The Tanzanian Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s Institute of Adult Education (IAE) approved and implemented a set of national standards for the qualification of adult educators, following work undertaken by a former CONFINTEA Fellow at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (...
Community learning centres (CLCs) were first opened in Ethiopia as a result of the work initiated by Mr Yoseph Abera, a senior expert for adult and non-formal education in the Ethiopian Ministry of Education (MoE) and his department. Mr Abera participated in the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) publishes the first UNESCO publication on prison libraries today, highlighting their contribution to the personal development and education of incarcerated adults and young people.
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Within the framework of the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, held at UN Headquarters in New York City from 9 to 19 July 2019, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)...
The Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and Religious Affairs in Grenada has for this fiscal year adopted a concept and budget for the implementation of the ‘Grenada Family Education Project’. This strategy aims to advance literacy among disadvantaged families through...
The University of Hamburg is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year by launching the initiative ‘Science City Hamburg’, which aligns with the city’s goal of making Hamburg a leading science hub by 2040.
Within the Science City framework, the Centre for Continuing Studies of the...
The National Office for Literacy and Adult Education in Algeria (ONAEA) has adopted a new National Literacy Strategy (NLS), which capitalizes on the successes of and addresses gaps in its predecessor. Some of the components of the NLS are already being implemented, such as the development of a...
One of the aims of the Government of Ghana’s recently adopted Education Sector Plan 2018–2030 is to increase equitable access to quality non-formal education by promoting key components of the Belém Framework for...
The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social development in Uganda has just approved and allocated a budget for the implementation of a pilot programme for Community Learning Centres (CLCs) in three districts.
The national strategy for piloting CLCs in Uganda is based on the work of UIL’s...
The fourth UNESCO Global Report on Adult Learning and Education ( GRALE 4 ) will be published in 2019. A record 160 UNESCO Member States provided their insights on developments in adult learning and education. The information received will help to assess the current state of...
