1. Part I: A brief assessment of the policy context

• Main Author: Tarja Tikkanen
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.561.7034; http://pdf.mutual-learning-employment.net/pdf/is07/norway_is07.pdf

The report from Iceland gives an interesting overview of the quite special situation of older workers in the country seen against the labour market and system of lifelong learning (LLL). Furthermore, it illustrates how the relationship between education (LLL or continuing vocational education and training) and employment is perhaps more complex than commonly implied in policy making- at least when it comes to older workers. As one of the Nordic countries, the labour market and education policy context in Iceland corresponds well to that in Norway. Consequently, there are many similarities in the situation of older workers, although perhaps more in regards the labour market than LLL. Some of the comparative issues are already indicated in the report from Iceland.