Measuring skill gaps in firms: the PIAAC Employer Module

This paper introduces the Employer Module of OECD Survey Adult Skills (PIAAC), a new survey designed to measure imbalance between supply and demand for skills needed in workplace (skill gaps), how this relates companies’ business strategy hiring, training human resource practices. The document first describes added value collecting such data, different streams economic research it can contribute to. It then shows complement worker-level information on skill imbalances collected Skills. Lastly, presents key technical features survey, including questionnaire’s conceptual development, units observation coverage, mode administration, requirements data cleaning validation.