Commission presents AI Literacy Framework with the OECD to prepare learners for the age of artificial intelligence
An internationally reviewed competence framework for AI literacy sets a benchmark that Australian education and digital skills policy may be measured against.
Key points
- The European Commission and OECD have jointly released an AI literacy framework for primary and secondary education.
- The framework covers four competence domains and feeds into PISA 2029 - setting an international benchmark for AI education.
- Australian education policy sits with states and territories; direct APS applicability is limited but the framework has comparative value.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Monitor Agencies working on digital skills or AI capability uplift may want to monitor how the OECD's AILit Framework influences Australian education and workforce readiness policy.
- Consider DISR, DTA, or DESE-adjacent teams developing public AI literacy guidance could consider referencing the AILit competence domains as an internationally validated baseline.
Implications are AI-generated. Starting points, not advice — see methodology for how they're framed.
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"Commission presents AI Literacy Framework with the OECD to prepare learners for the age of artificial intelligence"
Source: EU Digital Strategy – News
Published: 18 June 2026
URL: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-presents-ai-literacy-framework-oecd-prepare-learners-age-artificial-intelligence
The European Commission and OECD have jointly published the AILit Framework, a structured AI literacy competence framework for primary and secondary education. Organised across four domains - Engage with AI, Create with AI, Manage AI, and Shape AI - it targets teachers, school leaders, policymakers, learning designers, and parents. Developed with input from over 2,000 stakeholders, it will contribute to the PISA 2029 Innovative Domain assessment. While it is not an Australian product, it represents the emerging international consensus on what AI literacy should look like for young people.
Implications for Australian agencies:
- [Monitor] Agencies working on digital skills or AI capability uplift may want to monitor how the OECD's AILit Framework influences Australian education and workforce readiness policy.
- [Consider] DISR, DTA, or DESE-adjacent teams developing public AI literacy guidance could consider referencing the AILit competence domains as an internationally validated baseline.
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