This report is part of a series of country projects within the OECD programme of work on Building Effective National Skills Strategies.
The OECD wishes to thank Claude Meisch, Minister of Education, Children and Youth and Minister for Higher Education and Research, and Georges Engel, Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy and Minister of Sport, for their commitment to this Skills Strategy. The OECD is also grateful to Dan Kersch, the former Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy and the former Minister of Sport.
The OECD is grateful to the Luxembourg National Project Team for its invaluable guidance and input throughout the project and its help in convening and organising stakeholder workshops. The National Project Team included, in alphabetical order: Inès Baer (National Employment Agency), Luc Henzig (Ministry of Education, Children and Youth), Sébastien Keiffer (Ministry of Education, Children and Youth), Romain Martin (Ministry of Higher Education and Research), Tom Muller (Ministry of Education, Children and Youth), Virginie Raymond (Ministry of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy), Isabelle Schlesser (National Employment Agency) and Stéphanie Schott (Ministry of Higher Education and Research). We are particularly grateful to Véronique Schaber (Ministry of Education, Children and Youth) and Tom Oswald (Ministry of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy) for leading the National Project Team.
Our warm thanks go to the many representatives of ministries, government agencies, education and training institutions, businesses and business associations, unions, community associations, think tanks and other organisations, and adult learners who generously shared their insights during workshops, bilateral meetings and site visits with the OECD team in Luxembourg, and for their written input. During the missions, the OECD team met around 160 stakeholders representing different sectors and institutions, including practitioners, experts, policy makers, employers, trade unions, local authorities, and education and labour market researchers. We would also like to take the opportunity to thank the Luxembourg National Project Team for their excellent organisation of the workshops, bilateral meetings, and site visits and for their hospitality in hosting these events. We also thank the moderators and note takers who supported the National Project Team in the workshops.
We are grateful to the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission for contributing both financial support and expertise throughout the project. We are especially grateful to Nicolas Schmit, Alison Crabb, Carlo Scatoli and Pascale Beauchamp.
While the report draws upon data and analysis from the OECD, Luxembourg authorities and other published sources, any errors or misinterpretations remain the responsibility of the OECD team.
Samuel Kim was the OECD Project Leader responsible for managing this OECD National Skills Strategy project in Luxembourg. The authors of the report were: Samuel Kim and Laura Reznikova, OECD Centre for Skills (Chapter 1); Samuel Kim, OECD Centre for Skills (Chapter 2); Lesley Giles, Work Advance Ltd. (Chapter 3); Laura Reznikova, OECD Centre for Skills and Yves Breem, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (Chapter 4); and Laura Reznikova, OECD Centre for Skills and Giovanni Semeraro, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills (Chapter 5).
Maria Regina Tongson (OECD Centre for Skills) provided background research and input for Chapter 1. Elisa Carotenuto and Isabel Monaghan (OECD Centre for Skills) provided background research, statistical analysis and support for bilateral meetings and workshops.
Andrew Bell, Head of OECD Skills Strategies, provided analytical guidance and supervised the project. El Iza Mohamedou, Head of the OECD Centre for Skills, oversaw the project, while Stefano Scarpetta, OECD Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, and Mark Pearson, OECD Deputy Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, provided strategic oversight.
Véronique Quénehen, Jennifer Cannon and Maura Partrick (OECD Centre for Skills) and Marie‑Aurélie Elkurd (Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs) provided invaluable support for mission organisation, report layout and design and publication planning. Julie Harris provided proofreading and editorial support, and Florence Bernard provided translation into French.