An excerpt from the symposium titled “Competenze e Apprendimento permanente: dalla ricerca alle indicazioni di policy. Il contributo dell’indagine nazionale PIAAC” (Skills and lifelong learning: from research to policy guidance. The contribution of PIAAC national survey). The video contains a contribution by Gabriella Di Francesco, Research Executive at Isfol. The Symposium organised by Isfol was held in Rome on 8 May 2014 at the Archivio Centrale dello Stato conference room.