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A recent interview published by ELM Magazine features Alex Stevenson, Chair of the European Basic Skills Network, reflecting on England’s latest PIAAC results and warning that adults with low basic skills are still being left behind. The interview...
A new blog post on ELINET by Aoife Crawford (Research and Policy Officer, National Adult Literacy Agency – NALA, Ireland) explores a crucial question: whose literacy needs remain unmet - and why? The article starts from a striking figure: in Ireland, one in five...
The iRead4Skills Final Conference will take place on 25 February 2026 from 14:15 CET at the Rectorate of NOVA University Lisbon (Auditorium B). The event will be held in a hybrid format, with the possibility to attend either onsite in Lisbon or online.Under the title...
Adult Learning and Education: Widening the Scope for Action 📍 University of Hamburg, Germany 🕓 13–15 May 2026 The University of Hamburg and the ESREA Network on Policy Studies in Adult Education invite contributions for the 2026 conference “Adult Learning and...
The EBSN EPALE Team invites you to a pivotal online discussion "Basic Skills in the Pact for Skills" featuring notable speakers including Miguel Fernandez Diez and other key figures in adult education. Moderated by Daiana Huber, a member of the EBSN Executive...
The Commission evaluated the actions taken in response to the Council Recommendation on Upskilling Pathways, assessed the experience gained and drew implications for the future. Our network has been involved in the process on several levels. On behalf of EBSN...
From June till July four pilot MOOCs will be available for those professionals who get involved and are asked to give feedback on our work. As a result of the testing process, we will update our course materials (OERs and MOOCs) based on the feedback to provide the...
The EBSN Professional Development Series Project aims to strengthen EBSN, and especially its members – who are adult education providers – in several ways. Firstly, the project poses an innovative target, one that is often overlooked i.e., training basic skills...
The Irish National Adult Literacy Agency has launched its new online platform for learning that is freely available to anyone. The platform offers a range of new opportunities including online courses and tutor training. Watch the short introductory video below and...
A new platform informing about the Swiss program “Einfach besser! … am Arbeitsplatz” has been launched recently. The platform aims at drawing attention to the subject through the dissemination of personal narratives about experiences of companies. The stories are...