OECD SKILLS STUDIES OECD SKILLS STRATEGY LITHUANIA ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronyms
Executive summary
	OECD-Lithuania collaboration on the OECD Skills Strategy project
	Key findings and opportunities for improving Lithuania’s skills performance
		Priority 1: Equipping young people in Lithuania with skills for work and life (Chapter 2)
		Priority 2: Raising adults’ and enterprises’ participation in learning in Lithuania (Chapter 3)
		Priority 3: Using people’s skills more effectively in Lithuania’s workplaces (Chapter 4)
		Priority 4: Strengthening the governance of skills policies in Lithuania (Chapter 5)
1 Key insights and recommendations for Lithuania
	Skills matter for Lithuania
		Skills are essential for Lithuania’s response to global megatrends
		The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted progress and may exacerbate systemic challenges
		Skills should be at the core of Lithuania’s policy response
	The OECD Skills Strategy project in Lithuania
	The performance of Lithuania’s skills system
		Developing relevant skills
			Participation rates are high at all levels of formal education, yet inequalities remain
			Young people lack high levels of skills
			Adults lack strong foundational skills, and few participate in education and training
		Using skills effectively
			A relatively high share of adults is active in the labour market
			Skills imbalances in the labour market are relatively high
			People’s skills are not used to their potential in work or society
		Strengthening the governance of skills systems
	The policy context in Lithuania
		A range of Lithuanian policies recognise the importance of skills
		Lithuania has a unique opportunity to implement a strategic approach to skills
	Priority areas and recommendations
		Priority 1: Equipping young people in Lithuania with skills for work and life (Chapter 2)
			Opportunity 1: Successfully implementing and complementing modern curricula
			Opportunity 2: Strengthening Lithuania’s teaching workforce
			Opportunity 3: Making vocational and higher education more responsive to labour market needs
			Priority 1: Summary of policy recommendations
		Priority 2: Raising adults’ and enterprises’ participation in learning in Lithuania (Chapter 3)
			Opportunity 1: Raising awareness about adult learning benefits and opportunities
			Opportunity 2: Removing barriers to participation in adult learning
			Opportunity 3: Strengthening the recognition and quality of non-formal adult education and training
			Priority 2: Summary of policy recommendations
		Priority 3: Using people’s skills more effectively in Lithuania’s workplaces (Chapter 4)
			Opportunity 1: Enhancing the use of skills by supporting businesses to adopt HPWP
			Opportunity 2: Strengthening management and leadership skills to drive the transformation of workplaces
			Opportunity 3: Empowering and engaging the workforce to make better use of their skills
			Priority 3: Summary of policy recommendations
		Priority 4: Strengthening the governance of skills policies in Lithuania (Chapter 5)
			Opportunity 1: Increasing the capacity and co-ordination of governmental and non-governmental actors across the skills system
			Opportunity 2: Enhancing skills information and career guidance systems and practices
			Opportunity 3: Ensuring the sustainable, well-targeted and shared financing of Lithuania’s skills system
			Priority 4: Summary of policy recommendations
	References
	Annex 1.A. Policy recommendations
		Priority 1: Equipping young people in Lithuania with skills for work and life (Chapter 2)
			Opportunity 1: Successfully implementing and complementing modern curricula
			Opportunity 2: Strengthening Lithuania’s teaching workforce
			Opportunity 3: Making vocational and higher education more responsive to labour market needs
		Priority 2: Raising adults’ and enterprises’ participation in learning in Lithuania (Chapter 3)
			Opportunity 1: Raising awareness about adult learning benefits and opportunities
			Opportunity 2: Removing barriers to participation in adult learning
			Opportunity 3: Strengthening the recognition and quality of non-formal adult education and training
		Priority 3: Using people’s skills more effectively in Lithuania’s workplaces (Chapter 4)
			Opportunity 1: Enhancing the use of skills by supporting businesses to adopt high-performance workplace practices (HPWP)
			Opportunity 2: Strengthening management and leadership skills to drive the transformation of workplaces
			Opportunity 3: Empowering and engaging the workforce to make better use of their skills
		Priority 4: Strengthening the governance of skills policies in Lithuania (Chapter 5)
			Opportunity 1: Increasing the capacity and co-ordination of governmental and non-governmental actors across the skills system
			Opportunity 2: Enhancing skills information and career guidance systems and practices
			Opportunity 3: Ensuring sustainable, well-targeted, and shared financing of Lithuania’s skills system
	Annex 1.B. The OECD Skills Strategy Dashboard
		Characteristics
		Indicator selection
		Method for the calculation of aggregate indicators
	Annex 1.C. Strategies and recent reforms in Lithuania related to skills and education
2 Equipping young people in Lithuania with skills for work and life
	The importance of equipping young people with skills for work and life
	Overview and performance of young people’s skills development in Lithuania
		Overview of Lithuania’s education and training system
		Lithuania’s performance
			Participation and completion of education
			Learning expectations and outcomes
			Responsiveness and graduate outcomes
	Opportunities to better equip young people with skills for work and life
