In the French-speaking part of Belgium the adult education sector is dedicating most of its efforts to several challenging areas, ranging from professional training to social inclusion issues. One of the themes on the agenda of local authorities a...

As identified by EAEA members in Greece, promotion of lifelong learning needs to be in the centre of attention of the government and adult education providers. In that regard, several areas need to be considered:
●    Inclusion of social...

In recent years, there have been several strategic steps in Norwegian policies concerning adult education. In 2017 the current Norwegian Strategy for Skills Policy was adopted and will be active until the year 2021. Therefore, the government of No...

In the past year, the financial stability of non-formal adult education providers in the Republic of North Macedonia has been shaken by budgetary cuts, which pose a threat to the quality, and quantity of learning opportunities. Nonetheless, adult...

Turkey is continuing its work attempting to make the educational sector more inclusive, encouraging people of different backgrounds to participate in learning. The following year is expected to bring changes as the education development plan will...

The COVID-19 crisis has been the definite challenge of the last year. It has brought many providers closer to bankruptcy. It has also revealed that digital learning and access to adult education is less accessible for people who are socially and g...

The UK no longer participates in Erasmus+. This means that there is a loss of opportunity for exchange and collaboration in adult learning and education, as there is no provision for this in the UK's replacement programme, the Turing Scheme.

Hungary places great importance on adult learning and education (ALE). Policy-makers in the country recognise the significance of ALE and have undertaken various measures to promote it, including responding to labour market needs and addres...