From December 9th we will further discuss the most important topics and messages in terms of basic skills development of the conference organized by the European Commission as part of the European Vocational Skills Week. Join us on EPALE for the...
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Commission launched New Skills Agenda for Europe!
The Commission has adopted a new and comprehensive Skills Agenda for Europe. The aim is to ensure that the right training, the right skills and the right support is available to people in the European Union so that they are equipped for good-quality jobs and can...
The EBSN’s input to European policy: now also through a pre-recorded video at an Italian national conference. (video)
The Italian region of Reggio Emilia hosted a national conference on "Illiteracy and citizenship: Stories, statistics and rights in Italy and Europe", on May 13th and 14th. Graciela Sbertoli, chair of the EBSN, had been invited as a speaker but could not attend. A...
Key messages of the ET2020 Working Group on Adult Learning 2014-2015
Adult learning can improve lives and economies. Adult learning benefits individuals, companies and society. Adults that continue to learn earn more, are more employable, enjoy better health and are more active citizens. Adult learning improves companies’ innovation...
More research and diverse variety of evidence types needed to persuade better the decision makers
On September 2015 a challenging and thought-provoking conference was organised by NIACE as the UK National Coordinator for the European Agenda for Adult Learning. The conference "Realising Impact: Making a difference through adult learning" focused especially on...
Policy coherence in basic skills provision – Interview with David Mallows (video)
Interview was made on the Annual Collaborative Workshop of the European Basic Skills Network (EBSN) on the 3rd - 5th of June, 2015 in The Hague, The Netherlands. Title of the workshop: “Strategies that work: governance, financing and implementation in the provision of...
The European Agenda for Adult Learning
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...
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.
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...
Literacy in focus in France
Literacy has been declared a Cause Nationale in France, and our colleagues at the ANLCI are in focus, working at national and international level. They are planning an international conference for mid-November this year. The program will be publsihed on these pages as...