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EAEA Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration Through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February,2004 Janos Sz. Toth President of the EAEA

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The European Association for the Education of Adults: a non-governmental organisation with almost 100 member organisations working in the field of adult learning in 34 European countries EAEA members in turn represent more than 5000 regional and local organisations, which reach between 40 – 60 million participants the EAEA is funded by its members in December 2002 the European Commission approved a 3-year core funding for the EAEA as a European association.

Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration Through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February, 2004: 

The aims of the EAEA: to promote the development of adult learning to encourage co-operation in adult learning at a European level to lobby international bodies so that they adopt policies which respond to the needs of the adult population in Europe to make it easier for non-governmental organisations to work together and play an active role in the international scene. Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration Through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February, 2004

Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration Through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February, 2004: 

Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration Through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February, 2004 We will achieve these through: influencing lifelong learning policy at a European level developing good practice through projects, publications and training providing information and other services for our members co-operating with other international organisations

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Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration Through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February, 2004 Influencing lifelong learning policy in Europe In 2003 the Education and Culture Directorate of the Commission established eight working groups on the `Concrete Objectives of Education and Training’ for the European Union, following a wide consultation on the 2001 Memorandum on Lifelong Learning. The Education and Training Contribution to the Lisbon Strategy http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/policies/2010/et_2010_en.html The statement of the EAEA On the progress of work in the Concrete Objectives Programme in 2003 http://www.eaea.org/news/concrete.html

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Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration Through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February, 2004 The EAEA co-ordinates the NGO Platform on the Future Objectives for Training and Education Systems in Europe. Working with 5 European associations: CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), EfVET (European Forum for Vocational Education and Training), Euro-WEA (Workers Educational Association), EVTA (European Vocational Training Association), SOLIDAR (an alliance of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who are involved in social service provision, international co-operation, humanitarian aid and life-long learning). Main theme: A focus on basic skills, with the collection of good practice examples to be analysed in 2004, with recommendations to the EU.

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Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration Through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February, 2004 Developing good practice We led or were a key partner in projects to develop good practice: MALL - `To Make up Arrears of Lifelong Learning’ aims: to identify and find solutions to difficulties in transnational projects widen participation of adult learning providers in transnational projects; involving organisations from 11 Central-Eastern European and Baltic countries (co-ordinated by the EAEA Budapest Link Office) More: www.eaeabudapest.hu/mall

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TRANSFINE - `Transfer between Formal, Informal and Non-Formal Education’ aims: overview of tools for recognising and valuing learning (co-ordinated by EUCEN) a follow-up proposal (REFINE) is to test tools in different countries and contexts. More: www.transfine.net Test Forces: aim: innovative self-study modules on the history, geography, political life, economy and culture of 4 accession and candidate countries – Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania and Poland. More: www.testforces.net

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Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration Through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February, 2004 Developing good practice Reality, Practice and Collaboration for Education in European Prisons aim: to establish a network of EAEA members to support the access of inmates to education. More: http://www.eaea.org/projects/prison.html

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ELLPROFT aim: ten seminars to develop the skills of adult education and social action professionals in Europe; EAEA will organise two of these, for adult educators with limited experience. More: http://www.ellproft.org/ NILE aims: to create an intercultural learning network in Europe to explore the complexity of intercultural learning and its importance within lifelong learning More: http://grundtvig.euproject.net/NILE

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Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February, 2004 Co-operating with other international organisations We worked with CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training). We attended its conference and responded to its call for experts. We participated in the CONFINTEA + 6 conference, Bangkok (the six-- year follow up to the UNESCO Conference, 1997).

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We are an active member of ICAE – the International Council for Adult Education: We contributed to the ICAE report `The Right to Learn Throughout Life – Monitoring CONFINTEA’, assessing how successfully the commitments made at CONFINTEA and other UN summits are being implemented The full document: http://www.eaea.org/doc/Copingunesco1.pdf

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Adult Education in Turkey and Europe – Integration Through Lifelong Learning Istanbul 25-28 February, 2004 Planned activities in 2004 and some useful documents of the EAEA Work Plan 2004 http://www.eaea.org/GA/ The future of the EAEA- In the eyes of the president http://www.eaea.org/doc/thefuture.pdf EAEA publications http://www.eaea.org/pub.html

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