How Workers Use, or Don’t Use, their Skills in the Workplace

Annex A. Indicators of skills use at work in PIAAC

Table A A.1. Overlap of skills use indicators across PIAAC cycles

Indicator	PIAAC Cycle 1 variables	PIAAC Cycle 2 variables	Overlap across Cycles
Information-processing skills
Reading	G_Q01a: In your current job, how often do you usually read directions or instructions? G_Q01b: In your current job, how often do you usually read letters, memos or e‑mails? G_Q01c: In your current job, how often do you usually read articles in newspapers, magazines or newsletters? G_Q01d: In your current job, how often do you usually read articles in professional journals or scholarly publications? G_Q01e: In your current job, how often do you usually read books? G_Q01f: In your current job, how often do you usually read manuals or reference materials? G_Q01h: In your current job, how often do you usually read diagrams, maps or schematics?	F2_Q01a: In your current job, how often do you usually read directions or instructions? F2_Q01b: In your current job, how often do you usually read letters, memos or e‑mails? F2_Q01c: In your current job, how often do you usually read articles in newspapers, magazines or newsletters? F2_Q01d: In your current job, how often do you usually read books, scholarly publications, or articles in professional journals? F2_Q01e: In your current job, how often do you usually read manuals or reference materials? F2_Q03b: In your current job, how often do you usually use maps, plans or GPS for finding directions and locations?	High
Writing	G_Q02a: In your current job, how often do you usually write letters, memos or emails? G2_Q02b: In your current job, how often do you usually write articles for newspapers, magazines or newsletters? G2_Q02c: In your current job, how often do you usually write reports? G2_Q02d: In your current job, how often do you usually fill in forms?	F2_Q02a: In your current job, how often do you usually write letters, memos or emails? F2_Q02b: In your current job, how often do you usually write reports or articles? F2_Q02c: In your current job, how often do you usually fill in forms?	High
Numeracy	G_Q03b: In your current job, how often do you usually calculate prices, costs or budgets? G_Q03c: In your current job, how often do you usually use or calculate fractions, decimals or percentages? G_Q03f: In your current job, how often do you usually prepare charts, graphs or tables? G_Q03g: In your current job, how often do you usually use simple algebra or formulas? G_Q03h: In your current job, how often do you usually use more advanced math or statistics such as calculus, complex algebra, trigonometry or use of regression techniques? G_Q01g: In your current job, how often do you usually read bills, invoices, bank statements or other financial statements?	F2_Q03a: In your current job, how often do you usually undertake calculations, such as calculating prices, costs or quantities? F2_Q03c: In your current job, how often do you usually undertake measurements such as lengths, weights, temperature, dosages, areas or volumes? F2_Q03d: In your current job, how often do you usually read and prepare charts, graphs or tables? F2_Q03e: In your current job, how often do you usually use advanced mathematics or statistics? F2_Q01f: In your current job, how often do you usually read bills, invoices, bank statements or other financial statements?	Moderate
ICT skills	G_Q05a: In your current job, how often do you usually use email? G_Q05c: In your current job, how often do you usually use the internet in order to better understand issues related to your work? G_Q05d: In your current job, how often do you usually conduct transactions on the internet, for example buying or selling products or services, or banking? G_Q05e: In your current job, how often do you usually use spreadsheet software, for example Excel? G_Q05f: In your current job, how often do you usually use a word processor, for example Word? G_Q05g: In your current job, how often do you usually use a programming language to programme or write computer code? G_Q05h: In your current job, how often do you usually participate in real-time discussions on the internet, for example online conferences, or chat groups?	F2_Q05a: In your current job, how often do you usually communicate with others (e.g. via emails, social networking sites, or internet calls)? F2_Q05c: In your current job, how often do you usually access information (e.g. use a search engine, find information, or read documents)? F2_Q05d: In your current job, how often do you usually create or edit electronic documents, spreadsheets or presentations? F2_Q05e: In your current job, how often do you usually use specialised software (e.g. for computer-aided design, for processing or analysis of data, sound and images, or quality control)? F2_Q05f: In your current job, how often do you usually use a programming language to programme software or websites?	Moderate
Problem solving	F_Q05b: How often are you usually confronted with complex problems that take at least 30 minutes to find a good solution?	H2_Q06b: How often are you usually confronted with complex problems that take at least 30 minutes to find a good solution?	Identical
Generic skills
Task discretion	D_Q11a: To what extent can you choose or change the sequence of your tasks? D_Q11b: To what extent can you choose or change how you do your work? D_Q11c: To what extent can you choose or change the speed or rate at which you work?	H2_Q08a: To what extent can you choose or change the sequence of your tasks? H2_Q08b: To what extent can you choose or change how you do your work? H2_Q08c: To what extent can you choose or change the speed or rate at which you work?	Identical
Learning at work	D_Q13a: In your own job, how often do you learn new work-related things from co-workers or supervisors? D_Q13b: How often does your job involve learning-by-doing from the tasks you perform? D_Q13c: How often does your job involve keeping up to date with new products or services?	H2_Q09a: To what extent can you choose or change how often does your current job involve learning new things? H2_Q09b: To what extent can you choose or change how often does your current job involve learning-by-doing from the tasks you perform? H2_Q09c: To what extent can you choose or change how often does your current job involve keeping up to date with new products or services?	Moderate
Influencing skills	F_Q02b: How often does your current job usually involve instructing, training or teaching people? F_Q02c: How often does your current job usually involve making speeches or giving presentations in front of five or more people? F_Q04a: How often does your current job usually involve persuading or influencing people? F_Q04b: How often does your current job usually involve negotiating with people either inside or outside your firm or organisation?	H2_Q03b: How often does your current job usually involve instructing, training or teaching people? H2_Q03c: How often does your current job usually involve making speeches or giving presentations in front of five or more people? H2_Q05a: How often does your current job usually involve persuading or influencing people? H2_Q05b: How often does your current job usually involve negotiating with people either inside or outside your firm or organisation?	Identical
Co‑operative skills	F_Q01b: In your current job what proportion of your time do you usually spend co‑operating or collaborating with co-workers?	H2_Q01: In your current job what proportion of your time do you usually spend co‑operating or collaborating with co-workers?	Identical
Self-organising skills	F_Q03a: How often does your current job usually involve planning your own activities? F_Q03c: How often does your current job usually involve organising your own time?	H2_Q04a: How often does your current job usually involve planning your own activities? H2_Q04b: How often does your current job usually involve organising your own time?	Identical
Dexterity	F_Q06c: How often does your current job usually involve using skill or accuracy with your hands or fingers?	H2_Q07b: How often does your current job usually involve using hands or fingers for precision work?	High
Physical skills	F_Q06b: How often does your current job usually involve working physically for a long period?	H2_Q07a: How often does your current job usually involve working physically for a long period?	Identical