Lifelong Learning Policies and Strategies

Overview

In the 21^st century, the need to embed the principles of lifelong learning in education and broader development policies takes on a more urgent tone than ever before.... more

News

Determining Key Features of Learning Cities

May 16, 2013

The IPLC Features track the common policies and characteristics of learning cities, and were discussed at a recent conference on learning communities.more

Validating Non-formal and Informal Learning

May 14, 2013

Europe is taking steps to value and validate informal and non-formal learning.more

Establishing a Qualifications Framework in Turkey

May 07, 2013

The Turkish Qualifications Framework (TQF) is currently being developed as a major European Union initiative [...]more

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Publications

Accreditation of prior learning as a lever for lifelong learning: lessons learnt from the New Opportunities Initiative, Portugal

The book gives an account of the research conducted in the independent evaluation of the New Opportunities Initiative (NOI), one of the largest Portuguese governmental programmes in recent decades to upgrade qualifications. The NOI demonstrates that the recognition of non-formal and informal...more

Conceptual evolution and policy developments in lifelong learning

This book is an outcome of the Shanghai International Forum on Lifelong Learning co-organised by UNESCO, the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, the Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy and the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO. The Forum took place in Shanghai during...more

Citizenship, Democracy and Lifelong Learning

This book is an outcome of an international seminar organized by UIE in partnership with the Faculty of Education of the University of Hamburg in June 2002 entitled “Strengthening Democracy and Critical Citizenship through Lifelong Learning”. The papers selected reflect key issues addressed during...more

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