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Annual Adult Education Conference
| Activity | Annual Adult Education Conference – AAEC |
| Time period | Since 2010 (one or two days in autumn) |
| Financed by | Ministry of Education (ME) |
| Contact | Zvonka Pangerc Pahernik, MSc T: +386 1 5842 567 E: zvonka.pangerc@acs.si |
AIM
The Annual Adult Education Conference is a regular meeting of policy makers and professionals in the theory and practice of adult education.
OBJECTIVES
Presentation of current topics and challenges, participation in implementation of these themes, professional exchanges, collections of suggestions and proposals of adult education stakeholders.
DESCRIPTION
This event offers an opportunity to evaluate the activities and goals reached in the previous year. The aim of the conference is also to spread information and encourage discussion of challenges and orientation that will influence the activities in adult education in the future. The event is also an opportunity for creation of non-formal connections with professionals from all across Slovenia and from all fields, strengthening our joint commitment to development of adult education in Slovenia.
ACTIVITIES
The SIAE has been tasked with organisation of the AAEC on the behalf of the ME for several consecutive years.
The tasks are grouped into the following sets:
- Definition of concept and contents of the meeting – in cooperation with the ME;
- Informing different publics of the event and sending out invitations;
Preberi več
- Collaboration with providers of plenary and panel contributions and teamwork;
- Implementation of organisational tasks in the strictest sense of the word;
- ICT and promotional support;
- Promotional materials;
- Ensuring media support;
- Implementation (including webstreaming);
- Documentation (recording, photographing) of the meeting;
- Evaluation of the AAEC.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Total (2021–2023) indicator: 14 editions of the AAECs; learn more about each at https://web.acs.si/lp.
2023 AAEC indicators:
- A two-day (Portorož, 17 in 18 October) hybrid event under the slogan Self-actualised. Connected. Strong.
- AAEC website (https://web.acs.si/lp2023 ; in Slovenian);
- Number of participants: 224 (present in person on either day or the first or second day);
- Number of speakers: 24 in plenary (6 of the SIAE), and 18 in working groups;
- Number of presentations: 3 introductory speeches, 12 plenary contributions, 3 working groups, 2 cultural performances;
- Exhibition Portraits of Reading and promotional material;
- Webstreaming (120 followers on the first day and 116 on the second day);
- Promotion and dissemination via SIAE communication channels;
- Editing of recording, final version made available in the SIAE YouTube channel (more than 600 views);
- Evaluation report based on participants’ survey.
Other activities:
Learning ExchangeRole Models Attract Multimedia PortalTraining of members of commissions for verification and certification of national vocational qualificationsAwards for the Promotion of Adult Learning and KnowledgeQuality MosaicAnnual Adult Education ConferenceLibraryOverview of Adult Education and Learning on OfferInfO-MosaicSIAE NewsletterAdult Education Colloquium