Date: Thursday, 20th February 2025
Time: 13:00–14:05 CET
Platform: Zoom (hosted by EAEA)
Target Audience: EBSN/EAEA members, policymakers, adult learning professionals
About the Webinar
The OECD’s Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) provides a comprehensive assessment of adults’ literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments. The second cycle of the survey (2022/23) involved 31 countries, offering fresh insights into trends, policy effectiveness, and areas requiring urgent attention.
This EBSN & EAEA webinar brings together experts from policy and practice to discuss the implications of the PIAAC results, how adult learning and education (ALE) can help address gaps, and what key stakeholders can do to improve basic skills strategies across Europe.
Webinar Programme
- Welcome & Introduction (5 min)
Alex Stevenson – Moderator (Board Member, EBSN & EAEA)
- Learner Perspective (5 min)
Donna Ridings (UK Learner Ambassador)
- Keynote Address (15 min)
Andreas Schleicher (Director, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills) – presenting key findings of the PIAAC 2023 survey and their implications at the European level.
- Q&A Session (5 min)
- Panel Discussion (25 min) – Reactions from key stakeholders
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- Raffaela Kihrer (Secretary General, EAEA) – EAEA’s perspective on the findings and policy implications.
- Cäcilia Märki (Chair, EBSN Executive Committee) – EBSN’s perspective on strengthening adult basic skills policies.
- John Evers (Secretary General, Association of Austrian Adult Education Centers) – Reflections from a national perspective (Austria).
- Erno Hyvönen (Senior Specialist, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland) – Finland’s success in adult skills improvement.
- Colleen Dube (CEO, National Adult Literacy Agency, Ireland ) – Adult literacy expert insights.
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- Audience Reactions & Open Discussion (max. 10 min)
