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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

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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

Illettrisme, Grande Cause Nationale 2013

On March 1st this year, a group of 66 French stakeholders in our field, led by our French EBSN member, the ANLCI, obtained from the French Prime minister the Label Grande Cause Nationale.  The label “grande cause nationale” is given each year to a different cause (autism and suicide are past examples).  Once an issue has been given the label, all governmental ...

Consultation on partnerships in Erasmus+: make your voice heard!

The Education, Training and Youth Forum 2013 will take place in Brussels on 17-18 October. The Forum promotes the idea of “Working together for Reforms” and emphasises the need for policy makers and key stakeholders to work in partnership, in order to foster the successful implementation of reforms at national and regional level, in particular through the opportunities ...

Description of Teachers´ Competence

What is required of a professional teacher of initial and functional literacies to adults whose mother tongue is not a Nordic language? The Nordic Adult Literacy Network, Alfarådet, has drawn up a description of the competencies required for this complex task. Go to the Nordic network for adult learning's (NVL) website to download the brochure.

Grundtvig Workshops 2013-2014

Workshops enable adult learners to participate in learning events and seminars taking place in a European country other than their own. They bring together professionals working within the field of adult literacy, from several countries, in order to improve their practical teaching, coaching, counselling, management skills, etc.   Under the 2013 Call, the Workshop ...
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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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