December 2010
EAEA Offices closed for the holidays
The EAEA offices will be closed 22.12 2010-3.1.2011. We wish you all a merry Christmas, and a happy new year!
European Citizens' Initiative approved
Lower threshold of participating countries, earlier admissibility checks and a proper follow-up are the key achievements in the new regulation on the European Citizens´ Initiative (ECI), approved by the European Parliament last Thursday in Strasbourg.
EAEA National Qualifications Network Conference results available
The EAEA and NVL Conference on implementation of National Qualifications Frameworks has published the conference proceedings online.
Consultation on the promotion and validation of non-formal and informal learning
The European Commission is collecting feedback on the best ways to validate non-formal and informal learning.
Finding the key to qualification
Some 125 people from all over Brussels met in Brussels in November to discuss how to best understand and implement national frameworks for qualification.
Online consultation on the next generation of the Europe for Citizens Programme
The consultation is published on the Interactive Policy Making website and will be open for 10 weeks until January 5, 2011. All interested parties - individual citizens, civil society organisations, public authorities and administrations, research institutions, European and international organisations and others - are invited to participate in this consultation.
Teaching Qualification Adult Education
The Teaching Qualification in Adult Education is a new qualification for educators working in the adult education field.
Project Contest: Helpers and Rescuers
Europe-wide call for projects on the topics:
"Helpers, Rescuers and Resistance in National Socialism as a Topic of Citizenship Education"and
"Learning Moral Courage Today"
Estonian adult educators are rearranging their teams
On 19 November, professional certificates were issued to 24 new adult education specialists - increasing the total number of adult educators to 251.
Live at 13.30 CET: Educating for sustainable development
EAEA is broadcasting live this afternoon from Tampere, Finland 13.30
EAEA on poverty
We just uploaded the EAEA policy paper on the role of adult education in reducing poverty.
Learning 2 learn
A EU-project helping adults to learn.