Everyday literacy, numeracy use surveyed for OECD report

<h2 class&equals;"intro">A survey on literacy&comma; numeracy and problem-solving skills and their use in everyday life is underway in Aotearoa as part of the OECD&&num;8217&semi;s Survey of Adult Skills&period; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The Ministry of Education has contracted Auckland-based research company CBG to interview a representative sample of New Zealanders aged 16-75 to glean information which will form the second cycle of the international study&period; CBG is contacting households across the country until about the end of June for a field trial ahead of the main survey in 2022&sol;23&period; The field trial will confirm that processes and procedures are fit-for-purpose&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Ministry of Education encourages those selected to participate given the value of the resulting information for understanding New Zealanders’ skills&period; Your individual information is confidential and fully protected&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The local name for the survey is the &&num;8216&semi;New Zealand Study of Adult Skills&&num;8217&semi;&comma; and it is part of the OECD’s Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies &lpar;PIAAC&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"box-wrapper related-info">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"inner">&NewLine;<p>For further information visit&colon; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;educationcounts&period;govt&period;nz&sol;data-services&sol;international&sol;piaac" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Education Counts&colon; Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies &lpar;PIAAC&rpar;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;