How EAEA and the LSE · LSE Rationale •Context: PIAAC, decreasing participation in basic skills course, upskilling pathways initiative •Starting point: Citizens curriculum (L&W)

HowEAEAandtheLSETechSeniormultiplierevent,Brussels18/01/2018

FrancescaOperti,EAEAprojectmanager

WhatisEAEA?

• An AISBL registeredinBelgium• Anassociationwith141members,from45countries,representing5000associations• Itworkswithadulteducationand lifelonglearning

• Itconcentratesonthenon-formalsector

Lifelonglearninganditbenefits• Lifelonglearningalsoincludeslife-widelearning:formal,non-formal,informal

• Ifyouputthelearneratthecentre,sectoraldifferencesbecomelessimportant

• ‘Widerbenefitsoflifelonglearning’• employability• activecitizenship• personaldevelopment

WhatdoesEAEAdo?• Representscivilsocietyforadultlearning andeducationat

Europeanlevel• Raisesthevisibilityofadulteducation andlearning• Influencespolicy andmaintainsnetworks• Providesinformationaboutadulteducation andlearningin

Europe• Worksinprojectsofstrategicimportancewithregardto

advocacypolicyinadulteducationandlifelonglearning• Offersservicestootherorganisations

Weworkwith…• Ourmembers• TheEuropeanInstitutions:theEuropeanCommission,theEuropeanParliament,theEuropeanCouncil

• EuropeanEconomicandSocialCommittee(EESC)• othercivilsocietyorganisations:LLLP,SocialPlatform,Concord…

• Unesco InstituteforLifelongLearning(UIL)• InternationalCouncilofAdultEducation(ICAE)• andplentyofotherorganisations

Recentactivities• EAEAYearofAdultEducation• Grundtvig Awardthemefor2017:Engagingnewlearnersà 2018:partnershipandcooperation

• Countryreports• InterestgrouponLLLintheEP• MonitoringtheEuropeanAgenda andErasmus+• PromotionofourManifestoforAdultLearning

InitiativesonlearninglaterinlifeEAEAstatements:EAEAiscommittedtoactiveageingandencouragesacommonvisionontheparticipationofolderpeopleinadultlearning.

GRUNDTVIGAWARDS:• 2017theme:Engagingnewlearners• 2015theme: AdultEducation&Health• 2012theme: InnovativeApproachesinActivatingOlderLearners

Main EAEAcoordinatedprojects

• FinALE:FinancingAdultLearninginEurope• implOED:ImplementingOutreachEmpowermentDiversity

• LSE:LifeSkillsforEurope• AVA:Actionplanforvalidationofnon-formaladulteducation

• AE-PRO:EuropeanAdultEducation(Young)ProfessionalsLearningPlatform

EAEApartner projects• LEK-AE:LetEuropeKnowaboutAdultEducation• DIMA:AToolkitforDeveloping,ImplementingandMonitoringAdultEducation

• EDU-FIN:FinancialLiteracyforyoungadultsatrisk

• AEMA:AdultEducationMadeAccessible• SmartGeneration• LiveandLearn

LSERationale• Context:PIAAC,decreasingparticipationinbasicskillscourse,upskillingpathwaysinitiative

• Startingpoint:Citizenscurriculum(L&W)

• Aims:TheprojectaimstoimprovebasicskillsprovisioninEuropebyexplaining,furtherdevelopingandupscalingthelifeskillsapproach.ItfostersacommonunderstandingofthebenefitsoflifeskillsforadulteducationacrossEurope.

Consortiumandresults

- Definitionandanalysisofthestate

oftheart

- Learningframework

- Advocacytoolkit

TheLSEdefinition

Lifeskillsareaconstituentpartofcapabilitiesforlife andwork inaparticularsocial,culturalandenvironmentalcontext.Thetypesoflife

skillsemergeasaresponsetotheneedsoftheindividualinreallifesituations.

Componentsandbenefits

FollowEAEAandtheLSEproject• onourwebsite:www.eaea.org• onFACEBOOK:EAEA• onTWITTER:@EAEA2020• viaourNEWSLETTER

Orcontactmeat:[email protected]

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How EAEA and the LSE · LSE Rationale •Context: PIAAC, decreasing participation in basic skills course, upskilling pathways initiative •Starting point: Citizens curriculum (L&W)