News
Validating Non-formal and Informal Learning
May 14, 2013
Europe is taking steps to value and validate informal and non-formal learning.more
Revising the 1976 Recommendation on Adult Education
May 10, 2013
UNESCO is currently revising its landmark 1976 Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education.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
Publications
CONFINTEA VI Final Report
The Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) was held at in Belém do Pará, Brazil, from 1 to 4 December 2009. It was organised on behalf of UNESCO by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning in partnership with the Ministry of Education of Brazil. A total of 1,125...more
Belém Framework for Action
The Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) closed with the adoption of the Belém Framework for Action. Held from 1 to 4 December 2009 in Belém, Brazil, with the participation of over 1,100 delegates, including including 55 Ministers and Deputy Ministers from 144 UNESCO...more
Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE)
In the 21st century, the rapid pace and complexity of economic, technologicaland cultural changes require women and men to adapt and re-adapt throughout their lives – all the more so in the context of globalisation. In this era of the knowledge society – where production structure is shifting...more
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Ms Bettina Bochynek
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Education for All
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International Adult Learners' Week
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