deçà des normes de l'OCDE, et sont étroitement liées à la situation socio-économique des élèves. Améliorer la qualité et l'équité de l'éducation aiderait à atteindre croissance de la productivité plus forte et faire du Chili un pays plus inclusif. Par conséquent, le Chili devrait fixé l'objectif d'atteindre les compétences universelles d'ici 2030. Atteindre cet objectif nécessite d'investir davantage dans l'éducation de la petite enfance, ce qui rend les écoles plus inclusif et le remodelage des carrières des enseignants. Chili doit aussi améliorer l'accès à l'enseignement supérieur de qualité pour les étudiants issus de milieux socio-économiques moyenne et basse. Enfin, en termes de l'activation et l'utilisation efficace des compétences, un objectif clé devrait être de réduire inadéquation des compétences, ce qui contribue à la faible croissance de la productivité. Cela exige des marchés du travail plus flexibles, d'investir davantage dans l'éducation et la formation professionnelle, et la promotion de la participation de davantage de femmes dans les domaines de l'ingénierie et de l'informatique. Ce Document de travail se rapporte à l’Étude économique de l’OCDE de Chili 2015 (www.oecd.org/fr/eco/etudes/etude-economique-chili.htm)

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  • Eduardo Olaberría, 2016. "Chile: Better skills for inclusive growth," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1290, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:1290-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5jm0xdwm456l-en
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    1. Eduardo Olaberría, 2016. "Bringing all Chileans on board," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1289, OECD Publishing.

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    Keywords

    adult skills; compétences des adultes; education; emploi; employment; inequality; inégalité; PISA; PISA; éducation;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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