GA 05 Policy presentation

ADULT EDUCATION POLICY IN SLOVENIAPeter Beltram: 

ADULT EDUCATION POLICY IN SLOVENIA Peter Beltram

CONTENT:: 

CONTENT: Historical overview, Structural and Institutional framework, Legislation, Delivery and Provision, Assessment and Recognition, Adult Education Master Plan.

A statement of experts at the early 90’s : 

A statement of experts at the early 90’s 'SLOVENIA LAGS BEHIND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION IN GENERAL REGULATION AS MUCH AS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS COMPONENT PARTS…THE SITUATION COULD ONLY BE SOLVED BY THE THOROUGH SYSTEMIC RESHAPING.'

FIELDS: 

FIELDS Administration, Legislation, Research and Development, Promotion, Development of Providers, Improving Programmes, Financing, Adopting ADULT EDUCATION MASTER PLAN.

NEW LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK: 

NEW LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK adopted in 1996, included: ADULT EDUCATION ACT

THE PRINCIPLES (Adult Education Act): 

THE PRINCIPLES (Adult Education Act) Life-long learning, Equal opportunities, Freedom and autonomy, Secularity of public AE, Professional and ethic responsibility, Respect and dignity, Obtaining standards

ADULT EDUCATION ACT groundedAdult Education Master Plan: 

ADULT EDUCATION ACT grounded Adult Education Master Plan The 23rd article of the Act defines components of the AEMP. Thus it should: Determine the goals of the education of adults, Determine the priority fields, Define the required activities, Define the global amount of public funds needed for its implementation.

ADULT EDUCATION MASTER PLAN: 

ADULT EDUCATION MASTER PLAN A better Perspective for the Education of Adults

GLOBAL AIMS AND PRIORITY FIELDS: 

GLOBAL AIMS AND PRIORITY FIELDS General non-formal education Raising educational attainment of adults Job related education and training

ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO CARRY OUT THE AEMP: 

ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO CARRY OUT THE AEMP Network of adult educators, Network of educational programmes, Network of councelling services, Randamp;D activities, Information provision, Infractructure, Promotion.

AIMS: 

AIMS To increase the demand for education at individual, entrepreneurial and community level, To ensure investment in adult education from individuals or social partners, To ensure co-ordination of agreements and measures among and between social partners on national and local level, To further develop and maintain the basic education infrastructure.

AEMP AIMS: 

AEMP AIMS To raise the level of general education, basic skills and new basic skills of adults, To define 12 years of successfully completed schooling as the fundamental educational standard, To increase employability. To increase possibilities for learning and participation in education.

General adult education and learning: 

General adult education and learning Increasing the general level of education, Developing literacy skills and acquiring new basic skills, Preventing social exclusion, decreasing social neglect, motivating, encouraging learning and re-entry into schooling Percentage of inclusions should rise from 3.5% to 6% between 2003 and 2010.

Raising educational attainment: 

Raising educational attainment Acquiring/completing of education: Primary: At least ½ without attained primary education will complete it, Secondary: at least ¼ with incomplete secondary education will complete it, Higher professional education: at least 1/10 with completed secondary education will enter tertiary education.

Job-related education and training: 

Job-related education and training entering programmes to retain, refresh and modernise knowledge and qualifications to increase employability: at least ½ of the unemployed will enter programmes for increasing employability. acquiring National Vocational Qualifications: At least 10% of the unemployed and employed without vocational or professional education will acquire the NVQ.

By 2010 we wish to surpass the EU benchmarks:: 

By 2010 we wish to surpass the EU benchmarks: The share of adults, aged 25 - 64 with at least secondary education should reach 85% by 2010, Level of participation of active population, aged 25 – 64, in life-long learning will be at least 15%.

Targeted disadvantaged groups:: 

Targeted disadvantaged groups: less educated, employed and unemployed, young adults groups with limited access to social, cultural and economic goods, adults with special needs, ethnic groups and immigrants, population from less developed regions.

ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO CARRY OUT THE AEMP :: 

ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO CARRY OUT THE AEMP : Expertise, Designing educational programmes, Developing guidance and counselling network, RD activities, Developing organisational infrastructure, Promotional and motivational activities.

ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES:: 

ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES: Primary school for adults Programmes for improving literacy skills Project Learning for Young Adults Language education Study circles Learning Exchange Self-study centres Local Guidance Centres Lifelong Learning Week Offering Quality Education to Adults Programme 5,000 – 10,000 Programme to eliminate education deficit

FUNDING:: 

FUNDING: Based on the National Adult Education Master Plan and Annual Education Master plan: Public network – non-programme costs Public invitations to tender Subsidies, vouchers Concessions (contracting out)

SOURCES OF FUNDING:: 

SOURCES OF FUNDING: state and local budgets, company funds, funds of individual participants, international sources, other.

Annual programme for adult education:: 

Annual programme for adult education: determines: the scope of funding from the state budget the scope and type of needed activities ministries, competent for the programme execution, their respective role and responsibilities, educational programmes financed from public sources