Posts tagged with "skills"
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,...
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...
More technical and financial support in needed in Turkey
There have been some developments in Turkey since the last report. In 2024, the Presidential Savings Circular was implemented to support the country’s economic stabilisation efforts. As a result, apart from courses addressing the basic needs of ad...