Director’s Oral Report

Centre for Educational Research and Innovation Governing Board

Paris, 16 April 2013

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The near-term outlook has improved

G7 real GDPAnnualised quarter-on-quarter change, per cent

2012Q1 2012Q2 2012Q3 2012Q4 2013Q1 2013Q2

-1.0

-0.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

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Employment has yet to rebound strongly, especially in the euro area

Unemployment ratePer cent

Employment ratePer cent of working age population

2008q1

2008q3

2009q1

2009q3

2010q1

2010q3

2011q1

2011q3

2012q1

2012q359

61

63

65

67

69

71

73

United StatesEuro areaJapan

2008q1

2008q3

2009q1

2009q3

2010q1

2010q3

2011q1

2011q3

2012q1

2012q30

2

4

6

8

10

12

United StatesEuro areaJapan

Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators.

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• EDPC was invited to comment on the Draft Recommendation • Nine countries provided comments • Some did so in conjunction with their delegate to the

Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee (ELSAC)• EDPC comments were taken into account in a revised text • ELSAC is considering a revised text at its meeting on 18-19 April

2013

Draft Recommendation of the Council on Gender Equality in Education, Employment

and Entrepreneurship

• Data collection now completed for PISA 2012. • 64 countries/economies completed the data collection.• First results to be published early December 2013.• Thematic reports examining data in depth in 2014-2015 • 71 countries/economies are participating in PISA 2015.• Preparations are currently underway for the Field Trial in

2014.

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

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Early Childhood Education and Care

OECD Network on ECEC

December 2012 meeting focused on workforce quality

June 2013 meeting to focus on outcomes

New project on Monitoring Quality in Early Learning and Development

Launched in 2013/14 in three strands:

1) Desk-based analysis of effective policies and practices in monitoring quality

2) Data development - quality indicators for monitoring 3) Policy review of monitoring quality

• Further information: www.oecd.org/edu/earlychildhood

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• Approval by EDPC of Group of National Experts (GNE) on Effective Learning Environments; mandate currently before Council.

• Collection of voluntary contributions from CELE members and others;

• Framework and research papers for the LEEP module on Efficiency and Effectiveness of Physical Learning Environments currently in development;

• First GNE meeting in September 2013.

CELE Learning Environments Evaluation Programme (LEEP)

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• Final Synthesis Report “Synergies for Better Learning: An International Perspective on Evaluation and Assessment”, released on 11 April.

OECD Review of Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks

• Conference to discuss the conclusions of the Review in Oslo, 11-12 April in conjunction with the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research and the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training.

• The Review has produced 9 background papers (2 more to come), 17 country background reports (8 more to come) and 10 country review reports (4 more to come) under the guidance of the Group of National Experts on Evaluation and Assessment.

• Reviews of evaluation and assessment in the Netherlands and in the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) are being conducted in 2013.

• Further information at www.oecd.org/edu/evaluationpolicy.

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OECD Survey of Adult Skills

• First results for Round 1 countries to be released 8 October 2013• A direct assessment of adults

– literacy – numeracy– problem solving in technology-rich environments

• Questions on skills use, covering: – cognitive skills – interaction and social skills – physical skills– learning skills

• Background questionnaire – demographic characteristics – educational attainment and training participation – social and linguistic background– employment status and income– use of information and communication technologies– literacy and numeracy practices

Ongoing policy reviewsPo

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• Review of education policy in Puebla, Mexico: key recommendations presented to Governor in February; report being completed

• Report on lessons from PISA for Korea in final stages

• Joint UNESCO/OECD review of education in Thailand: agreement to be signed shortly.

• Higher education in cities and regions: recent reports on Antioquia, Colombia; Wroclaw, Poland; Sonora, Mexico

• Economic Surveys: education and skills regularly feature; Director took part in New Zealand policy mission

Projected policy work with partnersG

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Country Theme Partners Details

Colombia Tertiary education World Bank Launched in Bogotá in January 2013

Indonesia General educationAsian Development Bank, Australia and the EC

Field visit in May 2013

Thailand General education UNESCO Main field visit in June 2013

Egypt

Compulsory education World Bank To be published in September 2013

VET - To be published in June 2013

Romania Skills beyond school - Part of OECD thematic review

Kazakhstan

Secondary - To be published in July 2013

VET - Field visit in September 2013

Efficiency - Part of OECD thematic review

Russia Efficiency - Part of OECD thematic review

Other Global Relations Highlights

• EDPC Global Relations Strategy– Approved on 11 January 2013– Next steps:

1. EDPC Participation Plan2. EDPC discussion

• Contributing to the OECD Development Strategy– PISA for Development – Post-2015 development goals

• Collaboration with South East Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO)

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