IALS Partners

NCES worked with the following agencies or organizations to carry out the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) in the United States:

• Statistics Canada served as the international coordinating body for IALS, and with an international steering group that included NCES, directed the design, operations, analysis, and reporting for IALS on the international level.
• The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) provided support for dissemination of IALS results on the international level and assisted in country recruitment for participation in the study.
• The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) also provided support for dissemination of IALS results on the international level and assisted in country recruitment for participation in the study.
• The Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) at the U.S. Department of Education provided support for IALS data collection and analysis in the United States, as well as for additional studies of adult education program participants using IALS instruments.
• The Department of Labor also supported the implementation of the IALS study.
• Westat coordinated the U.S. data collection for IALS.