Posts tagged with "funding"

  • Challenges and recommendations in Iceland

    LEIKN recommends higher investment of capital in adult education in order to strengthen its voice. Funding for LEIKN could also improve outreach and awareness from the public on adult education, how to access learning opportunities and their benef...

  • Montenegro introduction

    New policies in Montenegro enable organisations to plan innovative adult education initiatives. Indeed, there have been significant changes which enabled several actors to play a central role in strengthening VET training and other practices. None...

  • Challenges and recommendations in Norway

    The main challenge for the field of adult education in Norway at present is finding funds to finance governmental, and local, initiatives to strengthen the development and outreach of Skills policies. There is a need to widen the scope of educatio...

  • Recent developments in the Republic of North Macedonia

    Recently, North Macedonia set up a national database of providers of non-formal adult education, established by the Public Institution of Adult Education Centre. This database is public, and available on the centre’s official website:

    Challenges and recommendations in the Republic of North Macedonia

    The adult education sector in North Macedonia is facing the challenges brought about by insufficient funding. Therefore, EAEA members in the country recommend that investment in adult education is increased through re-introducing funding by public...

  • Challenges and recommendations in the Netherlands

    There are several changes to the non-formal adult education sector in the Netherlands. However, improving the adult education provision and the image of lifelong learning by offering an individualised approach remains a focus. At the same time, it...

  • Poland introduction

    Major progresses have been made in Polish adult education sector. In terms of financial support, there has been a recent increase, which allowed organisations to tackle several issues, and provide new opportunities for all, particularly in basic s...

  • Challenges and recommendations in Portugal

    One of the main challenges that adult education organisations are facing nowadays in Portugal is lack of steady and solid funding. Irregular and insufficient funding can affect the capacity of adult education institutions, weakening their outreach...

  • Recent developments in Slovenia

    In January 2018, the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the new Adult Education Act. The Act came as a substitution to the one from 1996 and brought some important changes to the field of adult education in Slovenia. The Act set...

  • Spain introduction

    After the general elections in April 2019, and a shift on the Spanish political scene, there have been some tensions and disagreements in the government, resulting in an unstable budget and undecided future track of development. Meanwhile, the loc...