Brussels, 29/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The OECD has published a report on vocational training in member states. The “Learning for jobs” report presents a set of policy recommendations to help governments improve their vocational systems to make them more responsive to labour market needs and boost economic growth. “To sustainably emerge from the crisis, we need a new growth model that will deliver more and better jobs. But for the economy to adapt to these new sources of growth, the labour force needs to have the right skills. If we can give young people high quality training, then we have a much better chance to succeed,” said OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría. Among its recommendations, the OECD suggests: 1) to meet labour market needs: offering a mix of vocational programmes reflecting student preferences and employers' needs. In addition to training on specific skills to meet employers' immediate needs, provide transferable skills to support occupational mobility; 2) to support the workforce of teachers and trainers: promoting partnerships with industry, encouraging part-time work, and promoting flexible pathways of recruitment; 3) to promote workplace training: offering sufficient incentives for both employers and students to participate in workplace training; 4) to respond to the economic crisis: supporting workplace training and meeting the increased demand for full-time vocational education and training; 5) to develop tools for policy: engaging employers and unions in vocational policy and provision. (I.L./transl.rt)