1. From awareness to action in lifelong learning Service centre Lifelong Learning Limburg

2. Contents 1.Background of lifelong learning in NL 2.Educational perspective: Service centre Lifelong Learning Limburg

3. 1. Background From 2005: Focus on lifelong learning Governmental decentralisation Need for regional infrastructure Regional servicenetworks (Leerwerkloketten) Public employment services, regional government, educational partners

4. 1. Background Aim: Participation rate of labour force is 80% in 2016 Challenge in Limburg Faster demographic ageing than in other parts of the Netherlands What to do? Focus on sectors of growth Increasing labour force mobility Reducing youth unemployment

5. 1. Background It all starts with: AWARENESS

6. 2. Educational perspective Service centre Lifelong Learning Limburg Cooperation between educational partners Stimulating active career planning Recognition of prior learning (RPL) User centred ePortfolio Flexible education Learning network

7. 2. Educational perspective Target groups: Employers, employees, jobseekers, intermediaries, educational institutions Target sectors: Engineering Healthcare Leisure