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Call for Abstracts - 2nd International Conference of the ESREA Research Network: Working Life and Learning

Continuing the 2011 re-launch seminar of ESREA’s Network on Working Life and Learning, we invite you to our second international conference at the University of Osnabrück, Germany, to discuss workplace learning and development in times of globalization and uncertainty. Bridging working life and learning has gained momentum during the past decades. Education systems are seriously facing challenges resulting from globalization, demographic change and economic crises. The importance of flexible and individual modes of combining learning and working is increasing.

Competences for Grundtvig course organisers

GINCO Tools & Training has launched a survey amongst Grundtvig in-service training course organisers as to define and prioritise the competences needed to organise a quality Grundtvig IST course. They were also asked to define their training needs. Based on the results of this survey, the priorities set by the Lifelong Learning Programme and based on the principles of the EU Commission study on ‘Key Competences for Adult Learning Professionals’ the GINCO T&T team has come up with 41 competences spread over 8 competence areas.

These competence areas are the following:

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