Adult Education 2.0 for both young adults and seniors
Michael Voss - Denmark | 04.12.2012 | Background reports
Young adults and senior citizens are at the centre of non-formal adult education priorities in Denmark these years. At the same time institutional changes at governmental level has an impact on the sector.
Qualifications framework: Germany incorporates non-formal education
Michael Sommer | 21.11.2012 | Articles [en]
Following the initial focus on assignment of vocational qualifications in comparison with university qualifications within the development of a German qualifications framework, the Autumn meeting of the German Qualifications Framework Working Group (Arbeitskreis Deutscher Qualifikationsrahmen; AK DQR) led to a breakthrough for the non-formal education sector. Representatives of adult education are particularly campaigning for the integration of this field.
Biggest challenges for adults returning to education in Ireland
Berni Brady, AONTAS | 20.11.2012 | Articles
Lack of financial support and a lack of suitable course options are the biggest challenges for adults returning to education in Ireland, according to callers to AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Organisation, in 2012.
National meeting strengthened the dynamics of the local initiatives of the lifelong learning week
Carlos Ribeiro | 12.11.2012 | News items [en]
“Greater freedom of civil society organisations from State patronage” was the topic highlighted at the 2nd EFA [Adult Education and Training] Meeting held in Lisbon and constituted the theme of a new adult education cycle in Portugal. After a decade marked by government support for the system of Skill Recognition, Validation and Certification and various modes of adult education, the focus is now on consolidating local initiatives and networks by making civil society organisations more independent from the requirements imposed for public funding.
Is Livelong Learning really useful to support the inclusion in the labour market?
Teresa la Marca | 29.09.2011 | Articles
Through the mechanism of the “social cohesion” the national politics should promote the redistribution of the produced wealth and the inclusion in the community and in the social and labour life for each citizen, above all disadvantaged people. One of the main challenge for each country, to combating poverty and exclusion, is to promote the access into the labour market. Between the instruments to promote social and economic inclusion, beyond reintegration programmes and financial compensations, training plays a key role. Is training really useful to support the inclusion in the labour market?
InfoNet brings visibility to the Recognition of Competences at the European level
carlosvalribeiro@sapo.pt | 25.09.2011 | Articles [en]
InfoNet has contributed to social innovation in
The German Guidance Discourse
Clinton Enoch, Martina Pohl, Petra Herre | 20.06.2011 | Articles [en]
The situation in Germany is closely linked to European development. In Germany, studies for the development of the guidance discourse also have an important function.
Advice on skills recognition: a didactic tool for the advisory process
Stefanie Jütten | 09.06.2011 | Articles [en]
Advice as a means of support for adult education has become a more important mediation tool between the concerns of the person wanting the advice and the requirements of the labour and education market in the context of lifelong learning in Germany.
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