The European initiative RESCALE lays the foundation for a groundbreaking approach to upskilling and reskilling adults with low basic skills through specialised Reskilling Labs, designed to facilitate learning in the context of the green and digital transitions.
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Reskilling Labs: Advancing EU Policies toward Sustainability
Reskilling vulnerable adults for the green and digital transition—discover how the RESCALE project brings EU policies to life via innovative Reskilling Labs.
AI for Inclusion: Opportunities for Low-Skilled Learners
Can AI close the skills gap – or widen it? Discover how digital disruption can be turned into an opportunity for all.
Celebrating EPALE: Nordic perspectives
Over the past ten years, EPALE has also been a place of exchange and cooperation for regional networks. See what this has meant for the Nordic countries!
An External Perspective on European Adult Learning and EPALE
This blog represents an opportunity to examine adult learning beyond Europe and consider EPALE’s potential role in the broader global adult learning landscape.
Considerations for AI-driven learning design
Explore how learning designers can navigate the promises and pitfalls of AI when planning adult education experiences.
PIAAC 2024: Do adults have the basic skills to thrive in a changing world?
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!
New perspectives on continuous training in the context of the twin (digital and green) transition
The Upskilling Pathways Recommendation (2016) highlights that around 58 million adults with low basic skills in the EU need support.
Flexibility and meta-skills – OECD Skills Outlook
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.
Professionalising adult basic skills teachers
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.









