O’Reilly promotes skills at OECD

O’Reilly promotes skills at OECD

BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly promotes skills at OECD.

The task for educators, business, students and communities is to erase the ‘bright red dividing line’ between school and work – the barrier that keeps many young people from work and higher education.

Click here to read Phil O’Reilly’s comments on the OECD skills strategy.

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5 Jun, 2012
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