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Lifelong Learning Policies & Adult Education Professionals: Contextual and Cross-Contextual Comparisons between Europe and Asia

I have just has the pleasure of attending a conference organised by the University of Wurtzberg in collaboration with the Asia-Europe Lifelong Learning hub, entitled Lifelong Learning Policies & Adult Education Professionals: Contextual and Cross-Contextual Comparisons between Europe and Asia.

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Monday, 26 February, 2018

Skillset and Match – January 2018 issue is out!

The January 2018 issue of Cedefop’s magazine Skillset and Match, is available to read and download. It is packed with exclusive messages and interviews, features, news from EU Member States and information on new publications.

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Sunday, 21 January, 2018

Celebrating adult learning: Our latest issue of Quest - Adult Learning Australia (ALA) Member News, December 2017

Welcome to this year's final issue of Quest, Adult Learning Australia's quarterly magazine. From a national health literacy program that educates and encourages men to pay more attention to their health, to an Indigenous catering enterprise that attracts locals to their neighbourhood education centre, to celebrations of four decades of adult literacy our latest issue features stories about how people take on challenges, overcome hurdles and develop confidence and skills through adult education.

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Tuesday, 12 December, 2017

The orthodox and the critical approaches to TVET in international development - Thursday 26th October, 2017

Drawing on development theories and critical policy studies, the paper aims to understand the competing orientations and objectives of TVET policy agendas in Chile from 2009 to 2016 with a specific focus on the changing educational, economic and social goals and functions attributed to VET, the social expectations generated over secondary VET graduates, and their potential implications and effects on post-school trajectories.

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Friday, 13 October, 2017

The workforce of the future, digital inclusion and seniors, fostering a culture of lifelong learning and more - ACE News, October 2, 2017

Lifelong learning for a changing workforce, busting stereotypes about older learners, fostering a culture of lifelong learning and more stories about adult and community education are featured in this week's news round up.

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Wednesday, 4 October, 2017

Independent Review of Financial Support for Students in Scotland

The consultation seeks views on the independent review of student support in further and higher education in Scotland, chaired by Jayne-Anne Gadhia. The review and consultation takes place in the wider context of Scottish Government ambitions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the post-16 learner journey and work on Widening Access.

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Wednesday, 23 August, 2017

Professor Peter Jarvis - 80th Birthday

Three former professors of adult education, and the current chair, from the University of Glasgow were amongst some 100 friends and colleagues who celebrated the 80th birthday of Professor Peter Jarvis, the eminent adult educator, known to all in the field. Professor Lalage Bown, Emeritus Professor of Adult Education at Glasgow eloquently spoke of his contributions especially in the international sphere.

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Friday, 14 July, 2017

Vocational education and training: bridging refugee and employer needs - Cedefop briefing note

We are pleased to send you Cedefop's latest Briefing Note Vocational education and training: bridging refugee and employer needs for you to download in your preferred language (Spanish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Portuguese) and format (Pdf or eBook optimised for tablets and smartphones).

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Monday, 3 July, 2017

The place of adult learning in widening access to Higher Education: exploring current policy and practice in Scotland

The Open University in Scotland is hosting an open extended seminar on the morning of 25 May 2017:

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Friday, 5 May, 2017

VET scorecard, health literacy, prison ed — ACE news 31 Oct 2016

This week's news round up includes stories on health literacy, adult education for teens in juvenile justice, and reactions to proposed VET reforms.

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Wednesday, 2 November, 2016

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