Video Archive

Young Adults' Job Skills and the Modern Workplace

Anthony Carnevale discusses U.S. PIAAC 2012 results on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. Mr. Carnavale says that, while in the past, generally only upper management needed critical thinking, problem-solving, and other higher level skills, the modern economy requires these skills from most workers. (October 15, 2013)

Education and Labor Markets

Jack Buckley and Ellen Scully-Russ talk about education statistics and labor markets around the world and in the U.S. They speak about U.S. labor and education statistics, workplace skills and employee demographics, and how American adults performed on PIAAC 2012 compared to their peers in other countries. (October 25, 2013)

Time to Reskill Webinar

The Time to Reskill webinar was held by the U.S. Department of Education and the American Institutes for Research on March 13, 2014. It was an opportunity to learn about the PIAAC data and the OECD's special report on America's low-skilled population, Time for the U.S. to Reskill?, as well as to engage in a focused discussion about the issues facing adult education.

PIAAC, What Now?

On November 2, 2013, presenters at the 2013 U.S. Conference on Adult Literacy spoke about the importance of the PIAAC study. They discussed tools, resources, tactics, and strategies for programs interested in using the PIAAC study as a way to advance their public policy agenda and to raise awareness.

How Boosting Adult Educational Skills Can Grow the Middle Class

November 12, 2013: A recorded event by the Center for American Progress in joint partnership with OECD, discussing PIAAC results and implications. More information about the event can be found here.

The Skills of Immigrants: What PIAAC Tells Us

On February 12, 2015, Migration Policy Institute (MPI) authors present findings from their report, Through an Immigrant Lens: PIAAC Assessment of the Competencies of Adults in the United States, based on U.S. PIAAC 2012 data. They discuss what their analysis reveals about the literacy of the first- and second-generation immigrant population in the United States, the U.S. education and workforce training system, and the implications for the future of the U.S. labor market and its role in the global economy.

Skills Outlook 2015: Youth, Skills and Employability

Andreas Schleicher of OECD presented on the new OECD Skills Outlook 2015 on youth at the OECD Washington's Expert Briefing in May 2015. For more information, please click here.

Federal Response to PIAAC Findings

Heidi Silver-Pacuilla of the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) and Meredith Larson of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) presented about the federal response to PIAAC findings. These slides were prepared for the 2014 Adult Education Research Conference (AERC) annual meeting.

Low-Skilled Adults in the U.S.

Dan McGrath, Director of the International Assessment Branch at NCES, presented detailed findings from PIAAC about the low-skilled adult population in the United States. These slides were prepared for the 2014 State Directors of Adult Education annual meeting.

Time for the U.S. to Reskill? What the Survey of Adult Skills Says

Andreas Schleicher, Special Advisor on Education Policy at the OECD, identifies some key lessons for the U.S. from PIAAC about the strategic objectives and directions which should form a frame for policy development, including policy on adult learning and schooling.

Where do U.S. Adults' Skills Rank Internationally?

This slide presentation describes what the Survey of Adult Skills results say and offers additional insight into the U.S. results.

International Results Presentations

Skills on the Move: Migrants in the Survey of Adult Skills

Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education & Skills at OECD, hosted a Q&A webinar on November 9, 2018 about the new report Skills on the Move: Migrants in the Survey of Adult Skills. Drawing on data from PIAAC, this report provides new evidence on differences in migrants’ characteristics and contexts and considers how these relate to the skills migrants possess.

Learning, Literacy, and the Lifecycle 

William Thorne, Senior Analyst at the OECD, discusses what the PIAAC can tell us about lifelong learning.

Skilled for Life? Key findings from the survey of adult skills

Andreas Schleicher, Special Advisor on Education Policy at the OECD, presents initial results from PIAAC and provides insights into how proficiency in literacy and numeracy translates into better economic and social outcomes.

Workers' skills and how they are used at work

This presentation by Glenda Quintini of the OECD looks at the assessment of skills use at work using PIAAC.

Canadian Results Webcast (Archived)

Literacy and Essential Skills stakeholders in Canada are invited to watch a webcast where a summary of Canadian findings are presented by representatives from Employment Skills Development Canada.  

Other PIAAC Presentations

Learn About the Education and Skills Online Tool by OECD

These slides were presented on August 27, 2015 by ETS during a webinar on the Education & Skills Online (ESO). These slides go over what the ESO is, what it does, what it includes, and what you can expect. For more information on the ESO, please visit their webpage.

Using PIAAC's Education and Skills Online to Examine Adults' Skills Locally

Jill Castek, Amy Honisett, and Andrew Pizzolato discuss practical ways to use the Problem Solving in Technology Rich Environments (PS-TRE) assessment, a part of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Presenters share how they are using this tool with library patrons to better understand adults' skills. Results from the assessment will be used to design library programming to meet their patrons’ digital literacy needs.

PIAAC and Workforce Boards

Dr. Jennifer Hunt from the Treasury Department presented at the National Association of Workforce Boards about what the PIAAC results mean for designing workforce policies and programs.

Problem-Solving in the PIAAC and PISA Surveys

Dr. Art Graesser presented a webinar on the frameworks for assessing problem-solving skills in the OECD`s PIAAC and PISA Surveys, including collaborative problem-solving in PISA 2015.

PISA and PIAAC: Similarities and Differences

Patrick Bussière, co-leader of Canada's PIAAC team, described the similarities and differences in design and purpose between PISA and PIAAC and suggested why it could be of interest to compare the results from the two surveys as we move forward.

Numeracy Achievement Gaps of Low- and High-Performing Adults: An Analysis Within and Across Countries

David Miller, managing director at AIR, gave a presentation at the Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM) conference in July 2018 about the numeracy skills of countries' low- and high-performing adults.

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