This year’s EBSN event was organized in cooperation with the Association of Estonian Adult Educators – Andras, the Estonian Non-formal Adult Education Association and the Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia.
Tallinn Conference Declaration
Plenary Presentations
Why we need fairy tales –basic skills today and tomorrow – Maarja Vaino, director of Tallinn Literary Centre
The EBSN Capacity Building Series – Zoltán Várkonyi and Tamás Harangozó, EBSN EPALE Team
The EBSN’s CBS in the context of the Upskilling Pathways initiative – Paul Holdsworth, Unit “Skills for Adults” at DG Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion at the European Commission
Workshop Presentations
Volkshochschulen: Basic education in the service of a democratic society – Celia Sokolowsky, DVV, German Adult Education Association, Germany
Structural Flemish approach: the Strategic Literacy Plan – Sara Jaminé, VOCVO, Belgium
Education and training in correctional centers – Vassiliki Nikolopoulou and Angeliki Lytsiou, Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs, General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning, Greece
Basic Skills policies in Switzerland – basic skills within the framework of the recent Swiss law on further education – Cäcilia Märki, Swiss Association of Adult Education (SVEB), Switzerland
Basic Skills in Finland, policy and implementation – Leena Nissila, Finnish Agency for Education, Finland
Policy Support for the Implementation of Upskilling Pathways in Hungary – Zoltán Várkonyi and Enikő Jarmaczki, EBSN EPALE Team, Hungary
Take the first step – a national literacy and numeracy awareness campaign in Ireland – Clare McNally, NALA, Ireland
Combatting low literacy by targeting specific groups: CINOP’s innovative pilots for the Dutch government programme ‘Count on Skills’ – Myriam de Hoo, CINOP, Netherlands
Applying the goals of national policy to the individual’s needs – approach, methods and results of the work of Fønix, Norway – Jan Evensen, Fønix AS, Norway
Professionalisation of Trainers for Work Based Basic Skills – Christianne Gatt Fenech, Directorate For Research, Lifelong Learning and Innovation, Malta
Supporting professional development of adult trainers in Estonia – Mai Timmi, Ministry of Education and Research, Estonia
Teacher training for implementation of VARK learning strategies for adults with low basic skills – Patrick Ramberg Singler, Fønix AS, Norway
Carousel Presentations
“Are you as good as you think you are?” – Promoting self-assessments with social media – Ingrid Radtke, Skills Norway, Norway
Adult Learning curricula for developing key competences of employees – Agnese Zarāne, Ministry of Education and Science Department of Vocational and Adult Education, Latvia
Learning and teaching basic skills and key competences in non-formal adult education centres and folk high schools in Estonia –Ena Drenkhan,
Tartu Folk High School, Estonia, Margit Düüna, Training center Osilia, Estonia
Teenage tutors facilitating the acquisition of e-skills by older learners: the problem of tutor’s self-preparation and tacit knowledge – Tiina Tambaum, Estonian Institute for Population Studies, Tallinn University, Estonia
Towards a Common European Numeracy Framework – Dr Kees Hoogland and Dr. Mieke van Groenestijn, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands
Lend Me Your Ears: when adults read aloud instead of in silence – Sam Duncan, UCL Institute of Education, UK
Back to learning to formal education system – Karin Kurvits, Headmaster of Pärnu Adult Gymnasium, adult trainer, Estonia and Merle Protsin, Students counsellor, former student of Pärnu Adult Gymnasium, Estonia