The EU Agenda for Adult Learning defines the focus for European cooperation in adult education policies for 2012-2020. In the framework of the Agenda, the Commission coordinates a network of national coordinators (NC). The role of the NCs is to contribute to...
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Massive interest for the first EBSN Academy experimental MOOC workshop
The first workshop of the EBSN Academy took place in Oslo November 25th to 29th 2013. The Grundtvig Literacy Workshop was organized by Vox under the title “Evidence-based delivery of literacy training in the digital era”. The interest in participating in the workshop...
EAEA proposes Flagship Initiative on adult education
President Per Paludan Hansen introduced EAEA´s proposal of a European Flagship Initiative on adult learning at the Conference Equipping adults for the 21st century - Joining Forces for Action on Skills and Competences in Vilnius.
The Call for Proposals for Erasmus + has been published
The European Commission has published the Call for Proposals for Erasmus+, the new EU funding programme for education, training, youth and sport. Vistit the Commission's Erasmus+ website for more information.
Green light for Erasmus+
The Council of the European Union has formally adopted the new Erasmus+ programme for education, training, youth and sport from 2014–2020. This is the final stage in the approval process at European level and means that the Erasmus+ programme can enter into...
The first EBSN Academy event is launched!
Vox - Norwegian Agency for Lifelong Learning - has welcomed 20 delegates from EBSN members around Europe in Oslo this week! Follow the workshop and the discussions on http://europeanbasicskillsnetwork.wordpress.com/
Press Release: Green light for Erasmus+
More than 4 million to get EU grants for skills and employability http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-1110_en.htm
The long awaited results are here: read about PIAAC…
... find out about your country and play around with the figures and tables. They are interactive! http://www.oecd.org/site/piaac/
OECD to release PIAAC results on October 8
Mark your calendar! On October 8, 2013, OECD will be releasing the first results from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). While we are waiting for the results we reccommend you all to read NIACE's interesting briefing note on...
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...