31 July 2012
The UNESCO Guidelines on the Recognition, Validation and Accreditation of the Outcomes of Non-formal and Informal Learning were successfully launched at a...
31 July 2012
The National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, in partnership with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in Hamburg, organised a conference on the ‘Recognition of Prior Learning: A Key to Lifelong Learning’ in New...
17 July 2012
The building of a learning region/area is one of the operational approaches which have been adopted in the international community to promote lifelong learning for all. Given the rapid pace of urbanisation, cities are shouldering increasing responsibilities for policy-making and provision of...
10 July 2012
On 25 May 2012, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the University of Hamburg (UHH) co-organised a public seminar addressing the “Role of Universities in Promoting Lifelong Learning”. The event was held in the context of UIL’s 60th anniversary (for more information on the...
18 June 2012
The current economic crisis underscores the international community’s need for new visions and effective models for promoting lifelong learning. Researchers and policy makers alike play a key role in creating lifelong learning opportunities for all in Asia and Europe. Against this backdrop, the...
10 June 2012
The National Agency for the European Lifelong Learning Programme, ANEFORE, and the Ministry of Education and Training in Luxembourg, have worked together for more than a year to produce a white book on “Defining a Lifelong Learning Strategy for Luxembourg”. This process has involved...
6 June 2012
The University of Pécs in Hungary is the only university in Europe with a Faculty of Adult Education and Human Resources Development. It also has the largest student body of any university faculty of adult education, with a total of 1,602 students of adult education alone This faculty therefore...
30 May 2012
Every 12 years, UNESCO organises the International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The first one took place in Berlin in 1987, the second in Seoul 1999, and the third International Congress was held in Shanghai 13–16 May 2012.
The main working document...
19 May 2012
How can validation processes for non-formal and informal learning be better and more systematically integrated into education and training systems? What do we know about the results and effects of validation? These and other questions were explored by an International Conference held in Oslo, 5-...
19 May 2012
UNESCO Institute for Lifelonglearning pays special attention to recognition, validation and accreditation of learning in the African context and provides support to African countries in developing their qualifications and recognition systems. In June 2007, African countries met in Sèvres, France...