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    “Training programmes need to do better – they need to become more flexible, modular, shorter and cheaper to ensure we don’t miss out on potential learners,” says Elif Bahar, labour market economist at the OECD. Photo: Elif Bahar.
    Learning & teaching, Opinion

    Elif Bahar, OECD: “Upskilling demands flexibility, funding and motivation”

    Elif Bahar from the OECD stresses the need for workers to update their skills—but how, when time, cost and access are barriers? In her Speakers’ Corner column, Bahar shares possible solutions. The column series is produced in cooperation with the European Association for the Education of Adults.

    27.08.2025 Elif Bahar
    Duygu Güner is a labour economist at Bruegel
    Opinion, Policy perspectives

    Duygu Güner: “Ignoring the hidden barriers behind low training participation is no longer an option”

    In her Speakers’ Corner column, economist Duygu Güner describes the past year as being marked by an enthusiastic discussion on skills shortages and the imperative of continuous reskilling/upskilling efforts in the EU. Nevertheless, determining how to increase low training participation rates remains the main challenge. Speakers’ Corner columns are produced in cooperation with EAEA, the European Association for the Education of Adults.

    06.06.2024 Duygu Güner
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