1. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies Skills strategy in OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies 22-23 November 2011 Etienne Albiser

2. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies PIAAC r PIAAC fills a key gap and will be important for education and skills strategies. Identify key competencies and levels of literacy, numeracy and problem solving to participate in a modern economy and society. Shed light on the process of acquisition, maintenance and loss of competency over the life cycle in relation to exposure to education, training and work. Relates competencies at different ages with patterns of training, employment and wages as well as social outcomes.

3. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies Qualifications cannot be equated with actual skills

4. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies  Identify and measure cognitive 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;  Help to clarify the policy levers that could contribute to enhancing competencies. PIAAC Objectives

5. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies r PIAAC is the most comprehensive internationally comparable data on adult skills (16-65 years) across 25 countries. Based on a direct and computer-based assessment (with paper-pencil version) in respondent’s homes; Allowing trends to be monitored from previous surveys (IALS and ALL). PIAAC will provide r Data on competencies in literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills in technology rich environments. r Data on skills used in the work place and other contexts and the match between required and measured competencies. r Information on the antecedents, economic and social outcomes and contexts of competency development and use. PIAAC Overview No direct links between PIAAC and PISA but PISA 2000 included some literacy and numeracy questions. PISA cohorts may provide evidence of the impact of early performance on competencies of young adults in PIAAC For example: PISA cohort 2000 will be 27-28 year old people at the time of PIAAC data collection

6. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies Participating countries  23 Member countries and 2 non-Member countries are participating in PIAAC. Australia Austria Belgium Canada Chile Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Japan Korea Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russian Federation Slovak Republic Spain Sweden United Kingdom United States

7. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies PIAAC Timeline Develop framework for assessment Pilot Job Requirements Approach survey Develop survey instruments and computer platforms Conduct Field Test Conduct MS Analyse data Inter- national report 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FT analysis Preparation for Main Survey Second round Project launch in January 2012

8. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies PIAAC : Progress to date  Field Test 2010 completed  Conducted in 25 countries, in 35 languages and delivered completely on computer  Sample of 1500 cases per country (in the main study: 4500 to 5000 adults in each country)  High quality data gained (e.g. few missing values, etc.)  Good or relatively good comparability of assessment items across country and assessment modes  Main operational challenge are response rates  Preparation for Main Study completed  Final item selection based on FT completed  Assembly of virtual machine, training completed  Main Study under way until March 2012  Approximately 167 000 completed cases are sought

9. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies Demographic challenges Skills by age

10. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies Keeping learning beyond school Cross-sectional skill-age profiles for youths by education and work status Youth in education Youth in education and work Youth in work Not in education, not in work

11. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies r Proficiency levels of population (what people can do) r Distributions of proficiency r Correlates of performance and outcomes r Match/mismatch of skill r Returns to education and basic competencies r Change in levels and distributions of basic competencies for groups and nations (20 countries in both IALS/ALL [previous surveys] and PIAAC) r Picture of demand for competencies by occupations PIAAC results in 2013

12. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies Policy issues that can be addressed: r Performance of education/training systems in developing basic competencies r Measurement of stock of human capital r Economic and social outcomes related to basic competencies r Effects of aging (individuals and society) r Social inclusion and access to social opportunities by level of competencies r Factors aiding retention of competencies, those promoting the improvement of existing competencies and those related to new competencies. PIAAC policy potential

13. Israel Accession Seminar PIAAC: Programme for International assessment of Adult Competencies Further information Education Directorate www.oecd.org/edu PIAAC and Skills strategy www.OECD.org/piaac www.oecd.org/education/SkillsStrategy Email: William.Thorn@OECD.org Etienne.albiser@oecd.org