This report was prepared by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director. This work was conducted as part of the OECD’s Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme with financial support from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation.
The report and underlying project were co-ordinated by Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp under the supervision of Karen Maguire, Head of the Local Employment, Skills and Social Innovation (LESI) Division, OECD. Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp and Lars Ludolph (both OECD) drafted the report and conducted the analysis. The report benefited from valuable contributions from Kristine Langenbucher, Head of Unit for Employment and Skills, LESI, OECD. Eric Gonnard and Tahsin Mehdi (both OECD) provided helpful statistical support. Pilar Philip and François Iglesias (both OECD) prepared the report for publication.
The OECD Secretariat expresses its gratitude to many stakeholders of the Berlin adult learning landscape. Special thanks are due to the Berlin Senate Department for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs and Integration and the Berlin Senate Department for Education, Youth and Families. In particular, Kirsten Bagusch-Sauermann and Dr. Ulrich Raiser supported the OECD throughout the project in facilitating contacts with employers, training providers, and social partners in Berlin. The OECD also thanks Julian Algner and Stefanie Dümmig (both IHK Berlin-Brandenburg), Anke Döring and Janine Fischer (both Bundesagentur für Arbeit), Anne von Oswald (Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung), Angela Dovifat (Goldrausch eV), Manjiri Palicha (VHS Berlin-Mitte), Uwe Krzewina (VHS Neukoelln), Thomas Gill (Berliner Landeszentrale für politische Bildung), Anne Kjaer Bathel and Isabelle Köhncke (both REDI School of Digital Integration) and Frank Schröder (k.o.s GmbH) for extensive comments and exchanges with the OECD.
Special thanks are also extended to Hanka Boldemann, Executive Director Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase Foundation.