This presentation is given on the Annual Conference of the European Basic Skills Networks (EBSN) in Budapest in 2014. The title of the conference was ‘Basic Skills for Social Inclusion and Cohesion’.

The presentation is about The Hungarian Network of Open Learning Centres (NYITOK Network). In NYITOK program there were 50 Open Learning Centers established all over Hungary in autumn 2013. The program offered basic skills learning for low skilled, unemployed people and employees endangered by losing their job. They could learn different life skills, languages, using computer and other modern devices like tablet or smartphones and such other themes which can facilitate to live easier everyday life such as greening household and health promotion, everyday finance and business knowledge. The open learning centres provides attractive learning environment for disadvantaged groups of the local communities as well as integrate them into different community initiatives.

The learning opportunities were available for adults for free.