Denmark - Social Investment Policies: D5.3

The following report is describing local activities and outputs of Social Investment policies carried out in the three types of case-locations (Rural, Suburban and Metropolitan/Urban). The local case studies are represented by Early Child Education and Care (ECEC) policies, Active Labour Market Policies (ALMP) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) policies in the three territorial sub-areas selected for WP4 in each country. This implies that there will be one case study per policy area and per territorial level, i.e. in total 9 case studies for each country. The policy fields and related policies:
1) Active Labour Market Policies: selected policies focusing on activation (i.e. generous but short- term unemployment benefits, availability and accessibility of training programs, employment services and active labour market policies directed at employment growth and avoiding depletion of human capital
2) Early childhood education and care: policies addressing coverage quality and accessibility of early childhood education and care
3) Vocational educational and training: policies addressing coverage, quality and accessibility in vocational education and training, tertiary education and lifelong training
This report provides a general, comprehensive description of the institutional and political national contexts in which the three social investment policies (which are the focus on this WP) are developed in the COHSMO-countries and clarify how and to what extent the characteristics of the local areas (already analyzed in WP4) allow the development of such policies at local level.