Platform a magyarországi felnőttoktatók és -képzők szakmai fejlődéséért
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.
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.
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.
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.