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You can find content here that is additional to the OER and you can use this section as a source of inspiration, and further learning. Cover this section first and then move on the the Section 1 of the OER below.
1. How can numeracy help save the world?
(NALA Ireland, March 6, 2019)
Read NALA’s blog on the role of numeracy in innovation processes! Learn about specifically the impact of numeracy on finding solutions for the big problems of our time. Access the article here:
2. Investing in skills does pay off!
(Cedefop 2017. Investing in skills pays off)
Read section 4, and 5 to learn more about the actual consequences of low skills for the societies, businesses. Access the report here:
3. Check out your country data on basic skills performance!
(Skills Matter: Further Results from the Survey of Adult Skills)
Check the snapshot of performance in literacy, numeracy and problem solving: Mean proficiency scores of 16-65 year-olds in literacy and numeracy, and the percentage of 16-65 year-olds scoring at Level 2 or 3 in problem solving in technology-rich environments! Access the data here: