Adult learning News - 19th July 2021
The need for adequate and equitable lifelong learning opportunities has gathered significant consensus in contemporary society. Aside from being a key policy tool in the effort to equip and re-equip the population with much needed upskilling and re-skilling opportunities, it is also a fundamental component in realising a sustainable future that is premised on the principles of active citizenship, learning for learning’s sake, critical thinking and inciting fruitful civic spaces. Establishing a culture of lifelong learning would deconstruct the idea […]
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Adult learning Guidance News Research Validation of learning - 6th July 2021
LLLP is a partner in the EU-funded project TRANSVAL-EU, a European policy experimentation concerning innovative approaches for the validation of transversal skills obtained in non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL) contexts, including guidance services.
“Transversal skills and competences (TSCs) are learned and proven abilities which are commonly seen as necessary or valuable for effective action in virtually any kind of work, learning or life activity. They are “transversal” because they are not exclusively related to any particular context (job, occupation, academic discipline, […]
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Adult learning Digital learning From the network - 22nd February 2021
In 2021, EAEA will focus on digitalisation and promote digital competences in adult education. By selecting this theme EAEA wants to raise awareness of the opportunities, challenges and impact digitalisation has on adult learning and education. Soon we will also publish the Grundtvig Award 2021 call with focus on digitalisation and democracy.
Read more on EAEA’s annual theme
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Active citizenship Adult learning Erasmus+ Learning environments News Validation of learning Volunteering Youth - 27th May 2020
Validation of non-formal and informal learning (VNFIL), the process that consist in the identification, documentation, assessment and certification of competences, is high on the agenda of the Lifelong Learning Platform. For that reason, LLLP partnered with 7 other organisations in the European Project “Job Bridge for volunteers” (2018-2020) to develop the capacity of volunteer-based organisations to assess the competences of their volunteers as well as their learning needs and progress.
The applications are now open for […]
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Adult learning News Research - 26th February 2020
In 2018, LLLP joined a consortium of 5 organisations to start a new project called TaMPADA, which will be implemented until 2021. Partners are now launching its first achievement: an Evidence collection toolkit and framework for tracking and monitoring the progress of disadvantaged learners.
This is designed to be of great use to adult education training providers in showing evidence of quality design, implementation and impact of adult education. The […]
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Adult learning Early leaving Erasmus+ ET2020 Inclusion and solidarity News - 29th January 2020
LLLP has just launched a survey on the EU Education and Training (ET2020) framework!
The survey aims to gather the views of education and training stakeholders on the ET2020 framework, feeding into a short study that LLLP will publish as own initiative with a “shadow report” for the ET2020 Monitor. LLLP has selected five countries to target: Slovenia, Ireland, Austria, Romania & Portugal and three specific areas of the framework to assess: early school leaving, inclusive education, and adult learning.
The survey is available […]
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