Developing capacity-building programmes

Advancing lifelong learning for all is one of UIL’s Medium-Term (2008-2013) strategic objectives, and capacity-building for effective lifelong learning policies and practice is a key area. UIL has a mandate to

• enhance national capacities in providing a wide range of formal, non-formal and informal learning opportunities;
• build on policy-driven research focusing on effective learning strategies and supportive learning environments; and
• provide an international forum to exchange information on innovative developments in educational policy, concepts and practice in lifelong learning.

UIL works with higher education institutions to develop capacity-building programmes for establishing lifelong learning systems in UNESCO Member States. The objectives are to promote sound conceptual understanding among policy-makers and to advocate the integration of a lifelong learning perspective into educational policy; to develop a contingent of core change agents for policy-making and policy research; and to enhance international collaboration in capacity-building.