Human Resources, Education and Innovation Workshop on Advancing Innovation: Human Resources, Education and Training 17 – 18 November 2008 Bonn, Germany Dirk Van Damme Head, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, OECD/EDU

Education for Innovation What we know: –Educational attainment matters Human capital investment Human capital utilization –Differences between and within countries in education and skills –Human capital moves –Human capital formation diversifies Not only tertiary education, but also vocational, adult education, workplace training and learning

Source: Education at a Glance 2008

Projected growth of the tertiary educational attainment of population : an asset for the future of innovation Source: Higher education to 2030, vol. 1: Demography

Source: Lisbon Council (2006)

Source: PISA 2006

Cross-border higher education: fueling innovation Growth in the number of foreign students within the OECD ( , 2000=100)

Education for Innovation What we have to look at: –What kind of skills and competences matter? Science, maths, … but also problem solving skills, social capital, collaborative learning skills, leadership, creativity, entrepreneurial skills, … Basic skills Transferable skills and competences, meta-cognition and trans-disciplinary knowledge Also attitudes, preferences, norms and social values –Open innovation: not only the skilled matter Skills materialize in networks Social receptiveness for innovation Inequity affects innovation-friendly environment

Education for Innovation What we have to look at: –Not only educational attainment, but also (and more importantly) learning outcomes PISA, PIAAC AHELO –Not only formal education, but also informal learning, lifelong learning

Innovation in Education Learning to innovate requires innovative education and learning arrangements –CERI has produced vast knowledge base on educational innovation –Will continue to do so in next programme of work

Innovation in Education Should be part of innovation strategies But: –What kinds of educational innovation are relevant for open innovation systems? –What kinds of educational innovation beyond technological innovation? –How to overcome the many barriers to educational innovation? –How to innovate informal learning environments, workplace learning, etc.