20 years of Nordic – Lithuanian cooperation Lifelong Learning perspective, NVL, Antra Carlsen

The develeopment of LLL cooperation Loose networks with many small actors, depending on central coordination and support More concentrated and negotiated / agreed upon projects and initiatives Dynamic and independent networks, BUT few

Competence development decade: Summer Academies NGO leader training courses 7 NGO network meetings Civil servant exchange Scholarships in AE Environmental education Courses in AE methodology and organisation

Capacity building in cooperation Nordic - Baltic module- based Further Training for Adult Educators AE competence descriptions Agreed minimum set of criteria for becoming an AE-or and assessment procedure

Sharing the NO-BA experience and new level of cooperation ALLA – Adult Learning for Local Action; N-W Russsia network AGADE – A Good Adult Educator in Europe, EU Grundtvig project

Success factors An open invitation: come, look, learn together and develop your own path Sharing - ”you get what you give” Genuine interest in change Generous support Meeting places Continuity and at the same time constant development Process is important and results motivate Genuine and balanced needs of network members

2005 – Norden as a winner region

New quality of cooperation and paradigm shift to learning outcomes JAVAL - Joint Actions in Validation of Learning (Nordplus) EØS-project on validation (Vox/Vitautas Magnus University) Survey on Non-formal learning and NQFs (NO-BA network)

Current priorities Nordic Competence triangle: education – research - innovation EU Action Plan and key-message ”One step up” Competence discussion: from knowledge to competences from thought to action that is creating value

Context for competence discussion – issues of cooperation Future structures for adult learning Laws for Sustainability & Seamless education Validation and certification Pedagogy - new knowledge and new roles Distribution and new arenas. Who should control the supply? The question of responsibility: me, the employer and society Financing - sharing costs

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