Date: in 12 pts Lifelong learning
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%
27%
3%3% 5% 6%
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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90%
100%
1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
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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programme
Participation trend by age
Participation in education and training in 2010 by age EU27 - %Source: Eurostat Labour Force Survey (Last update: 2011)
15,2
7,4
4,5
9,1
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2,0
4,0
6,0
8,0
10,0
12,0
14,0
16,0
From 25 to 34 years From 35 to 44 years From 45 to 54 years From 55 to 64 years
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55-64 years
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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: [email protected]
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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Participation in non-formal education and
training
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20
30
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HU GR PL IT PT ES LV LT EU BE FR BG CZ SI CY AT EE UK SK NL DE FI SE NO HR
Part
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%)
Only job related NFE Both job related and non job related NFE Only non job related NFE
EU
32.7%