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11 Feb 07

OECD Observer: How old are new skills?

  • n addition to these basic skills, there are others that are sometimes described as new and that give people control over their future in society and in the work-place. But these new competencies do not replace traditional skills; they complement and extend them, well beyond the world of work. Team-working, problem-solving and ICT (information and communication technology) skills are helping people to play a full role in society and exercise their rights and duties as citizens. The IALS showed a worrying correlation between economic inequality and different levels of literacy. Promoting basic skills has always been key to individual and collective success, and the odds are that this applies to the new competencies too.
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