Incentives for SMEs to Invest in Skills

Workers' skills are an essential asset for firms to recover from the COVID-19 shock and succeed in the twin digital and green transitions. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face special barriers to investing in human capital because of their size and more limited access to information a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: OECD (-)
Autor Corporativo: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development 2022.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009704916506719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Executive summary
  • 1 Investment in Skills in SMEs
  • 1.1. The structure of the report
  • 2 Reducing costs and risks
  • 2.1. Training subsidies for SMEs
  • 2.2. SME vouchers for consulting contracts
  • 2.3. Tax incentives
  • 2.4. Payback clauses
  • 2.5. Recognising the costs of informal training
  • 3 Building SMEs' capacity and learning culture
  • 3.1. Skill assessment and anticipation capacity
  • 3.2. Promoting innovative and modern workplace practices
  • 3.2.1. Workforce innovation diagnostic tools
  • 3.2.2. Remote work
  • 3.3. Fostering management and leadership skills
  • 4 Fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems
  • 4.1. Pooling of resources and SMEs participation
  • 4.2. Leveraging ecosystems for skills investment
  • 4.3. Making information available and easy to access
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Notes.