This report is part of a series of country projects within the OECD programme of work on Building Effective National Skills Strategies.
The OECD team wishes to thank the Governor of Tlaxcala, Marco Antonio Mena Rodríguez, for his commitment, participation and continuous support for the project. The OECD is especially grateful to the Tlaxcala Project Team for its invaluable guidance and input throughout the project, and for its help convening and organising the stakeholder workshops. We are particularly grateful to the Project Leader, Manuel Camacho Higareda, Secretary of Public Policy and Co-ordination of the State System for the Promotion of Employment of the State of Tlaxcala, for his strong leadership and co‑ordination of the Project Team, which included: José Luis Bustos Villegas, President of the Co-ordination of the Supérate Tlaxcala Programme; Gustavo Eduardo Vargas Farías, Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock Development of the State of Tlaxcala; José Antonio Carvajal Sampedro, Secretary of Tourism of the State of Tlaxcala; and Roberto Lima Morales, Secretary of Education of the State of Tlaxcala.
Our warm thanks go to the many government and non-government representatives who generously shared their time and insights during workshops, group discussions and many other virtual meetings with the OECD team. Over 130 stakeholders participated in the various meetings that took place between July 2020 and March 2021. These stakeholders represented government departments, government agencies, education and training institutions, businesses and business associations, trade unions and community associations, academia, civil society, and other organisations.
Ricardo Espinoza (OECD Centre for Skills) was the Project Leader responsible for co‑ordinating this OECD Skills Strategy project. The authors of this report were: Chapter 1. Key insights and recommendations for Tlaxcala (Najung Kim and Ricardo Espinoza, OECD Centre for Skills); Chapter 2. Strengthening the skills of youth (Andrea Cornejo, Paris School of Economics and Iván Bornacelly, OECD Centre for Skills); Chapter 3. Fostering greater participation in adult learning (Iván Bornacelly, OECD Centre for Skills); Chapter 4. Using people’s skills more effectively to raise productivity (Ricardo Espinoza, OECD Centre for Skills; Michael Hall, Johns Hopkins University; and Laura Reznikova, OECD Centre for Skills); and Chapter 5. Strengthening the governance of the skills system (Najung Kim and Laura Reznikova, OECD Centre for Skills). While the report draws on data and analysis from the OECD, authorities in Mexico and Tlaxcala and other published sources, any errors or misinterpretations remain the responsibility of the OECD team.
As Head of the OECD National Skills Strategy Projects team, Andrew Bell provided oversight, analytical guidance, comments on chapters and supervision. Stefano Scarpetta, Director of the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, and Mark Pearson, Deputy Director of the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, both provided strategic oversight for the project, as well as comments.
Véronique Quénehen and Jennifer Cannon (OECD Centre for Skills) provided invaluable support for workshop organisation, report layout and design, and publication planning. Elizabeth Zachary provided proofreading and editorial support.