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F R Æ Ð S L U M I Ð S T Ö Ð A T V I N N U L Í F S I N S
G Á T T – Á R S R I T – 2 0 1 3
H E I M I L D I R O G S L Ó Ð I R
Framkvæmdastjórn Evrópusambandsins (2013). Survey of adult skills hig-
hlights need to improve education and training. Sótt 24. október 2013 á
http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/20131008_en.htm
Framkvæmdastjórn Evrópusambandsins (2013). The survey of adult skills
(PIAAC): Implications for education and training policies in Europe. Sótt
24. október 2013 á http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/doc/piaac_en.pdf
OECD (2013). Skills Outlook 2013. First results from the survey of adult skills.
Sótt 18. október 2013 á http://skills.oecd.org/documents/OECD_Skills_
Outlook_2013.pdf.
OECD (2013). Skilled for Life? Key findings from the survey of adult skills. Sótt
8. október 2013 á http://skills.oecd.org/documents/SkillsOutlook_2013_
KeyFindings.pdf.
Talnaefni úr PIAAC könnuninni: http://www.oecd.org/site/piaac/publicdata-
andanalysis.htm
U M H Ö F U N D I N N
Guðfinna Harðardóttir starfar sem sérfræðingur hjá
Fræðslumiðstöð atvinnulífsins. Hún hefur lokið M.A.-prófi
í mannauðsstjórnun frá Háskóla Íslands, cand. mag. prófi í
þýsku frá Kaupmannahafnarháskóla, B.A.-prófi í þýsku frá
HÍ og námi í uppeldis- og kennslufræðum til kennsluréttinda
frá HÍ. Helstu verkefni Guðfinnu hjá FA tengjast gæðamálum
og kennslufræði fullorðinna. Áður starfaði hún sem sér-
fræðingur hjá Sambandi íslenskra sveitarfélaga og Hagstofu
Íslands og sem þýskukennari við Verzlunarskóla Íslands.
A B S T R A C T
The results of the first PIAAC, a comprehensive international
survey of the basic skills of adults were published by the
OECD on 8th. October, 2013. They show that the level of
basic skills that adults have differs from country to country
and that individuals with lower proficiency in basic skills
are more likely to have low earnings, be unemployed and
report poor health than those with better proficiency in basic
skills. Among OECD’s recommendations to policy makers are
to provide high-quality early childhood education, provide
easy-to-find information about adult education activities and
promote educational attainment. In a rapid changing society
it is vital to update skills as unused skills can become obso-
lete or atrophy.