The Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), is the outcome of a collaboration among participating countries and economies, the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills and the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, and an international Consortium led by Educational Testing Service (ETS).
The PIAAC Board of Participating Countries (BPC) – co-chaired by Aviana Bulgarelli (Italy, until 2020), Ted Reininga (the Netherlands, until 2021), Katalin Zoltán (Hungary, since 2020) and James Davison (England, UK, since 2021) – steered the development of the project.
This Reader’s Companion was prepared by Marylou Lennon, Marco Paccagnella and Claudia Tamassia, with the assistance of François Keslair and Hajar Sabrina Yassine. Feedback and comments from Glenda Quintini and Anja Meierkord are gratefully acknowledged. Sally Hinchcliffe provided editorial assistance. Sabrina Leonarduzzi provided administrative support. Rachel Linden co‑ordinated production.
Annex B includes a full list of the members of the BPC, together with the names of the National Project Managers, experts, members of the international Consortium and staff of the OECD Secretariat who have contributed to the project over the years.