Denmark may have the potential to keep far more people in work for longer, but the average retirement age has not kept pace with the state pension age. Based on the current trend, the country will fail to make the most of this huge potential.

The Basic Integration Training Programme (IGU) has been a resounding success. We must now extend the scheme to help integrate even more refugees into the Danish labour market.

Although often described as a ‘public-sector adult and continuing education system’, the truth is that most of the funding comes from private companies – a fact somewhat at odds with the political goal of lifelong learning for all.