Posts tagged with "PIAAC"
Adult education must be a space for resistance and transformation
Adult participation in learning in Portugal has declined since 2016 and remains below the EU average. European funds are supporting ongoing efforts to reverse this trend. PESSOAS 2023, financed through the ESF+, supports adult education via the QU...
National basic skills badges introduced in Finland
Kansanvalistusseura sr. (Kvs), the Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation, and the Finnish Adult Education Association<...
Increasingly tight funding in Germany worsens accessibility and responsiveness of ALE
In Germany, access to continuing training depends heavily on employment status: unemployed adults, low-skilled workers, and those in small companies face fewer opportunities. Despite a high participation rate, learners still face important b...
Improvements that lead to uncertainties: the fragmented situation of VET, ALE and higher education in Ireland
Adult education centres generate social and economic added value
Austria shows stagnant participation rates in adult learning. The participation rates have slightly decreased since 2016, and the level of basic skills among the adult population has decreased as well. Outreach remains an issue, as adults wit...
Awaiting for further developments, local authorities are still key actors in ALE
According to EAEA's member, the Learning and Work Institute (L&W), there have been significant developments in adult learning and education across the Un...
Funding is necessary to support adults improving their basic skills
There have been no major changes in ALE policy since 2023. The situation in Switzerland is currently complex. A broad cost-saving programme is being discussed at the national level, which includes the Continuing Education and training Act. This ac...
A call for a higher profile of education and training
Overall, there have been important developments in Slovenia. There has been a significant additional source of funding originating from the European Cohesion Fund (CF). Initiatives funded by the European Social Fund+ (ESF+) are focused on basic sk...
Adult learning must be seen as a necessity in its own right
Sweden has the highest participation rate in adult learning in the EU. However, data shows adults have been underperforming in basic skills since 2018 and pointed out lower participation among older people and people with lower levels of education...
Empowering individuals and communities for long-term social and economic resilience
Adult participation in learning in Hungary exceeds the EU average, with 62.2% of the adult population participating in the previous 12 months. While results are positive, high disparities are observed between different groups. Marginalised groups,...