The Directorate for Research, Lifelong Learning and Employability is the lead coordinator of the ERASMUS+ project EU Agenda for Adult Learning. This project focuses on enhanced policy cooperation in adult learning while also prioritising the need for evidence-based policy to improve the provision of basic skills courses.

A final conference entitled Towards effective practices in lifelong learning will be held on Friday 20 October 2017 from 08:30 to 16:00 at Le Méridien, St. Julian’s. The results of the project will be announced during the conference.

This event is particularly relevant to education professionals, policy makers, employers and adult educators.  The session will be led by experts from a number of leading organisations in the field of adult learning, including Ms Penelope Lewis and Ms Elizabeth Waters.

The following topics will be covered:

• Research and adult learning
• Schools as community learning spaces
• Workplace learning

Participants are invited to register online by 17 October 2017.