Why basic skills? There is a long list of policies from a wide range of sectors (e.g., education and training, employment, social affairs) that promote the need for flexible basic skills programs embedded in the context in which adults with less sufficient basic...
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From Policy to Practice: Innovative Professional Development for Basic Skills Teachers through MOOCs
In today's fast-paced world, the need for continuous learning among adults is more important than ever, particularly during times of crisis. This is a sentiment that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) emphasised already 50 years ago,...
The need for professionalising adult basic skills teachers in Europe
As the European Agenda for Adult Learning (EAAL) moves forward into a new decade, it has set an ambitious target: at least 60% of adults aged 25-64 should participate in learning by 2030. To achieve this goal, the participation of low-qualified...
EBSN Professional Development Series: registration is open to new online courses for teachers of basic skills
3 new online courses will be started on 29 March and 10 April 2023 which aim to provide new opportunities for the professional development of basic skills teachers. The courses are 8-week long self-paced online courses supplemented with tutorial support and 3 live...
EBSN Professional Development Series: registration is open to new online courses for teachers of basic skills
3 online courses will be started on 13 February 2022 which aim to provide new opportunities for the professional development of basic skills teachers. The courses are 8-week long self-paced online courses supplemented with tutorial support and 3 live webinars and...
EBSN-PDS Pilot MOOCs are available
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...
EBSN PDS for basic skills teachers
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...
EBSN project to contribute to teacher training courses of basic skills teachers in preparation
One of EBSN’s initiatives, a 3-year long Erasmus+ KA3 project was launched this year. The project aims to strengthen transnational networks of adult education providers by means of capacity building.
EBSN’s OER collection and MOOC: Ensuring Outreach, Motivation and Persistence on EPALE
We are glad to announce that our OER collections and MOOC on Outreach, Motivation and Persistence made in collaboration with EPALE are also available. The online course addresses the issues of outreach initiatives, and learner motivation & persistence in...
Learn with us on EPALE: OER & MOOC on Numeracy by EBSN
Although numeracy has always been an essential element in basic skills training programs, it is often not in the forefront for basic skills policies and practice. Therefore, one of our OER collections and MOOCs this year aim to provide an introduction to adult...