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...

Over the last year much of the changes in adult education in Switzerland has been focused on basic skills however, these changes have had a limited impact, and despite promotion and outreach participation rates remain low, especially amongst those...

In Switzerland the Strategy for Sustainable Development (2016-2019) has been brought in which specifically relates to all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals. In addition to this there are a number of initiatives designed specifically to imple...

Non-formal adult education in Sweden is currently facing challenges related to the changes to the county’s political scene. Nevertheless, the EAEA members in Sweden are continuing their work strengthening their presence and improving outreach to m...

The basic rules regarding compulsory education in Sweden are set out in the Education Act, adopted in 2010. The Act states that all Swedish citizens are entitled to a quality education, and that their access to education must not be affected by th...

Both organisations, ALDI and CEI Nahla would like to/ are developing a strategy to promote ALE in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently, there is no long-term policy that includes non-formal providers in public funding schemes. NGOs can achieve some f...

According to the Associação Portuguesa para a Cultura e Educação Permanente (APCEP), the situation of adult learning and education (ALE) in Portugal has stayed the same in comparison to last year. 

In Portugal, there is a formal sys...