		Opportunity 1: Successfully implementing and complementing modern curricula
			Implementing the new general education curricula and modern assessment practices
			Complementing formal education with accessible, high-quality non-formal education and training
		Opportunity 2: Strengthening Lithuania’s teaching workforce
			Attracting, retaining and empowering skilled teachers and school leaders
				Attracting and retaining teachers and school leaders
				Empowering teachers and school leaders to excel
			Training teachers and school leaders to equip young people with skills for work and life
				Initial teacher education
				Continuous professional development
		Opportunity 3: Making vocational and higher education more responsive to labour market needs
			Ensuring that VET and HE funding and admission policies incentivise institutions and students to meet labour market needs
			Strengthening co-operation between employers and VET and HE institutions
	Summary of policy recommendations
	References
	Notes
3 Raising adults’ and enterprises’ participation in learning in Lithuania
	The importance of raising adults’ and enterprises’ participation in learning
	Overview and performance of Lithuania’s adult learning system
		Overview of the current adult learning system
			Strategies and policies for adult learning
			Roles and responsibilities in the adult learning system
			Main providers in the adult learning system
		Lithuania’s performance
			Participation in formal and non-formal education by individuals
			Participation in training provided by employers
	Opportunities to raise adults’ and enterprises’ participation in learning
		Opportunity 1: Raising awareness about adult learning benefits and opportunities
			Raising awareness about adult learning benefits and opportunities among individuals
			Enabling employers to understand their training needs
		Opportunity 2: Removing barriers to participation in adult learning
			Better using financial incentives to reduce barriers for employers
			Overcoming financial and time-related barriers for individuals
		Opportunity 3: Strengthening the recognition and quality of non-formal adult education and training
			Improving the processes to recognise and validate non-formal and informal learning
			Strengthening quality assurance mechanisms in non-formal adult education and training
	Summary of policy recommendations
	References
4 Using people’s skills more effectively in Lithuania’s workplaces
	The importance of using people’s skills more effectively in Lithuania’s workplaces
	Overview and performance of skills use in Lithuania
		Overview of arrangements to use people’s skills effectively in workplaces
			Relevant government ministries and organisations
			Relevant employer and employee organisations
		Lithuania’s performance
			The use of skills in workplaces
			The adoption of high-performance workplace practices
			Other factors that drive skills use
	Opportunities to use people’s skills more effectively in Lithuanian workplaces
		Opportunity 1: Enhancing the use of skills by supporting businesses to adopt HPWP
			Raising awareness of the relevance of effective skills use and HPWP
			Providing relevant, targeted and accessible support to businesses on adopting HPWP
			Leveraging employer networks and supporting collaboration at the sector level to promote the adoption of HPWP
		Opportunity 2: Strengthening management and leadership skills to drive the transformation of workplaces
			Raising awareness of the importance of management and leadership skills for maximising skills use and business performance
			Strengthening the initial development of management, leadership and entrepreneurial skills
			Promoting adult learning opportunities to strengthen management and leadership skills
		Opportunity 3: Empowering and engaging the workforce to make better use of their skills
			Empowering and engaging employees in the business sector
			Empowering and engaging employees in the public sector
	Summary of policy recommendations
	References
5 Strengthening the governance of skills policies in Lithuania
	The importance of strengthening the governance of Lithuania’s skills system
	Overview and performance of Lithuania’s skills governance
		Overview of Lithuania’s skills governance
			Governance structure of Lithuania’s skills system
			Information systems
			Funding arrangements
		Lithuania’s performance
			Whole-of-government co-ordination and stakeholder engagement
			Information systems
			Funding arrangements
	Opportunities to strengthen the governance of Lithuania’s skills policies
		Opportunity 1: Increasing the capacity and co-ordination of governmental and non-governmental actors across the skills system
			Strengthening strategic planning and oversight in the Lithuanian skills system
			Fostering national-level social partnership and stakeholder engagement in skills policy
			Increasing the capacity of governmental institutions and social partners at the subnational level
		Opportunity 2: Enhancing skills information and career guidance systems and practices
			Improving Lithuania’s ability to use evidence in skills policy making
			Implementing a system of lifelong career guidance for individuals of all ages
		Opportunity 3: Ensuring the sustainable, well-targeted and shared financing of Lithuania’s skills system
			Ensuring well-targeted and shared investments across the skills system
			Enabling sustainable funding for well-functioning, externally-financed skills policies
	Summary of policy recommendations
	References
	Notes
Annex A. Engagement
	Workshop moderators and note-takers
	OECD consultations in Lithuania
		Consultation 1: Skills Strategy Seminar
		Consultation 2: Assessment consultations
		Consultation 3: Recommendations consultations