1. 1st World Forum of Lifelong Learning, Paris 28-29 October, 2008 Globalising Solidarity through adult learning

2. Globalising Solidarity through adult learning 1st World Forum of Lifelong Learning, Paris 28-29 October, 2008 Key issues at stake Four topics at the forefront of the preparatory work for the 2009 world conference of Adult Education CONFINTEA VI. May, 2009 Brazil - Poverty - Migration and its relationship with adult learning - Taking the central position of adult learning and education as Education for All (EFA) and in the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) - The need for new policy and legislation to ensure the right to learn without any kind of discrimination

3. Globalising Solidarity through adult learning 1st World Forum of Lifelong Learning, Paris 28-29 October, 2008 Three key messages for debate at the Budapest preparatory conference UNESCO regional conference 3-5 December 2008 Budapest, Hungary More: www.confintea.huwww.confintea.hu Confintea website at UNESCO: http://www.unesco.org/uil/en/focus/confintea.htm http://www.unesco.org/uil/en/focus/confintea.htm 1.For the sake of sound guidance, we should remember the things we have recognised as issues in the past, the things we wanted and the things we did in the right way 2.European adult learning policy development is uniquely positive in the co-operation of a region and is to be further developed and extended in the form of open dialogues 3.Solidarity has to be globalised, for which Europe has a special responsibility.

4. Globalising Solidarity through adult learning 1st World Forum of Lifelong Learning, Paris 28-29 October, 2008 Key documents: Communication of the Commission : ’It’s never too late to learn’ 2006 ’Action Plan on Adult learning, it is always a good time to learn’ 2007 Adult learning: It is never too late to learn Action Plan on Adult learning It is always a good time to learn

5. Globalising Solidarity through adult learning 1st World Forum of Lifelong Learning, Paris 28-29 October, 2008 Key reports, studies, recommendations on adult learning: Adult Education trends and issues Adult Education trends and issues 2006 Adult Education trends and issues Reports and Studies Study on adult education providers http://ec.europa.eu/education/doc/reports/doc/adulteducation.pdf Non-vocational adult education in Europe, 2007 http://www.eurydice.org/ressources/eurydice/pdf/0_integral/083EN.pdf Adult Learning Profession in Europe (2008)

6. Globalising Solidarity through adult learning 1st World Forum of Lifelong Learning, Paris 28-29 October, 2008 Five messages of the Communication 2006 1. Lifting the barriers to participation 2. Ensuring the quality of adult learning 3. Recognition and validation of learning outcomes 4. Investing in the ageing population and migrants 5. Creating indicators and benchmarks of adult learning

7. Examples Grundtvig Success stories – Europe creates opportunities

8. Examples: -Promoting Social Inclusion through Basic Skills learning See -http://www.nepfoiskola.hu/pro-bsl/http://www.nepfoiskola.hu/pro-bsl/

9. - Managing Quality of adult education in Europe See: http://www.managingquality.lv/12partners.html

10. - European Inventory, validation of non-formal and informal learning See: http://www.ecotec.com/europeaninventory/http://www.ecotec.com/europeaninventory/

11. -Good Practice Examples of Intercultural Learning See: http://www.intercultural-learning.net/nile/http://www.intercultural-learning.net/nile/

12. A coherent framework of indicators and benchmarks for monitoring Lisbon objectives See: http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/cha/c11099.htmhttp://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/cha/c11099.htm

13. Globalising Solidarity through adult learning 1st World Forum of Lifelong Learning, Paris 28-29 October, 2008 What does the globalisation of solidarity imply? - The rebuilding of adult education’s mission is necessary - The effort to make the world’s global governance more transparent, easier to monitor and govern - We have to fight to regain the dominance of the UNESCO’s wholesome view of education - The role of adult education and lifelong learning within UNESCO has to be approved as especially important - Adult learning and lifelong learning have to be given more emphases in European Social Fund programmes and integral parts of the European Neighbourhood Policy

14. Janos Sz. Tóth Phd toth@nepfoiskola.hu www.nepfoiskola.hu www.eaeabudapest.hu www.eaea.org Thank You for Your Attention!