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OECD Skills Outlook 2013 First Results from the Survey of Adult Skills November 2013, 456 pages, 245 tables, 126 graphs ISBN 978-92-64-20398-3 http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264204256-en ¨ 60 $84 £54 ¥7 800 Themes: Education and Skills Rights available in all languages except English, French, Chinese (option), Japanese (option), Korean, Slovak
EDUCATION
This first OECD Skills Outlook presents the initial results of the “OECD Survey of Adult Skills”, which evaluates the skills of adults in 33 OECD and non-OECD partner countries. It was designed to provide insights into the availability of some of the key skills and how they are used at work and at home. A major component was the direct assessment of key information processing skills: literacy, numeracy and problemsolving in the context of technology-rich environments. The book examines the social and economic context, the supply of key information processing skills, who has these skills at what level, supply and demand for these skills in the labour market, acquisition and maintenance of skills, and how having these skills translates into better economic and social outcomes. Table of contents: Chapter 1. Social and Economic Context Chapter 2. The Supply of Key Information Processing Skills Chapter 3. Who Has Low, Medium and High Levels of Information Processing Skills Chapter 4. The Supply of , Demand for, and Use of Key Information Processing Skills and other Generic Skills in Labour Markets Chapter 5. How Key Information Processing Skills Are Acquired and Maintained over a Lifetime Chapter 6. How Key Information Processing Skills Translate into Better Economic and Social Outcomes
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