An international seminar on lifelong learning was held in Brasilia (Brazil) from 25 to 27 April 2016, with the aim of evaluating and reviewing the progress of the implementation of the Belém Framework for Action, which was adopted by the sixth International Conference on Adult Learning and...
The importance of developing overarching adult education policy frameworks is growing in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Socio-economic changes in these three countries have led to a high demand for continuous learning, training and retraining of people who view further education as a...
The Belém Framework for Action (BFA) included guidelines and a range of commitments concerning the further development of adult learning and education (ALE) on international, regional and national...
The 2015 UNESCO General Conference adopted a new Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education (2015) to replace the 1976 Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education. At the last two International Conferences on Adult Education,...
In 2015, six education specialists participated in the CONFINTEA Fellowship Programme offered by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). The one-month fellowships are given to governmental and non-governmental education specialists from UNESCO Members States to allow them to develop...
Four education professionals were granted one-month CONFINTEA research scholarships by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in September 2015. These scholarships offer researchers and education professionals from UNESCO Member States an opportunity to conduct in-depth research in the...
Insufficient literacy skills, low educational attainments and low participation in youth and adult education continue to challenge development in many Arab States. It is currently estimated that more than 50 million adults, 60% of whom are women, lack basic literacy skills. Millions of young...
The UNESCO Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE) is produced every three or four years to monitor developments in adult learning and education in all regions of the world. GRALE is the key instrument...
During his stay at UIL, Mr Peter Björkman drafted a case study for LitBase, the UIL database of effective literacy and numeracy practices. For this case study, he collected best practice examples from members of Literacy for All, a European library...
Members of the Network on Between Global and Local: Adult Learning and Development ‒ one of the networks making up the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA) ‒ reviewed the process of revising the 1976 UNESCO Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education when it...
