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Dear EPALE colleagues,
In June and July, EPALE had a thematic focus on the benefits and challenges of non-formal and informal learning. During this time, EPALE’s national teams and the community published many inspiring case studies, articles, reports and other resources on the topic. Visit our thematic page Non-formal and informal learning to find out more (content varies based on your language preference).
Don’t forget to visit EPALE regularly for new content! Our thematic focus from August to September will be on social inclusion of vulnerable groups.
Latest blog posts
Informal Learning - oxygen of a lifelong learning society (EN, FR)
Michael Kenny looked at the underrated role of informal learning in creating lifelong learning societies.
Make Nordic folkbildning UNESCO cultural heritage! (EN)
Could Nordic non-formal adult education be UNESCO’s cultural heritage, following the idea of adult education legend Gösta Vestlund?
Bridging the formal and the non-formal: professionalisation and capacity building in adult education (EN)
Professor Regina Egetenmeyer discusses the gap between formally educated adult education graduates and non-formally educated adult learning practitioners.
Interview with Brigitte Bosche and Anne Strauch from the German Institute for Adult Education (EN)
Listen to our interview with Brigitte Bosche and Anne Strauch about the GRETA-portfolioPlus project(link is external) on validation of informal and non-formal competences of adult educators.
Siobhán O’Reilly talked about the work of FamiliBase in Ireland, and how the organisation works with the community to provide the type of learning it needs.
News from around Europe
July was a busy month for the adult learning sector across Europe:
- Finland’s presidency of the Council of the EU started on 1 July. The aim of the country’s programme is to promote knowledge and education (FI).
- Meanwhile Estonia opened public debates on the country’s Education Strategy for the period 2021-2035.
- The Icelandic government has allocated 4.4 million EUR to deal with educational issues in South West Iceland, following the bankruptcy of the Wow air airline (EN).
