Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)

The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) aims at developing a strategy to address the supply and demand of competencies that would:

• identify and measure differences between individuals and countries in competencies believed to underlie both personal and societal success;
• assess the impact of these competencies on social and economic outcomes at individual and aggregate levels;
• gauge the performance of education and training systems in generating required competencies; and
• help to clarify the policy levers that could contribute to enhancing competencies.

Read more about PIAAC here.

The papers listed here are background documents that have been used to help develop such a strategy.

• Draft Strategy Paper: Policy Objectives, Strategic Options and Cost Implications
• “What Do Policy Makers Need to Know About the Skills of Young People and the School to Work Transition?”  (by Peter Dolton)
• “Developing an International Survey on Adult Skills and Competencies: Aims and Methodological Issues” (by Vincent Merle)

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