HERC Seminar on Intergenerational Equity in Knowledge and Skills, 22 May 2014

How to tackle intergenerational equity gaps in knowledge and skills? Ireland in international perspective

Date: 22 May 2014

Time: (Registration 14.00) 14.15-17.30, followed by reception

Venue: Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2

This seminar will bring together experienced researchers and senior practitioners from the policy community with a shared interest in enhancing the levels of knowledge and skills of the adult population. The OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) assesses levels of competence of over 160,00 people in 24 countries across three main domains: literacy, numeracy and problem solving. While the strengths and weakness of the methodology are open to discussion, the results provide a useful baseline for comparative analysis and policy development.

Keynote Speaker:
Professor Andy Green, Director LLAKES (Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies) Institute of Education, London.

Other contributors will include:

• Victor Dukelow, Joint Head of Analytical Services, Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland.
• Professor John Field, Emeritus Professor of Lifelong Learning, Stirling University.
• Fiona Hartley, Executive Director, SOLAS.
• Donal Kelly, Central Statistics Office, responsible for administering the PIAAC survey in Ireland.
• Professor Anne Ryan, Department of Adult and Community Education Maynooth.

The event is convened by Professor Maria Slowey, Director Higher Education Research Centre (HERC), Dublin City University.

If you are interested in attending please register through the following link: https://www.dcu.ie/herc/PIAAC-Seminar.shtml