ADULT LEARNING, THE CHALLENGE OFTHE LATER YEARS

In the context of the knowledge economy,European Union set out the Lisbon strategy tomake Europe more dynamic and competitive.In this lifelong learning perspectiveknowledge represents the asset for theprofessional growth of individual and themean to build an active citizenship. Adultlearning is essential to competitiveness andemployability, social inclusion, activecitizenship and personal development acrossEurope.At present, adult participation in lifelonglearning throughout the EU is at 12.5% foradults aged 25-64. The challenge is makingadult learning systems more attractive,increasing participation in lifelong learning bysetting successful approaches based on anandragogical paradigm.

LEADLAB PROJECT: THE ANSWER TOTHIS CHALLENGE

With

LEADLAB

project we want to meet thischallenge by developing an innovative adultlearning approach, able to foster adult andelderly people to participate in lifelonglearning, valorising their life experience andthe informal dimension of knowledge.

PARTNERSHIP

Learning Community srl(IT)www.learningcom.it AFOL SUD- AgenziaFormazioneOrientamento LavoroSud Milano (IT)

www.afolsudmilano.it Conservatoire NationalDes Arts Et Métiers (FR)www.cnam.fr ThüringerVolkshochschulverbandE. V. (DE)www.vhs-th.de CECE - ConfederaciónEspañola de Centros deEnseñanza (ES)www.cece.esHellenic RegionalDevelopment Centre(GR)www.hrdc.org.grNoema-CMI Oy (FI)www.noema.fi

ASSOCIATED PARTNERS

LEADLAB.euproject.org

Leading Elderly andAdult Development -LAB

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502057-LLP-1-2009-1-IT-GRUNDTVIG-GMPThis project has been funded with supportfrom the European Commission