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OECD says one in five pupils not prepared for labour market

Brussels, 01/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - According to the OECD, pupils in Asian countries are better prepared for obtaining a job on a labour market that is increasingly demanding in terms of the skills it requires. On 1 April, the OECD published the first assessments from the PISA Programme (Programme for International Student Assessment of the OECD) on creative problem-solving methods.

The OECD measured the performance of around 85,000 15-year-olds in 44 countries and economies of the OECD,...