Community farming is becoming more and more widespread in Hungary now, since there are more and more people who consider it important to have access to food coming from reliable sources. Within the system, farmers and customers make up a community: the customer has access to vegetables, fruit or animal products coming from reliable sources, whereas the farmer may count on predictable and regular income in exchange for the produced goods. In Hungary, the Association of Conscious Consumers plays a central role in the dissemination of information related to the topic and in knowledge transfer. Their project, part of the Erasmus+ strategic partnership launched in 2014, was aimed at providing visibility about the functioning of community farms. Zsófia Perényi, the coordinator of the project, talked to a staff member of the Tempus Public Foundation about tis cooperation and how it relates to the training of adult learners.

Inclusie is een belangrijk thema voor het programma Erasmus+: de werkgroep inclusie werkt vanuit het NA Erasmus+ Onderwijs & training aan optimale toegankelijkheid voor iedereen. Voor kennisdeling zijn zij op studiebezoek naar Ierland geweest. 

In september 2019 sprak Marianne Driessen, coördinator professionalisering en consultant bij het NA Erasmus+ Onderwijs & Training Nederland, in het kader van een job shadowing in Wenen met Carin Daniel-Ramirez-Schiller en Christoph Sackl. Beiden zijn werkzaam bij de afdeling Erwachsenenbildung van het Nationalagentur Erasmus+ Bildung.

Wil je een projectaanvraag doen om een job shadowing uit te voeren, lees hier hoe je dit kunt doen.

On 12 November 2019, Erasmus+ held the Inspiring Inclusion event in London, showcasing examples of the exciting work taking place through Erasmus+ initiatives, projects and partnerships that support inclusion. Major questions were put to delegates for deliberation at the end of the event and themes related to the questions were covered extensively during the conference. A summary of responses and discussions that emerged to answer the questions are summarised in this blog post.

Adult educators should not just adjust to the rapid changes in our society, but engage also in shaping of the society, when needed. To do this, we need change-oriented adult education. FuturelabAE-project aims to inspire adult educators to take a more proactive role in solving modern day challenges. 

Aikuisten kouluttamisessa ei tulisi pelkästään mukautua nopeisiin yhteiskunnallisiin muutoksiin vaan myös tarvittaessa osallistua yhteiskunnan muuttamiseen. Tähän tarvitaan muutosorientoitunutta aikuiskoulutusta. FuturelabAE-hankkeen tavoitteena on kannustaa aikuiskouluttajia ottamaan aloitteellisempi rooli nykypäivän haasteiden ratkaisemisessa.

Projekt Silver Civic Education SCE (Erasmus +, 2017 - 2019) opierał się na diagnozie, że najważniejszym powodem wykluczenia osób starszych są niewystarczające, szeroko rozumiane umiejętności komunikacyjne. Ta kategoria obejmuje również trudności ze zrozumieniem mediów i oficjalnych wiadomości i dokumentów, brak możliwości dotarcia do potrzebnych informacji, brak umiejętności cyfrowych, umiejętność posługiwania się językami obcymi oraz formułowanie wiadomości, które odpowiadają potrzebom współczesnego odbiorcy.

The Free Thinking Programme for Survivors of Modern Slavery allows victims of modern slavery and human trafficking to gain an education and enjoy part-time residency on campus at Northern College. The second of a series of blog posts about the programme, this piece provides an insight into the experiences of one of the students, who gives thanks to her educators and describes her feelings concerning her status as a modern slavery survivor. Educators working with vulnerable groups may find this blog psot beneficial for better understanding the trauma that some learners have to cope with and to help them provide the best learning experience. 

Jim Sheehan is Director of The Social and Health Education Project (SHEP). SHEP is a community education and development project founded in 1974 that is active in Cork, Kerry and Limerick. SHEP have used Erasmus+ Adult Education funding to support staff training and professional development since 2014.  Jim shares SHEP’s experience of using Erasmus+, and his advice for  organisations considering getting involved.

Georgina Heffernan is Communications Manager with Capacity Ireland, a community-based vocational training organisation that provides work placements in Creative Industries, Digital Media and Community Development through Erasmus+ VET Mobility funding. Georgina is a former journalist and magazine editor, who has received the Gladys McNevin Trophy for PR excellence from the Public Relations Institute of Ireland. In this post, she discusses why Capacity Ireland use participant case studies in their dissemination strategy and gives advice on how to tailor content to reach different audiences.