World Teachers’ Day EPALE celebrates 5 October 2016 0476323703 With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
ON THE AGENDA 0476323703 #worldteachersday 11.05 h: 'Adult education for the 21st century‘ 12.00 h: Video Live&Learn project 12.15 h: Belgian coordinators for the European Agenda for Adult Learning 13.00 h: Lunch 14.00 h: Video Live&Learn project EPALE as a learning tool, Wilhelm Vukovich The Big Learning Week, Ghislain De Bondt The flipped classroom, Gaëlle Boulet 15.00 h: Speeddating to share 21st century proof good practices 15.45 h: Celebration and goodbye drink 0476323703 #worldteachersday
European context / Belgium Adult education: European context / Belgium Michèle Mombeek Liesbet Vermandere Chantal Pierlot
Adult Education: European context / Belgium Liesbet Vermandere – nat. Coordinator Flemish Community Michèle Mombeek – nat. Coordinator French speaking Community Chantal Pierlot – nat. Coordinator German speaking Community
ADULT EDUCATION European context ET 2020 benchmark : 15% participation 6,8% in Belgium Importance of LLL Caterpillar: skills for jobs (retraining units) Migrants need French/Dutch/German as a second language Grandparents who want to support their grandchildren
Two important points for improvement identity/visibility integrated approach: improve coordination, effectiveness and coherence with other policy areas
Let’s zoom in on Belgium…
Fragmented institutional and political situations
Identity/Visibility Many actors in the field of Adult Education different angles; different focus; complementarity as a strength; own specificities (objectives, targets, …)
But what about the learners’ perspective? Qualifications and employment areas (bassins de vie) Consortium de Validation des Compétences Employment Services of Arbeitsamt Integration OKOT Inburgeringstrajecten Onderwijs aan gedetineerden Civic participation
The crucial role of the teacher/trainer The learner in the driver’s seat! Thanks to the modular system Important difference with compulsary education: coaching, guiding, … Take into account the skills and competences of the learner Being a teacher is a team sport: use the complementary strengths of the actors in the adult education field…
The crucial role of the teacher/trainer and share everything on
karine.nicolay@epos-vlaanderen.be michele.mombeek@cfwb.be chantal.pierlot@jugendbuero.be With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union