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European Basic Skills Network

Who we are
EBSN is a European network bringing together policy makers and key stakeholders to strengthen adults’ basic skills across Europe.
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Our objective
To promote excellence in adult basic skills policy and implementation at European and national level, in a field with major implications for education, employment, social inclusion and active participation in society.
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Why it matters
Across Europe, many adults face barriers in work, learning and everyday life because they lack essential basic skills. EBSN supports stronger cooperation, knowledge exchange and policy development to help address this challenge.

About EBSN

Learn who we are, what we stand for, and how the Network supports cooperation on adult basic skills across Europe.

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Activities & Projects

Explore our policy work, partnerships and projects that connect evidence, practice and European cooperation.

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Membership

Find out how institutions can join EBSN, benefit from membership, and become part of a trusted European network.

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Highlighted News & Events

Presentation of Graciela Sbertoli, Chair of EBSN at the EPALE Launch Conference in Brussels, 15 April 2015 (video)

Graciela Sbertoli presented the vision how EBSN would like to utilise the platform to create fora for basic skills policy makers and policy providers and nurture a growing 'community of practice' as well as to generate a new facility for continuous professional development and learning under EBSN Academy by creating webinars, MOOCs and other new possibilities for ...

Join the ‘European e-training for Adult Educators’

The European Adult Education (Young) Professionals Learning Platform (AE-PRO) has announced the launch of ‘European e-training for Adult Educators’, that includes sessions on European developments in the adult education sector, Adult education methodologies in European countries and Policy and advocacy, etc. The free training begins in April via the online Adult Education ...

EBSN Chair Graciela Sbertoli Keynote Speaker on EPALE Launch conference

The Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (EPALE) aims to become the main reference point for adult learning professionals in Europe. The European Commission has repeatedly expressed its appreciation of the fact that EBSN is one of the partners in the EPALE team, committed to making the portal into a key source of information as well as the main online meeting ...

New Erasmus+ project started with four EBSN members – “Straighten Basic Skills”

Strategy To Raise Awareness and Improve, Generalize and Help Tackling European Needs for Basic Skills – Straighten Basic Skills Improving the accessibility of learning opportunities for adults, especially for low qualified employees and long term unemployed, with a view to training needs of workplace basic skills is one of the core areas of the European education policy. ...
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Join a European network of institutions committed to strengthening adult basic skills policy and practice.

Annual Conference

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projects

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European cooperation

Connecting institutions across countries and sectors.

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Policy dialogue

Supporting informed exchange on adult basic skills.

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Peer exchange

Sharing experience, approaches and lessons learned.

Project collaboration

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