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EAAL (2012–2025)
Project | National Coordinators for the Implementation of the European Agenda for Adult Learning (EAAL) – Slovenia |
Time period | 2012–2025 (phases: 2012–2014, 2014/2015, 2015–2017, 2017–2019, 2020–2021, 2022–2023) Current phase: 1 January 2024–31 December 2025 |
Programme | Erasmus+ |
Coordinator | Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE) |
Partners | The activities are coordinated by the European Commission, its unit responsible for adult education (in terms of content) and the The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) – EACEA (by technical payment). The project is implemented in all EU Member States in accordance with country-specific project plans. |
Contact | Zvonka Pangerc Pahernik, MSc, EAAL National Coordinator T: +386 1 5842 567, +386 51 302 313 E: zvonka.pangerc@acs.si |
AIM
The project is aimed at the popularisation of messages of the European Agenda for Adult Learning (new EAAL, previous EAAL) and of educational policies on the national and European level. It is focused especially on raising awareness of the Slovenian public on the importance and omnipresence of adult education and lifelong learning and on opportunities available to the adult population. The focus is on the acquisition of basic skills and other key competences for adults.
The project is addressing all target groups, i.e. policy makers, professionals, practitioners, learners, media, and the widest audience. Special attention is dedicated to the low-skilled and educationally deprived. Project activities motiveta adults for learning and empower them for various aspects of life.
OBJECTIVES
Main objectives of the current project are to support:
- the implementation of the (since 29 November 2021: new – nEAAL) European Agenda for Adult Learning (previous EAAL, new EAAL),
- the implementation of the Council Recommendation Upskilling Pathways – new opportunities for adults,
- awareness-raising on the meaning of eight skills for life and learning opportunities for their acquisition,
- the national coordination of the European Year of Skills,
- other endeavours in adult education policy, profession and practice, especially with regard to governance (coherence with other policy areas), and supply and take-up,
- the implementation of flexibility, improved access, and quality.
DESCRIPTION
Activities of the seventh two-year EAAL implementation phase relate to four strands:
- increasing the participation of adults in lifelong learning (skills for life and work and their presentation on the national platform Where to Get Knowledge/Kam po znanje),
- dissemination and implementation of EU initiatives such as further implementation of the Upskilling Pathways Recommendation, Pact for Skills etc.)
- national coordination of the European Year os Skills (EYS) and examination of innovative learning environments,
- implementation of the EAAL dissemination strategy as well as activities at EU level.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 2012-2025
Events:
2024–2025 EAAL Forums:
- Skills for All (16 April 2024)
2022–2023 EAAL Forums:
- Financial and consumer skills for life (16 November 2023)
- Personal (emotional) and interpersonal skills for life (4 October 2023)
- Media skills for life (19 September 2023)
- Civic skills for life (12 September 2023)
- Skills for cultural awareness and expression (6 December 2022)
- Digital skills for life (22 November 2022)
- Skills for healthy life (15 November 2022)
- Green skills for life and learning communities (18 October 2022)
2021 EAAL forums:
- Inclusion and citizenship (15 december 2021)
- Ageing population and inter-generational cooperation(30 November 2021)
- Future of work and skills (25 November 2021)
- Green transformation of society (12 October 2021)
- Digital transformation of society (17 June 2021)
- Learning and education for an inclusive multi-cultural society (20 January 2021)
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Events 2012–2019:
- EAAL closing event 2019
- EAAL consultation meeting 2019_3
- EAAL consultation meeting 2019_2
- EAAL consultation meeting 2019_1
- EAAL Annual conference 2018
- EAAL consultation meeting 2018_3
- EAAL consultation meeting 2018_2
- EAAL consultation meeting 2018_1
- EAAL closing event 2017
- Events 2017
- Study visit to Ireland
- EAAL closing event 2016
- Events 2016
- Events 2015
- Learning Parade – Days of learning communities 2013, 2014 and 2015
Materials:
- Slovenian EYS website (May 2023/May 2024)
- UP e-portal
- EAAL e-bulletin
- Manifesto on inclusion and citizenship
- Manifesto on ageing population and intergenerational cooperation
- Manifesto on the future of work and skills
- Manifesto on the green transformation of society
- Manifesto on the digital transformation of society
- Manifesto on learning and education for in inclusive multi-cultural society
Videos:
- video Skills for life and work (in Slovenian with English subtitles)
- 10 years of EAAL implementation in Slovenia
- Videos 2017–2019
- Videos 2015-2017
- Videos 2012-2015
Other:
- Renewed and upgraded portal Where to get knowledge/Kam po znanje, subpage Skills for life (in Slovenian)
- International exchange
- Definition of a learning community
- E-corner