National Foundation Skills Strategy for Adults Alec Wickerson Manager, Foundation Skills Policy March 2013.

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National Foundation Skills Strategy for Adults Alec Wickerson Manager, Foundation Skills Policy March 2013

Presentation Outline Introduction Why a National Strategy What is the National Foundation Skills Strategy for Adults What are Australian governments doing to improve the foundation skills levels of working age Australians

Findings from the 2006 OECD Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALLS) Survey

OECD Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2013

Strategy overview The Strategy is a framework for all Australian governments to lift the foundation skills of working age Australians (15 – 64 years). Includes an aspirational target that by 2022, two thirds of working age Australians will have skills at ALLS Level 3 or above. Effective from 2012 – 2022.

National Priority Areas 1. Raising awareness and commitment to action 2. Ensuring that adult learners have high quality learning opportunities & outcomes 3. Strengthening foundation skills in the workplace 4. Building the capacity of the education & training workforces to deliver foundation skills

NFSS current activity Foundation Skills Assessment Tool Professional Development Workshops LLN Practitioner Scholarships Foundation Skills Champions Professional Standards Framework

Resources Foundation Skills Workforce Development Projects, including e-newsletter Foundation Skills Assessment Tool consultation schedule Professional Development Workshops. Coming soon. innovation.gov.au/skillsinnovation.gov.au/skills