Through a comprehensive overview of policies and data related to the renewed European agenda for adult learning, this Eurydice report aims to support the exchange of policy and practice between countries. The report concentrates on measures to ensure that the most vulnerable groups of adult learners, in particular those with low basic skills or insufficient qualifications, have appropriate access to lifelong learning opportunities. The report's six chapters cover background statistical data on adult education and training, national policy commitments to adult learning, main types of publicly subsidised programmes, learning flexibility and progression pathways, outreach initiatives and guidance services as well as targeted financial support. The report is mainly based on information gathered through the Eurydice Network in 2014 and covers 35 national education systems located in 32 European countries (all EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey). Alongside ...   read more ...

Through a comprehensive overview of policies and data related to the renewed European agenda for adult learning, this Eurydice report aims to support the exchange of policy and practice between countries. The report concentrates on measures to ensure that the most vulnerable groups of adult learners, in particular those with low basic skills or insufficient qualifications, have appropriate access to lifelong learning opportunities. The report's six chapters cover background statistical data on adult education and training, national policy commitments to adult learning, main types of publicly subsidised programmes, learning flexibility and progression pathways, outreach initiatives and guidance services as well as targeted financial support. The report is mainly based on information gathered through the Eurydice Network in 2014 and covers 35 national education systems located in 32 European countries (all EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey). Alongside Eurydice information, it also includes data from a range of research projects and statistical data from international surveys. read less ...

This inventory of adult basic education and basic skills programmes takes the form of 35 system descriptions, covering 32 countries (all EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey). Its main goal is to support mutual understanding and dialogue between countries. The document has been drafted on the basis of a standalone collection of data by Eurydice that took place in April and May 2014, with the school year 2013/14 as the main reference period. The data collection covered a range of areas related to learning opportunities for adults with low basic skills, or low level or no qualifications. One of the areas of enquiry was the existence of large-scale programmes intended to support adults in acquiring basic skills (in particular, the skills of literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology – ICT). Large-scale programmes were defined as those which operated throughout the whole country or across a significant geographical area, and were intend ...   read more ...

This inventory of adult basic education and basic skills programmes takes the form of 35 system descriptions, covering 32 countries (all EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey). Its main goal is to support mutual understanding and dialogue between countries. The document has been drafted on the basis of a standalone collection of data by Eurydice that took place in April and May 2014, with the school year 2013/14 as the main reference period. The data collection covered a range of areas related to learning opportunities for adults with low basic skills, or low level or no qualifications. One of the areas of enquiry was the existence of large-scale programmes intended to support adults in acquiring basic skills (in particular, the skills of literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology – ICT). Large-scale programmes were defined as those which operated throughout the whole country or across a significant geographical area, and were intended to run long-term with funding expected to continue over several consecutive years. On the basis of this definition, countries were asked to complete detailed questionnaires in order to provide the relevant information. In addition, the data collection also included questions about policy commitments relating to adult literacy and basic skills in Eurydice member countries. The following country descriptions are based on these elements. In addition to the country descriptions, the information collected from the Eurydice Network was used as a basis for the comparative report 'Adult Education and Training in Europe: Widening Access to Learning Opportunities' (European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice, 2015). The country descriptions complement the comparative analysis, particularly the information on basic skills programmes read less ...