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EPALE - Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe

14 Jan
2015

Improving basic skills: An international perspective on a UK dilemma

United Kingdom, London
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Jodie Crossley
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The UK is treading water when it comes to international comparisons of adult basic skills, according to the OECD Survey of Adult Skills.  Join this BIS-sponsored event to reflect on what we can learn from the OECD survey and other relevant research, and determine what actions might best be taken in future, drawing on international practice.

The conference is targeted at senior national and local policy makers, practitioners and researchers.

Event Details
Status
As planned
Event type
Conference
Organiser name
Ipsos MORI (sponsored by BIS)
Registration URL
Contact details
trinh.tu@ipsos.com
Number of delegates
100 - 200
Target group
Academics, students, researchers in andragogy
Policy makers
Aims and objectives
Adult skills in the UK: drawing on evidence from the OECD Survey of Adult Skills to dissect the UK problem, understand who is at risk of low skills and the factors contributing to persistent skills inequality in the UK; The role of employers: drawing on the largest UK quantitative evidence on employers’ demand for basic skills; International policy perspectives: drawing on a comprehensive international evidence review on high-performing and improving countries; What lessons can be drawn for the UK from Norway and the United States.
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