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EAEA Younger Staff Training registrations 2022 are still open

Dear Members,

I hope you all had a great summer!

Over here at EAEA we're back at our office, preparing upcoming virtual and face-to-face events and webinars, such as the Younger Staff Training which will take place soon in Brussels. We hope to see you there.

It seems that the summer was also quite busy and productive! Scroll down to read our latest news for different projects, as well as the EAEA membership campaign which introduces our EU and non-EU members to the adult learning community.

Let's start again with more energy and innovative ideas!

Best wishes,
Dimitra Kladia, Programmes & Events Assistant

Registrations still open: Younger Staff Training in Brussels

Registrations for the EAEA Younger Staff Training are still open with three spots available. The training will take place on 12-16 September in Brussels and this year we will focus on guidance for career and learning, a topic that we will explore through a workshop and a series of study visits. During the training, we will also look at European policy in adult learning and education and practice planning advocacy campaigns. Have a look at the complete programme on our website and complete the registration form to participate (deadline 2 September). Can't travel? Join us for the online sessions on 2 and 8 September!

Find out more about the training

Towards more understanding and solidarity: first results of the SAFE project now available

Why do we need safe spaces in adult learning, and whose responsibility is it to ensure them? The first result of the SAFE project, the Guide on Safe Spaces for Learning, provides some answers on the new understanding of safe spaces and sharing of best practices. Read the article.

Consumer Education: 2.0 - the next chapter

Consumer education can support individuals in participating in the marketplace by making thoughtful and informed decisions. Get to know initiatives and strategies to increase critical consumer skills.
Blog post for EPALE by EAEA's Dimitra Kladia.

FOCAL: our reflections at glance

Our project FOCAL is coming to an end and we are excited to share with you some interesting insights and reflections from the three study visits that took place in Paris and Rome, Dublin, Barcelona and Girona. Follow the different links and explore the learning mobility.

Grundtvig Awards 2022: Meet the winners

EAEA's annual conference and general assembly took place in Mechelen, Belgium in May 2022. Aging Laboratory, Brave New Words were the winning projects in the transnational and national category, while FLOW project was honorably mentioned. Meet the organisations and their projects on our website.

Request for basic skills validation tools

GLAS project is building a European database of tools to validate literacy, numeracy and digital skills. If you have a good example, send it to us and we can include it on the website. For more information and to provide examples, contact our colleague.

European E-Guidance for learning and career

We would like to invite you to a guidance event, on Tuesday 13th of September, 13.30-16:00 in Brussels for MOTIV-ACTION. There we will discuss innovative tools and methodologies for employment counsellors, career guidance professionals, and adult education providers. Carlo Scatoli from the European Commission will be present, while we still need to confirm the panelists. For more information and registration, please visit our website.

News from members

EAEA's members' network is expanding. With more 100 European and non-European members, EAEA is organising a membership campaign, with a series of interviews, to introduce its members to the broader adult learning community.

Harnessing the power of knowledge for employment and personal development: meet Odyssea

"Our vision is to build a world where everyone can thrive by realizing their full potential", says Thodoris Kostulas, Programme Manager of Odyssea. Read more about Odyssea.

Learning and employment opportunities in a society of equals: meet Learning and Work Institute

“Our vision is for a prosperous and fair society in which learning and work provide opportunities for everyone to realise their potential and ambitions throughout life”, says Alex Stevenson, Head of Essential and Life Skills at the Learning and Work Institute. Read more about L&W Institute.

Non-formal adult education for vulnerable groups: meet League 33

“Our goal is to introduce European standards in non-formal adult education in Serbia, and issue certificates that are internationally recognized”, says Miroslav Pavlović, the president of League 33, presenting the work of the association. Read more about Le ague 33.

Stakeholder news

Transval-EU: Validation of transversal competencies in Europe
TRANSVAL-EU intends to be one of the largest European policy experiments on VNFIL. The project has 16 full partners from 7 countries, with EAEA as an associate partner. Transval developed several interesting outputs including: The EU state-of-the-art report, the Transversal competence framework, and a database of tools and methods for validation. Check the official website and LinkedIn page to learn more.

In other news

World Literacy Summit 2023, Oxford UK: Reading changes lives- Invitation to submit new ideas, technology, and research.

European Commission: Call for Evidence – Council recommendation on the enabling factors for digital education.

European Commission: Call for Evidence – Council recommendation on the provision of digital skills.

Interesting webinars and events

7/9, Germany, online: Lifelong learning for health: Enacting the Yeonsu Declaration for Learning Cities, hosted by UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning and the UNESCO Chair Global Health and Education.

19-23/09, Poland: Difficult situations in trainers practice as an opportunity for growth and development, organized by STOP.

12-16/9. EAEA Younger Staff Training 2022, Brussels, Belgium. Online sessions: 2 September-Writing a successful project application, 8 September-EU initiatives on adult learning explained.

28.09-30.09, Prague: ALL DIGITAL Summit 2022: Shaping Digital Transformation with and for all, organised by ALL DIGITAL.

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