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programme

European Policy on

Lifelong Learning and

Older learners

• Martina Ní Cheallaigh

• IFA, Prague, 30 May 2012

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Active citizenship indicator, 2002

Demographics in the EUPopulation age structure by major age groups

24% 21% 21% 20% 19% 19% 19%

60%61% 61% 59% 56% 54% 52% 51%

11% 12% 13% 14%17%

18%18% 18%

7% 9% 11% 12%

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Source: Eurostat: 1990-2010: observed populations

2020-2060: Eurostat projections

Less than 19 years 20 - 64 65 - 79 80 and over

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European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations

The main objectives are to:

• promote active ageing in employment

• facilitate active ageing in the community

• promote healthy ageing and independent living

• enhance solidarity between the generations

Lifelong learning

programme

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Participation trend by age

Participation in education and training in 2010 by age EU27 - %Source: Eurostat Labour Force Survey (Last update: 2011)

15,2

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Active Citizenship

• Norway

• Sweden

• Denmark

• Austria

• Ireland

• Belgium

• Netherlands

Employment Rate

• Switzerland 78.6%

• Iceland 78.2%

• Norway 75.3%

• Netherlands 74.7%

• Denmark 73.4%

• Sweden 72.1%

• Austria 70.7%

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Policy acquis at the EU level

• Lifelong Learning policy (since1995): includes formal, non-formal

and informal learning (also used: life wide learning)

• Communication It is never too late to learn (2006)

• Action Plan on Adult Learning (2007)

• European Qualification Framework (2008)

• ET2020 Strategic Framework for European Cooperation (2009)

• Bruges Communiqué (2010)

• European Agenda for Adult Learning (2011)

• Europe 2020 – smart, sustainable and inclusive growth

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EU Agenda for Adult

Learning

• Adult learning - a means of up-skilling or re-skilling those affected by unemployment, restructuring and career transitions,

an important contribution to social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development

• Vision for 2020: Well-developed learning provision for seniors, in order to promote active, autonomous, and healthy ageing, and which uses their knowledge, experience, social and cultural capital for the benefit of society as a whole

• Priority 2012-14: Enhancing learning opportunities for older adults in the context of active ageing, including volunteering and the promotion of innovative forms of intergenerational learning and initiatives to exploit the knowledge, skills and competences of older people for the benefit of society as a whole

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What are the objectives?

• Basic skills

• Social inclusion

• Development of active citizenship

• Cultural engagement

• Health and well-being

Learning to support older adults maintain social

cultural and political involvement in their

community and contribute to active ageing

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Grundtvig

Lifelong Learning Programme - Adult

Education Strand

• Multilateral projects, Networks and Learning

Partnerships

• Opportunities for AE staff mobility: In-service

training, Visits and exchanges, Assistantships

• Accompanying measures, Preparatory visits

• Workshops

• Senior volunteering projects

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Grundtvig

• Strong social focus

– Outreach to disadvantaged and marginalised groups

– Citizenship, older people, inter-generational solidarity, environment

– Social cohesion, inclusion of minorities

• Commitment to informal and non-formal learning alongside

formal adult education

• Broad spread of participating organisations embracing

NGOs, community groups and cultural organisations such

as museums alongside specialised adult education

providers

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Grundtvig projects

• Inter-generational 98

• Art, culture, media 84

• ICT 83

• Active ageing 66

• Learning in later life 57 & Life transitions 10

• Health 37 & sport 6

• Inclusion 32

• Citizenship 30 & Intercultural 30

• Older workers 27

• Care of the elderly 23

• Family learning & solidarity 20

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Grundtvig projects

• Gender/women 18

• Languages 16

• Environment/science 12

• Disabilities 11

• Minorities/ethnic minorities 10

• Entrepreneurship 8

• Transfer of practices 21

• Volunteering 27

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Senior Volunteering

Some figures

2009: 43 projects, 450 volunteers

2010: 63 projects, 643 volunteers

2011: 67 projects, 740 volunteers

Strongly increasing applications 2009-11

25 countries in 2011

Profile of volunteers:

73 % women

average age: 63 years old

usually experienced local volunteers

mainly retired people but not only

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Other programmes

• Leonardo da Vinci

– Older workers

– Continuing vocational training

– Apprenticeship

• Culture, European capitals

• Sport

• Streamlined programme 2014-20 - Erasmus for All

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Thanks for your attention! Contact: martina.ni-cheallaigh@ec.europa.eu

DG EAC: http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-

policy/adult_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/grundtvig_en.htm

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