One of EBSN’s initiatives, a 3-year long Erasmus+ KA3 project was launched this year. The project aims to strengthen transnational networks of adult education providers by means of capacity building.
As its title suggests, EBSN Professional Development Series for Basic Skills Teachers is focusing on the establishment of an innovative tool for continuing professional development of practitioners i...
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Microcredentials & Modular Learning: The Future of Adult Education?
EBSN’s member organisation, the Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and Employability in Malta organised an interesting online event on the role of microcredentials and modular learning to demystify the notion of open badges, and digital credentials on 8 April.
The program and the theme were introduced by the Directorate’s experts by outlining the underlying considerations and some detail...
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EBSN’s OER collection and MOOC: Ensuring Outreach, Motivation and Persistence on EPALE
We are glad to announce that our OER collections and MOOC on Outreach, Motivation and Persistence made in collaboration with EPALE are also available. The online course addresses the issues of outreach initiatives, and learner motivation & persistence in adult basic skills programs and it gives an opportunity to participants to get to know the materials presented in the respective collec...
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Learn with us on EPALE: OER & MOOC on Numeracy by EBSN
Although numeracy has always been an essential element in basic skills training programs, it is often not in the forefront for basic skills policies and practice. Therefore, one of our OER collections and MOOCs this year aim to provide an introduction to adult numeracy training.
The OER collection on Adult Numeracy presents a fundamental overview on:
the reasons why numeracy should b...
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Welcome to EBSN’s online conference!
EBSN is organising its first online conference with the title Achieving Upskilling Pathways as a response to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemics.
The three-day event will consist of thematic workshops with presentations, followed by discussions and by interactivity on a number of platforms (Virtual Marketplace, Project Generation Facility), which will be available for further d...
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EBSN Annual Conference in Bratislava postponed
We would like to announce that after considering the current situation with the Slovakian organizers regarding the coronavirus, our annual conference and general assembly are postponed. The new date is 25-27 November 2020.
Please find relevant details, updates and program-related information on the conference’s page by following this link:
EBSN general assembly and annual conference 2020.
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EBSN in Online Courses on Workplace Basic Skills and Family Literacy
In their joint Capacity Building Series framework EBSN and EPALE launched two additional online courses, one in the field of workplace basic skills, and another in family literacy. The courses were based on the respective open education resources that were published at the end of September (Workplace Basic Skills: Policy and Practice; Family Literacy Interventions: Policy and Practice). Both cours...
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EBSN Online Courses on EPALE: Workplace basic skills & Family literacy policy and practice
The EBSN EPALE Team is glad to announce its second and third online course for policy-makers, experts and other professionals who have a stake in basic skills policy and are currently engaged in the implementation of the Upskilling Pathways recommendation. The two current MOOCs are addressing the policy level of basic skills provision in the context of the Upskilling Pathways by focusing on how Me...
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Two online discussions early October in the Capacity Building Series of EBSN on EPALE
We are glad announce that in the next phase of EBSN’s Capacity Building Series two thematic online discussions will be available on EPALE: workplace basic skills learning between 7-8 October and family literacy between 9-10 October.
The consecutive online events aim at generating discussion around two of the highlighted topics of the Capacity Building Series to explore the experiences from practic...
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Online discussion: Critical digital and media literacy
EBSN is glad to announce that the next online discussion in the framework of Capacity Building Series on Epale is scheduled at the end of August with the title: Critical digital and media literacy.
Digital skills and competences are today increasingly seen as a significant part of basic skills. There are a number of initiatives that aim at conceptualising and defining digital skills and comp...
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