Challenges and future plans: Ongoing advocacy for ALE on different political stages
The digital shift has created both opportunities and challenges for learning activities. The digital environment has attracted new groups of learners, but accessibility remains an issue because not everyone is proficient in digital technologies. Additionally, there is more funding for adult education than before the pandemic.
Plans for the year 2023
Learning power of volunteering, inclusion and digitalisation are important themes for NAAL in Norway, as well as sustainability, citizen empowerment and democracy.
Furthermore, campaigns and advocacy are part of NAAL's mandatory strategic work at the provincial, national and Nordic levels. When it comes to advocacy around ALE funding, a number of activities are planned by NAAL. This translates into face-to-face meetings with policymakers, politicians and partner organisations in the education sector.Â
In addition, NAAL invests in conferences and seminars with ALE-related themes. In general, NAAL is a very active consultative body in the national budget process, both in writing and in meetings with government ministers and subcommittees. NAAL would like to develop a more long-term, sectorial equal and predictable cooperation framework that recognises, finances and includes all professional ALE actors (both voluntary and formal) in Norway.