Analyzing PIAAC

October 8, 2013, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its initial findings from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) – the most comprehensive and ambitious survey of adult (16-65) skills ever undertaken amongst OECD countries. The survey provides Canada – and the other 24 countries surveyed – a unique opportunity to not only measure skill levels, but examine how skills are used at work and the relationships between skills and socioeconomic outcomes. The survey results also allow for an examination how well education and training systems are succeeding in generating the skills measured in the survey and how public policy might improve their effectiveness.

PIAAC Resources

  • Essential Skills Ontario’s PIAAC: International Results Summary

  • OECD’s PIAAC Database

  • OECD’s Skills Outlook 2013: First Results from the Survey of Adult Skills

  • OECD’s Skilled for Life? Key Findings from the Survey of Adult SkillsStatistic Canada’s Skills in Canada: First Results from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)

For more information please visit http://skills.oecd.org/skillsoutlook.html

Essential Skills Ontario Initiatives
PIAAC: A Map of Cognitive Skills in Ontario
PIAAC in Ontario – An Analysis of Cognitive Skills in the Province, 2015
PIAAC in Ontario – A Spatial Index of Skills in Ontario
2014 Le Bulletin des compétences essentielles #4: Jeunes adultes dans le PEICA : De quoi aura l’air la répartition future des compétences?
2014 Essential Skills Bulletin #4: Young Adults in PIAAC: What will the Future Skills Distribution Look Like?
2014 Le Bulletin des compétences essentielles #3: Les compétences comptent-elles vraiment quand il s’agit d’emploi et de rémunération?
2014 Essential Skills Bulletin #3: Do Skills Actually Matter When it Comes to Employment and Earnings?
2014 Le Bulletin des compétences essentielles #2: Éducation et formation = amélioration des compétences?
2014 Essential Skills Bulletin #2: Do Education & Training Amount to Skills Gains?
2014 Le Bulletin des compétences essentielles #1: Un aperçu de PEICA
2014 Essential Skills Bulletin #1: An Overview of PIAAC
2013 PIAAC Essential Skills Bulletins
Further Reading
All OECD PIAAC Publications

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