Cognitive skills in middle-income countries: Evidence from PIAAC and STEP

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Information is gathered from other international organizations that promote skills development and the transition from education and training to work. The Interagency Group on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (IAG-TVET) was established in 2009 to share research findings, coordinate joint research endeavours, and improve collaboration among organizations working at the international and national levels.

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Access to training

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Access for all to good quality education, vocational training and workplace learning is a fundamental principle of social cohesion and economic growth. Some groups of people may require targeted attention if they are to benefit from education, training and employment opportunities.

This is particularly the case for disadvantaged youth, lower skilled workers, people with disabilities, and people in rural communities. The attractiveness of vocational education and training is enhanced when combined with entrepreneurship training and when public policies encourage utilization of higher skills by business.

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Presentations, discussion papers, meeting reports, promotional materials, videos, fact sheets, brochures and newsletters on skills development for employment.

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24 Mar 2017

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Blog by By Marieke Vandeweyer The OECD Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), which measures cognitive skills of the adult population, has recently been expanded to include nine additional countries (see our earlier blog post “The survey of adult skills: Nine more countries added on”). As a result of this extension, the survey now covers 33 countries. The PIAAC survey is not the only survey that provides comparable information on cognitive skills. In 2010 the World Bank launched its STEP skills measurement programme for low- and middle-income countries. The information on literacy skills in the STEP survey is measured on the same scale as the PIAAC cognitive skills, making it possible to compare literacy skills across STEP and PIAAC countries. The countries covered by STEP are: Armenia, Bolivia, Colombia, Georgia, Ghana, Kenya, Ukraine and Vietnam.[i] The sample population in the STEP countries is restricted to urban areas, whereas in the majority of PIAAC countries the entire territory is covered. Consequently, the STEP results are likely to be higher than would have been obtained if both urban and rural zones had been covered.

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Low skilled workers

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