The EU Agenda for Adult Learning builds upon previous projects funding and will focus on these three main objectives:
1) Ensure effective communication and coordination with relevant stakeholders to encourage coherence in policy making and adult learning provision
2) Coordinate the implementation of the Recommendation on Up-Skilling Pathways in Malta
3) Improve basic skills of parents whose children are in compulsory education by implementing a Schools as Community Learning Spaces programme to increase the rate of participation in learning by parents.
EPALE is an initiative of the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission. It is set up around the sharing of content related to adult learning, including news, blog posts, resources, and events. Community is at the heart of EPALE. Members of the community can engage with adult learning colleagues across Europe through the site’s features, including the forums, the communities of practice and the comments sections. You can find articles and resources around specific topics through the thematic areas. You can look for projects and make professional connections using the Partner Search tool. You can also learn more about adult education policy by visiting the policy tool.
The aim of the project is to test and prototype an accessible learner-centered SkillsChecker tool to help adults self-assess their basic skills. The SkillsChecker will enable a person to carry out an initial assessment of their literacy, numeracy and digital skills and orientate them, in a clear and simple manner, to their options regarding flexible learning prospects and opportunities to recognise prior learning. The project also aims to work with stakeholders to develop their awareness of people with literacy, numeracy and digital skills needs.
CITO includes the participation of five organisations from three different European countries with a record of accomplishment in adult education. The Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and Employability in Malta is the project coordinator. The project partners are the Education and Training Boards Ireland, National Adult Literacy Agency and Waterford Institute of Technology from Ireland and FONIX from Norway.
CITO includes the participation of five organisations from three different European countries with a record of accomplishment in adult education. The Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and Employability in Malta is the project coordinator. The project partners are the Education and Training Boards Ireland, National Adult Literacy Agency and Waterford Institute of Technology from Ireland and FONIX from Norway.
Breaking Barriers aims to tackle the need of the cohort of low-skilled literate adults between 25 and 65 years of age to ultimately help learners build new skills and improve career prospects. The project tackles the question, of how digital tools can met the need of low-skilled adult learners. This will be done through the strategic collaboration of 8 European partners specialised in adult learning, education and digital media. The project aims to explore and show how adult educators can engage and motivate adult learners by using digital tools.
Profi-Train aims at the development of a transferable and flexible professional training concept for experts in adult education and vocation training. This is to contribute to the professional development and the professionalization of trainers. Deliverables of profi-train will include: A manual for self-study, six thematic modules for the realisation of seminars, a training guide for stakeholders and a specialist report.
One of the main objective of the project is to get acquainted with the good practices applied by the organisations of the international partnership in the area of the development of key competences of adults who lack of skills needed for becoming employed and for lifelong learning. Other main objectives are to further develop the methods and professional activities of the organisations by exchanging experiences and to build up partnership networks and more effective local cooperation. Improving the access of training is needed in order to complete the expected rate of adults participating in lifelong learning, marked in the EU 2020 strategy. The shortage of labour in more and more areas can be lessened if the employment of labour reserve – including the unemployed and those involved in public employment – would be supported by individual counselling and by developing key competences.
Most courses start at the beginning of October and finish towards the end of May. Most have a duration of approximately 32 weeks, with other shorter courses lasting a maximum of 14 weeks. Further details regarding specific courses are indicated within the schedules of the ‘Courses’ section.
Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning &
Employability Ministry for Education and Employment
Great Siege Road, Floriana
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Lifelong Learning is financed and organised by the Ministry for Education and Employment.
