PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies): publications summary Data Services
| Title | Author | Coverage | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skills in New Zealand and around the world | MoE, MBIE | How skills in of New Zealand adults compare to other countries and how they have changed over time. | Published Jun-2016 |
| Skills and Education | MoE, MBIE | Relationship between education and skills for New Zealand adults, how this relationship has changed over time and how it compares to other countries. | Published Jun-2016 |
| Skills at Work | MoE, MBIE | How skills, work-related learning and qualification mismatch varies across different industries and occupations. | Published Jun-2016 |
| Reducing qualifications and field-of-study mismatches |
OECD Economic Surveys: NZ [pp 150-155] | The relationship between mismatch and labour productivity | Published Jun-2017 |
| Youth skills | MoE | New Zealand youth compared to youth overseas. Factors that relate to higher youth skills. Changing youth skills over time. | Published Jul-2017 |
| Adults' Financial literacy activities | MoE | Participation in financial literacy activities at work and in everyday life and skill | Published Aug-2017 |
| Māori adults' literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills | MoE | Factors that relate to higher skills among Māori. Changing skill levels for Māori over time. Te reo and skill levels. | Published Apr-2018 |
| Pacific adults' literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills | MoE | This report covers how the literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills (measured in English) of Pacific adults relate to their education and work. It also looks at how these skills compare to those of non-Pacific people and how they have changed over time. | Published Oct-2018 |
| PIAAC measures of qualification, field of study and skill mismatch | MoE | This technical note looks at the three measures of mismatch in the Survey of Adult Skills: qualification level, field of study and skills. It provides general comment on the strengths and weaknesses of each measure and how robust they are for policy purposes. | Published Dec-2018 |
| Regional and local profiles | MoE | This visual tool shows regional distributions of literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills. The tool also includes information on related variables, namely: qualification levels, use of ICT at work and having English as a first language. |
Published Dec-2018 Updated Nov-2019 |
| What can the Survey of Adult Skills tell us about how skills and education relate to social well-being? | MoE | This paper presents some key results on how skills relate to health, social participation and social trust. People with higher skills and higher education have higher levels of self-reported health, volunteer more often, trust others more, and feel they have more political voice. | Published Dec-2018 |
| What are some characteristics of people with strong skills? | MoE | This A3 looks at some of the characteristics people with strong skills have. | Published Dec-2018 |
| How are skills related to social and economic participation? | MoE | This A3 looks at how skill levels relate to social and economic participation in New Zealand. | Published Mar-2019 |
| Comparing literacy and numeracy scales in the Assessment Tool and Survey of Adult Skills | MoE | This report is intended to help educators and researchers using the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool understand the extent to which results from the Assessment Tool can be compared with the results from the Survey of Adult Skills. | Published Mar-2019 |
| Education and Health | MoE | This report explores how education is related to self-assessed health. | Published Jan-2021 |
| Digital Inclusion in New Zealand | MoE | This report focuses on the digital skills and the digital inclusion of 16 to 65-year-old New Zealanders. Digital inclusion is equity of opportunity to participate in society using digital technologies. | Published Mar-2021 |
| Education and two social trust indicators | MoE | This report explores how education is related to two measures of social trust. | Published Dec-2021 |
| Education and political efficacy | MoE | This report explores how education is related to political efficacy. | Published Mar-2022 |
| Education and volunteering | MoE | This report explores how education is related to how frequently people participate in voluntary work. | Published Sep-2022 |
| MoE | This report provides a first look at findings from New Zealand’s participation in the OECD’s 2023 Survey of Adult Skills. | Published Dec-2024 |