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34.062 - What Skills Are Key to Labor Force Success? Results From the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies
Sat, April 6, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Floor: Mezzanine Level, CedarSession Type: Symposium
Abstract
This session explores skills that are associated with positive labor force outcomes for adults. Papers in this session look at the impact of cognitive skills (literacy, numeracy, and problem solving), soft skills, and digital literacy on these outcomes that include employment and earnings. Papers in this session examine this issue from various perspectives, discussing trends over time and transitions into the workforce. Data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) will be used in all of the papers.
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Chairs
Margaret B. Patterson, Research Allies for Lifelong Learning
Katie Herz, American Institutes for Research
Papers
Transitions Into the Labor Force: Examining U.S. Young Adults by Student and Employment Status - Emily Pawlowski, American Institutes for Research
Examining Earnings, Higher Education Attainment, and the Use of Soft Skills Among U.S. Workers - Huacong Liu, University of Hamburg; Frank Joseph Fernandez, University of Houston
Who Is Not Digitally Literate in the United States? - Saida Mamedova, American Institutes for Research
The Changing Impact of Literacy Skills on Trends in Key Indicators of Economic Performance - T. Scott Murray, DataAngel Policy Research