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EPALE Art and Culture
From 15–19 February EPALE had a special focus on the important role of art and culture in adult education:
Don’t miss out on this thought-provoking interview with Dimitra Christidou from the Nordic Centre of Heritage Learning and Creativity on museums’ increasing use of digital technology (EN).
Margherita Sani from the Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO) wrote a piece on museums’ shift from conservation to public engagement (EN).
Don’t miss language teacher Ross Clarke’s top tips on giving students cultural context to improve their language learning. And if you're wondering what baking and language classes can have in common, click here to find out (EN).
Watch videos from 5 Erasmus+ success stories that involve arts, culture and adult education (EN).
News from around Europe
Professional development and upskilling were high on the agenda in February:
Norway developed ethical guidelines for career guidance centres (EN).
The German government adopted a new law to facilitate access to continuing vocational training (DE).
A 26-hour training course was held by the Slovenian Institute for Dyslexia to train teachers on how to work with people with Irlen Syndrome (SL).
The Further Education and Training Research Centre was formally launched in Dublin, Ireland (EN).
In the UK, the Learning and Work Institute launched new materials to help boost participation in advanced and higher level learning (EN).
Did you know: EPALE is available in the 24 languages of the EU and each language version has unique content, curated by our national teams across Europe. However, EPALE can now be accessed in 67 more languages thanks to the newly implemented Google Translate feature.
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