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In the US and internationally, digital technologies are pervasive both at home and at work. To understand how equipped adults are for successful participation in 21st-century society and the global economy, the OECD developed the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). PIAAC measures adults' ability to solve problems using computer technologies by simulating tasks commonly performed in computer-based settings, such as e-mailing, interacting with websites, and using spreadsheets, to solve real-world problems such as purchasing goods or services, finding health information, and managing personal information and business finances. This report uses data from the 2012 PIAAC to examine the rate of digital literacy in the US, including how this rate varies among demographic and workforce groups, and how the US digital literacy rate compares to the rate in other countries.

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This report provides national estimates on occupational program offerings, the use of skill competencies, and other occupational program characteristics in public secondary schools and less-than-four-year postsecondary institutions. Survey respondents reported on 28 selected occupational programs within six broad occupational areas at the secondary level and on 32 selected occupational programs in the same six occupational areas at the postsecondary level. Survey findings are presented by school type (comprehensive, vocational) and by level of institution (two-year, less-than-two-year). Most findings are based on schools and institutions that offered at least one of the listed occupational programs. Detailed information is provided regarding occupational programs' use of skill competency lists, educator and industry involvement in the development of skill competency lists, criteria used to determine program completion, and the educational credentials offered by programs.

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