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Dear EPALE colleagues,
The 2015 Education and Training Monitor is out
DG Education and Culture published one of their most awaited publications of the year – the 2015 Education and Training Monitor (DE, EN). The Monitor presents the latest evidence available on a number of issues directly related to ET 2020’s priority areas, such as educational poverty, education attainment levels, inclusiveness, quality and relevance.
News from around Europe
November was a busy month for the adult learning sector:
- The Danish Adult Education Association criticised the Danish Government’s new proposal to cut 2% off the annual budget for education, training and culture for the next 4 years (DA).
- Meanwhile in Catania, the Italian EPALE team held a seminar on the topic of migrant education as a means of social inclusion, in collaboration with the Department of Education of the University of Catania.
- Romania will join the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2015–2018, developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Don’t miss – blog posts
Eva Andersson, Senior Lecturer at Gothenburg University, wrote a thought-provoking piece on competition in adult education and its role in promoting quality (DE, EN, ES, FR, IT, PL). EPALE’s thematic coordinator for Learner support, Ian Atkinson, shared with us his thoughts on the role of multilingualism in social inclusion, within the context of adult learning (EN, RO), and his reflections on the Commission’s Work Programme for 2016 and adult learning (EN).
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