There are few OECD countries where vocational education and training (VET) is held in such high regard or takes so many forms as in Austria. Some 60 percent of young Austrians aged between 25 and 34 have completed a VET course below tertiary level (vocational school or technical college).

Individual secondary schools in England will from next year be able to take a version of the OECD’s PISA test in order to benchmark themselves against the world’s best education systems.

Note summarising the performance of 15-year-old students in Austria in the PISA 2012 assessment of mathematics, reading and science.

The results of the first international assessment of 15-year-old students’ financial literacy competencies were presented in Paris on 9 July 2014.

PISA 2012 financial literacy results focusing on the performance of Australia amongst 17 other countries and economies who participated in the assessment: Belgium (Flemish Community), Shanghai-China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Israel, Italy, Latvia, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain and the United States.

Austria has taken important steps to improve its school system, but needs to reform its complex school governance to further improve quality and equity, according to a new OECD report.

Exposure to complex mathematics concepts and tasks is related to higher performance in PISA among all students, including socio-economically disadvantaged students.

On December 6 2016 the Education Policy Institute will host the global launch of the 2015 results from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - a test of reading literacy, mathematics, and science given every three years to fifteen-year-olds in more than seventy countries and economies worldwide. This year's results will focus on science.

Amid a growing debate over the benefits of globalisation, a new OECD report examines how the level and mix of skills in a country’s workforce can affect its chances of winning or losing from the globalised production chains that see workers dotted across different countries contributing to the design, manufacture and sale of a single product

24 May 2017: PISA 2015 Results (Volume IV): Students’ Financial Literacy explores students’ experience with and knowledge about money and provides an overall picture of 15-year-olds’ ability to apply their accumulated knowledge and skills to real-life situations involving financial issues and decisions.

What's new in education and skills at the OECD?

Several government hospitals denied admission to Suresh, an auto-driver in Bengaluru, before a Twitter user highlighted his ordeal and prompted the DIPR to provide help.

Video shows civil dressed police officer thrashing two Muslim teenagers in the Hebbal-Sahakar Nagar area of Bangalore. People are calling out the police officer for using excessive force against the teenagers and are demanding action against the cop.

The aims of the workshop are to outline the key findings and recommendations of the two reports and to look at how we can develop stronger partnerships across Sydney to reduce carbon emissions and increase economic and employment opportunities.

Newsletter on regional development for autumn 2013.

Slower growth in key markets like China and India is reducing momentum across the Australian economy, cutting into employment opportunities and putting more pressure on the government to ensure that public policy delivers optimal results for growth and job creation.

Life expectancy, air quality, safety and other indicators of well-being can vary dramatically within countries, depending on which region you live in. Looking beyond national averages is vital to get an accurate picture of quality of life and to guide local government policy.

An overview of vents and reports on Regional Development Policy for Autumn 2014.

The city of Newcastle is fast emerging as a smart, liveable and sustainable city.

The IOMC Toolbox is an internet-based tool that enables countries to identify the most relevant and efficient tools to address specific national problems in chemicals management. Developed by the IOMC, this proof-of-concept focuses on a national management scheme for pesticides, an occupational health and safety system as well as a chemical accidents prevention, preparedness and response system for major hazards.

The OECD Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit describes the work flow for environmental risk assessment and management of chemicals with links to available OECD material relevant for the different steps in risk assessment and management. This new version of the Toolkit is more interactive and has added functionalities. It will be populated with additional tools and case studies in the future.

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) database of completed chemical reviews including (in some cases) detailed risk assessment reports addressing human health and the environment. A review, initiated from new concerns, may lead to the reconsideration of the registration of agricultural and veterinary chemicals in the marketplace if potential risks to safety and performance have been identified.

The OECD is pleased to announce, together with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and the European Commission Joint Research Centre, the Adverse Outcome Pathway Knowledge Base (AOP KB). This is a web-based platform which aims to bring together all the knowledge on how chemicals can induce adverse effects, therefore providing a focal point for AOP development and dissemination.

The OECD has just published two new Test Guidelines on human health hazard endpoint skin sensitisation. Skin sensitisation refers to an allergic response following skin contact with the tested chemical, as defined by the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UN GHS).

The ATX decreased 983 points or 30.44% since the beginning of 2020, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Austria. Historically, the Austria Stock Market (ATX) reached an all time high of 5010.93 in July of 2007. The Vienna Stock Exchange Index is a major stock market index which tracks the performance of all companies listed in Austria. It is a market capitalisation weighted price index. The WBI represents around 60% of Austrian stock trade. The index has a base value of EUR100 as of December 31, 1967.

Australia 5 Year Bond Yield was 0.42 percent on Saturday May 9, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the Australia 5 Year Note Yield reached an all time high of 6.93 in June of 2008.

Australia 2 Year Bond Yield was 0.25 percent on Saturday May 9, according to over-the-counter interbank yield quotes for this government bond maturity. Historically, the Australia 2 Year Note Yield reached an all time high of 7.25 in June of 2008.

Economy minister says comprehensive inspection is part of measures needed to save economy

Advisory groups urge shareholders to vote against companies’ actions at AGMs

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For the past 20 years, Brett Kaufman has developed over $1 billion in real estate projects focused on enhancing the human experience.

Dylan Nacass, 23, managed to escape with minor lacerations after a shark latched onto his leg while surfing at Bell's Beach in Torquay, Victoria on Friday afternoon.

His compelling portrayal of a young man in an intense, awkward relationship is setting the screen alight in Normal People.

In a letter to Mr Johnson on Sunday, campaigners said only an independent inquiry could get the 'critical' answers needed to explain the 'outsized effect' Covid-19 was having on BAME communities.

An Australian mother has revealed what really happens to your washing machine if you clean your clothes with laundry powder instead of liquid detergent.

Qantas has confirmed it will stop printing out Frequent Flyer numbers on boarding passes 'over the next few weeks'. In the social media age, hackers are selling Frequent Flyer points on the black market.

Virgin Australia said it has no intention of shutting Tigerair down, but an aviation analyst said buying the budget airline would bring the company down if they keep Tigerair running.

The Australian airline will release a new bargain every day for the first 12 days of December.

The Australian airline cancels almost one-in-10 scheduled flights between Melbourne and Sydney in the six months to November.

Virgin Australia has banned flat-faced pets such as bulldogs and Persian cats from flying over health concerns after two dogs died in Qantas transit last month.

The ASX fell by 1.7 per cent, wiping $36billion off the market amid fears the outbreak will reduce the number of tourists visiting from China.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday plans to remove more than 600 citizens currently trapped in China's Hubai province amid escalating health fears.

Around 600 Australians are trapped in the Hubei province amid fears over the deadly outbreak that has so far killed 170 people and affected more than 7,000 in China.

Around 600 Australians are trapped in the Wuhan province which had the outbreak of the deadly disease that has killed 170 Chinese people and infected more than 7,000.

A Qantas plane is en route to Wuhan to rescue some of the 600 Australians trapped in the Chinese city plagued by coronavirus. 

Public servant Malcolm Scriber and his family, who live in Hobart, were on holiday visiting relatives in the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan when the city was put under quarantine on January 23.

The Qantas rescue flight which lifted hundreds of Australian citizens from Wuhan took an unexpected route on its flight to Western Australia on Monday.

Daniel Ou Yang, from Roseville in Sydney's upper north shore, had been visiting his family for Chinese New Year when the outbreak turned the city into a ghost town.

The flight touched down on Wednesday and passengers from New Zealand and the Pacific Islands were immediately taken to Whangaparaoa military base for a 14-day quarantine.