Case study about a new national program called Noste (Finnish Adult Education and Training Initiative) started by the Finnish government aimed at raising the educational level of adults of thirty to fifty-nine years of age who have not completed their secondary education. This was compiled as part of the Dialogue project which aimed at bridging the gap betweenacademic research on universities of Lifelong Learning (ULLL) and the professional practice around adult teaching, learning and guidance within lifelong learning provision.