Posts tagged with "vocational"

  • Developments: Slightly improved adult learning and education situation

    The Georgian Adult Education Network (GAEN), a member of EAEA, has described the adult learning and education situation to have slightly improved in Georgia in 2020/2021. There have been no major changes linked with policies or funding in the ALE...

  • Developments: Adult learning is viewed as part of vocational education

    According to EAEA’s members, adult learning and education in Greece has been overlooked and there is a unidirectional emphasis on vocational education. Other key areas of adult learning do not receive enough attention. EAEA’s members stress that q...

  • Developments: Vocational education is seen as a priority

    EAEA members give a varied response to the situation of adult learning and education (ALE) in Greece. Where Odyssea states that it has slightly improved, the Hellenic Adult Education Association (HAEA) argues that it has slightly deteriorated. 

  • Developments: Adult learning is still largely associated with formal education

    Overall, the Bosnia and Herzegovinian responses see a slight deterioration of the situation in adult learning and education (ALE) compared to previous years. From the point of view of the EAEA members, Association for Local Development Initiatives...

  • Sole focus on adult learning for employment neglects Greece’s societal issues

    Adult education policies in Greece tend to focus on upskilling and vocational training, with limited attention to broader societal needs, according to EAEA’s members DAFNI KEK and the Hellenic Adult Education Association report. Lack of fundi...
  • No political will to invest in adult education in Italy

    Adult learning and education (ALE) in Italy needs more funding and more attention by national policy makers. Arcipelago APS, member of EAEA, plans to work on a wide range of ambitious projects, tackling digital and citizenship skills and transv...