{"id":19575,"date":"2018-11-22T00:49:53","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T00:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/?p=19575"},"modified":"2018-11-22T10:34:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T10:34:10","slug":"media-release-oecd-survey-of-adult-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/media-release-oecd-survey-of-adult-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Release: OECD Survey of Adult Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adult Learning Australia (ALA) and the Australian Council of Adult Literacy (ACAL) urge the Morrison Government not to withdraw Australia from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills.<\/p>\n<p>The OECD Survey of Adult Skills (or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oecd.org\/skills\/piaac\/\">PIAAC<\/a>) measures adult skills and competencies in three key areas: literacy, numeracy, problem solving in technology-rich environments.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the last PIAAC survey indicated that 44% of Australian adults lacked the literacy skills they need for work and to cope with everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>Media release: <a href=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ALAACAL_PIAAC.pdf\">ALAACAL_PIAAC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/OECD.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19577\" src=\"https:\/\/ala.asn.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/OECD.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More about: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oecd.org\/skills\/piaac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adult Learning Australia (ALA) and the Australian Council of Adult Literacy (ACAL) urge the Morrison Government not to withdraw Australia from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills. 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