Excellent discussions. Comments on barriers really struck me. Positive discrimination to preserve culture and heritage is so important in education. Individuals need to bring their whole selves to fully participate. The idea of education as transformative and giving hope for the future is crucial. I think reframing ‘drop out’ as ‘dipping out’ can help us to see education for the most vulnerable through the lens of being an opportunity for people to dip back in. Also agree that Adult learning addressing issues in society is key. 

Thanks to all our community for participating in our conference!

It was wonderful as always.

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Tamsin Rose, you are an excellent moderator! 😀🌸 Thank you for this wonderful and inspering conference!

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Visas izglītošanās pamatā ir paša izglītojamā vēlme tikt izglītotam... Tas ir attiecināms uz visu vecumposmu izglītojamajiem - sākot no pirmsskolas un beidzot ar trešās paaudzes (jeb senioru) izglītošanos. Ja skolas vecumposmā veiksmīgam zināšanu ieguves procesam pamatā ir gan ārējā, gan iekšējā nepieciešmība iekļauties mācību procesā, tad jau pieaugušo un darbspējīgo apmācāmo vecumposmā nozīmīgi ir šo cilvēku vispārējā personīgā pieredze par mācīšanos kā nodarbi un iekšējā prasība mācīties.

Ir cilvēki, kuri gatavi apgūt ko jaunu nemitīgi- šie cilvēki arī darba tirgū veiksmīgi transformējas starp profesijām un ir tendēti uz izaugsmi vai mainību, ja to pieprasa apstākļi, vai rodas iekšēja nepieciešamība ko izmanīt savā dzīvē, darbā, prasmēs, karjerā utt. Mācīties ko jaunu viņiem ir tik pat normāli kā elpot un kustēties. 

Pēc pieredzes secinu, ka ir cilvēki, kuri gatavi apgūt jaunas zināšanas tieši darba jomā. Tas notiek ar lielāku vai mazāku optimismu, neapgūstot neko lieku, bet tikai tik daudz lai varētu paveikt uzticētos pienākumus.

Nākamā grupa ir cilvēki, kas uzskata, ka savas dzīves obligātajā apmācību periodā viņi ir apmācīti tik tālu, cik spējuši apgūt un neko jaunu viņu "vecumā" vairs nevar viņiem iemācīt...šie cilvēki visgrūtāk transformējas daraba tirgū un bieži iestrēgsts uz sociālajiem pabalstiem..

Bet nedrīkstam aizmirst par tiem cilvēkiem, kuri  dažadu sociālo apstākļu dēļ nevar iekļauties jebkādos mācību procesos, jo šajā grupā ir nepieciešams dot iespējas mācīties (subsidējot gan mācību procesu, gan mācību instrumentus un piekļūstamību mācību procesam ( gan digitāli, gan fiziski) un nepieciešams mentoringa atbalsts šiem cilvēiem lai stiprinātu viņu pārliecību par to, ka viņi ir spejīgi apgūt ko jaunu, to pielietot un tā mainīt savas iespējas augt gan profesionāli gan sociāli. Latvijā ir šāda pilot programma jauniešiem "Visas iespējas" (https://goremote.visasiespejas.lv/) 

Considera que podem ficar atenuadas com formação de proximidade na área de residência, sobretudo em pessoas mais idosas? 

In Sweden yong men choose violent gangs, drugs and murder instead of education and a "normal" life. It´s like they don´t see a future, even though they live in a country with great opportuniteies, such as free education. Many of them have parents who left their homeland to give their children a better future, and still these young men, and even children choose violence. Why do you think they do that? What can we do for these young men to stop them from joining gangs?

Does it really make sense to talk about equal opportunities when we can observe that they do not actually or that - in our fields - adult learners do not access education as they could?

Categorizing people is easy only from the "outside" - the closer you get, the more sensitivity and respect you need.

Could we move from the many predefined "target groups" and ready-made labels towards letting people actually define themselves?

Good examples from all the panelists!

Have a look at Wilma’s Communty Story: https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/wilma-greco-create-something-did-not-exist

To explore our speakers' Community Stories:

• Grethe Haugøy: https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/grethe-haugoy-education-and-training…
• Wim Ipers: https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/wim-ipers-am-i-incorrigible-optimist…
• Damir Hauptman: https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/damir-hauptman-creative-and-innovati…

And if you want to read more stories... just check the dedicated page on EPALE: https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/tags/community-stories

Good morning

The majority of companies are SMEs in Europe. These companies pay more and more taxes and do not have the budget to provide training to qualify their workers, who are becoming obsolete in terms of skills. As time goes by, these companies disappear and the employees become unemployed, often having more than 50 years. It is very difficult for them to return to the job market and fall into poverty. What solution is there? 

This is probably a target group that needs to be considered, with appropriate strategies.

There are many barriers to education out there and they impact labor market participation and job security. For example the places where you grow up, your family socioeconomic background...

Investing in skills can truly bridge gaps in the labor market or are there systemic inequalities that cannot be tackled - at least in the short term - by skills development?

How do stereotypes affect employment?

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