Transforming Education and Training Systems to Create Lifelong Learning Societies in the Asia-Pacific
REGIONAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP
29-30 April 2015
Bangkok, Thailand
Community Learning Centres (CLCs) are central to lifelong learning. These community-led institutions support the improvement of people’s quality of life by offering education and training that is relevant to local needs and contexts. Catering to those who are at the fringes of society, CLCs have been operating in more than 25 countries in the Asia-Pacific and have become an integral feature of the region’s educational fabric.
However, whilst it is globally agreed that lifelong learning is a critical component of holistic and comprehensive education systems, there is a dearth of evidence in terms of how this concept is being concretely operationalised, particularly in educational settings such as CLCs. This project attempts to address this gap, and as such, will investigate the extent to which education and training systems in the region foster lifelong learning societies.