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The RESCALE project has entered its pilot phase: the Reskilling Labs are testing new, personalized upskilling and reskilling models to support the green and digital transitions, with a special focus on adult learners with low basic skills.
Adult education is not only about addressing current skills shortages, but also about anticipating future needs. The Cedefop Skills Forecast provides a comprehensive overview of future labor market trends in Europe and serves as an early warning tool to reduce or even prevent skills mismatches. This article presents Cedefop's skills forecasting programs.
The European Basic Skills Network (EBSN) is delighted to announce the Call for Contributions for its Annual Conference 2025. This year’s event will focus on how PIAAC 2023 results can drive evidence-based policies and initiatives to tackle inequalities in education, employment, digital inclusion, and health.
Erasmus+ KA1 mobility programs offer valuable opportunities for adult educators and learners, but participation levels vary significantly across countries. A new study by the Tempus Public Foundation explores the cultural, structural, organizational, and individual factors that either hinder or facilitate engagement in these mobility programs.
PIAAC 2024: Declining Skills, Growing Challenges?
The latest OECD PIAAC survey reveals that adult literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills are declining worldwide, including in Hungary. While Finland, Norway, and Denmark have improved their results, Hungary has seen a dramatic rise in the proportion of adults with low literacy and numeracy skills. How can we reverse this trend? Read our full analysis and Dr. Éva Farkas’s latest report!
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Pedagogical Scientific Committee’s Andragogy Subcommittee) will hold its first public session of the spring period on March 19, 2025. The central topic of the meeting will be the current landscape and challenges of adult education in Hungary, with a special focus on the latest results of the OECD PIAAC 2024 survey.
At the end of November, the first Swiss-Hungarian forum on adult learning and education was organised by the online professional portal ProfAdul and SwissCcham Hungary (Swiss-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce).
A brief (approximately 15 minutes) video in English with subtitles outlines the quality assurance (EDUQUA) and train the trainer system (TOT) in place for Swiss trainers.
From 2025, a six-session training programme for family carers of people with dementia will be launched under the auspices of the Modus Academy. The programme will combine face-to-face training with online learning, making it flexible to the adult participants' schedules.
How will artificial intelligence change adult learning? An interview with media educator Harald Graschi (University of St. Gallen) on opportunities, risks and hopes.
The MOOCs (open online courses) of the EBSN Professional Development Series are designed to prepare and innovatively develop the competences of professionals who teach adults or develop adult basic skills.
A short summary of an interview with Lutz Jäncke, Professor Emeritus of Neuropsychology at the University of Zurich, on learning and how it works most effectively. Access to the full interview is also available.
The Upskilling Pathways Recommendation (2016) highlights that around 58 million adults with low basic skills in the EU need support.
Innovative Professional Development for Basic Skills Teachers. Raising skills and competencies of Basic Skills ...
Learning in an online environment requires strategic planning and continuous adaptation. How can adult educators design digital learning offers to help participants stay engaged and motivated?
How are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) adapting to the digital age? The Work Life of Tomorrow report, published by the NVL Digital - Working Life network, takes an in-depth look at the digital transformation of the Nordic workplace, focusing on the manufacturing sector.
The OECD report indicates that the digital and green transition necessitates adaptability. It thus follows that the concept of adult learning must also be subject to adaptation in order to align with the aforementioned transformations and the requirements of the economy. This post presents a summary of the report's key findings, with the full report also available for reference.
An interview with Falk Scheidig, Professor of Lifelong Learning at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, on the impact of digitalisation and artificial intelligence on adult learning.
An article written by the Secretary General of the EBSN (European Basic Skills Network) addresses the challenges and implications of training competent basic skills teachers in the post-Covid era.
A study from the University of Zurich examines the role of lifelong learning in counteracting skills decline. A short abstract summarises the main conclusions of the study and provides access to the detailed research report.
