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Tag Archives: lifelong learning
Major efforts are needed to make high-quality adult learning and education a reality worldwide
By Werner Mauch, Team Leader Monitoring and Assessment of Lifelong Learning, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Every three years, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning publishes the Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE) to monitor the extent to … Continue reading
Posted in Adult education, Learning, Uncategorized
Tagged adult education, GRALE 4, lifelong learning, Target 4.3
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What we do in Heraklion to accomplish integration through education
By Nikolaos Angelakis, Deputy Mayor for Education, Longlife Learning and Youth Issues Heraklion, our city, aims to become a learning, smart, cohesive city – a meeting place of “5+1 cultures”. That’s why we have created “The Local Strategic Plan for … Continue reading
Posted in Adult education, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized
Tagged cities, Heraklion, Learning Cities, lifelong learning, migration, Target 4.4
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Lifelong learning will help with our much needed shift to greener economies
Did you learn about climate change when you were in school? If you’re not in today’s ‘youth’ bracket, it’s unlikely that you did. If we are to respond to the impact of climate change and other critical environmental challenges today … Continue reading
Posted in Adult education, Climate change, Uncategorized
Tagged climate change, education, Environment, lifelong learning
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The COP22 kicks off practical discussions about the role of education within climate change responses
The critical role of education in a global response to climate change was recognized in Article 12 of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The COP 22 in Marrakech, Morocco, serves to kick-off its implementation, and is therefore dedicating November 14 … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Environment, Uncategorized
Tagged climate change, cop22, Environment, lifelong learning, sustainable development
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Target 4.6 – What is at stake for monitoring progress on adult literacy and numeracy?
4.6 By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy While the indicator for measuring adult literacy and numeracy skills is effective, many countries have yet to adopt the … Continue reading
Posted in Literacy, monitoring, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized
Tagged lifelong learning, literacy, monitoring, monitoring sdg 4 blog series, target 4.6
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It’s a little bit early to celebrate International Literacy Day
We have now officially moved from talking about whether someone is ‘literate’ or not, to discussing how proficient their literacy skills are. This is a significant step forward, which we should celebrate today – International Literacy Day. But we don’t yet … Continue reading
