💡 Micro-credentials for inclusive pathways:

Hosted by EAEA during #LifelongLearningWeek, this season explored how micro-credentials can strengthen competences and skills for learners, with a strong contribution from Prof. Francesca Torlone in our #SalamInterreg project

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📚EU Lifelong Learning Stakeholders’ Forum 2025

EARLALL joined the EU Lifelong Learning Stakeholders’ Forum on the future EU Budget (MFF), organised by the Lifelong Learning Platform #LifelongLearningWeek 2025.

Read more about what EARLALL had to say on stage
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Today marks the beginning of Lifelong Learning Week, an annual event promoting the importance of continuous learning and personal development through education, training, or self-directed study.

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#LifelongLearningWeek #SkillBuilding #GrowthMindset

It’s Day 1️⃣2️⃣ and our final day of #12DaysofLW! ✨

Today, we’re looking back on #LifelongLearningWeek when we highlighted the benefits of learning across policy areas.

📢 We also announced that we are developing our #lifelonglearning campaigning work: learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-pol...

Learning in later life: Essential skills and older people | Friday 8 November | 12 noon – 1pm | Online Join our webinar, Learning in later life: Essential skills and older people, where we’ll be looking at the prevalence of poor essential skills among older people (aged 50+) and the impact this has on ...

Catch up on #LifelongLearningWeek 2024!

Miss our webinar with @ageuk.bsky.social on essential skills and older people? Watch the recording. 📽️

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“I returned that evening with a renewed sense of purpose and passion to advocate for young adult carers within my university.” - Learning and Work Institute

Holly writes about what it meant to meet Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at our #DrivingChangeHE event in #LifelongLearningWeek while advocating for better support for young adult carers. ⬇️

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Learning in later life: Essential skills and older people | Friday 8 November | 12 noon – 1pm | Online Join our webinar, Learning in later life: Essential skills and older people, where we’ll be looking at the prevalence of poor essential skills among older people (aged 50+) and the impact this has on ...

Hear from essential skills experts! 🗣️

Our #LifelongLearningWeek webinar explored findings from the research.

📽️ Watch it back: learningandwork.org.uk/events-2/lea...

WEA Lifelong Learning Week webinar | WEA How is The Centenary Commission on Adult Education doing? We review its progress five years on from its publication.

Some great events for Lifelong Learning Week this year and you can catch up on a fascinating discussion on the legacy of the Centenary Commission on Adult Education over at the @weaadulted.bsky.social website.

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#LifelongLearningWeek

Just over an hour until our webinar with Age UK exploring older people’s experiences of essential skills learning. 🔍

Join us at 12 noon: learningandwork.org.uk/events-2/lea...

#LifelongLearningWeek

Making the case for lifelong learning Emily Jones, Deputy Director at Learning and Work Institute, shares plans to develop a campaign advocating for change to raise participation in lifelong learning, building…

📢 We’re developing our campaigning work on #lifelonglearning.

@emilycjones.bsky.social explains how we plan to build on our 30-year Festival of Learning history and evolve to better tackle challenges we face today. Get the full story. ⬇️

#LifelongLearningWeek

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It’s day 4⃣ of #LifelongLearningWeek!

We’re looking forward to our webinar with @ufitrust.bsky.social at 1pm exploring the potential of VocTech in getting more adults learning. 💻🖱️

Join us at 1pm: learningandwork.org.uk/events-2/lea...

A bright yellow background with the OU logo in the corner. Text on the image reads: 'Lifelong Learning Week. Get inspired and learn something new on OpenLearn - the OU’s free online learning platform. Start exploring OpenLearn open.edu/openlearn'.

It's #LifelongLearningWeek - a celebration of the power of learning to transform peoples’ lives.

Whether you want to study a particular topic or improve your personal development skills, OpenLearn is a great place to start - allowing you to learn for free, at any time: www.open.edu/openlearn

In 2019, a report by the Centenary Commission on Adult Education marked 100 years since the Ministry of Reconstruction’s blueprint for modern adult education. ✍️

📺 Join @weaadulted.bsky.social’s #LifelongLearningWeek webinar at 11am today to explore progress since.

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Ambitions for the next decade | Lifelong Learning Week 2024 In this blog for Lifelong Learning Week 2024, Jagdeep Soor, Executive Director at Pathway Group, sets out his vision for lifelong learning over the next decade and how this can be made a reality.

“The path to a robust culture of lifelong learning is ambitious, but it’s achievable if we work collaboratively.”

✍️ Jagdeep Soor sets out his vision for lifelong learning over the next decade.

#LifelongLearningWeek

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Lifelong learning is key to delivering the Government’s five missions As part of Lifelong Learning Week 2024, Dr Katerina Kolyva (Education and Training Foundation) sets out how greater investment in FE and skills could break down barriers to opportunity.

“It is clear that #lifelonglearning, as a core part of the further education and skills sector, should sit at the heart of delivering the Labour Government's vision for the country.”

✍️ Katerina Kolyva #LifelongLearningWeek

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Towards a collaborative approach to building a skilled workforce for tomorrow Hannah Larsen, Policy Officer at British Chambers of Commerce marks Lifelong Learning Week 2024 with a guest blog.

“... a collaborative effort is required ... to create a tectonic shift in our adult learning culture.”

✍️ Hannah Larsen sets out how employers, govt, providers & individuals can meet skills needs.

#LifelongLearningWeek

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A critical investment for the future | Lifelong Learning Week 2024 As part of Lifelong Learning Week, Dipa Ganguli OBE, Principal of WM College and Chair of Holex, reflects on why WM College’s mission to widen access to education is just as important as ever as they ...

“170 years on, our mission as the oldest adult college in the country still resonates as inequalities in education persist.”

✍️ Dipa Ganguli OBE calls for #inclusive learning ecosystems.

#LifelongLearningWeek

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Are we set to turn a corner on lifelong learning? In his blog for Lifelong Learning Week 2024, David Hughes CBE, Chief Executive at the Association of Colleges, reflects on the chancellor’s first budget.

“There are enough signals for me to believe that ministers want to see a new lifelong learning culture.”

✍️ David Hughes CBE asks if we're set to turn a corner this #LifelongLearningWeek.

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Breaking patterns for a decade of national renewal | Lifelong Learning Week 2024 Dr Fiona Aldridge, Chief Executive at Skills Federation, calls for lifelong learning to be a priority to widen opportunity and realise ambitions for economic growth

“Breaking this pattern will require us to make lifelong learning more accessible, more affordable, and more attractive for both workers and employers.”

✍️ @fionaaldridge.bsky.social, @skillsfederation.bsky.social.

#LifelongLearningWeek
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The time has never been better | Lifelong Learning Week 2024 This Lifelong Learning Week, Dame Ann Limb, Chair of the Lifelong Education Institute, spots the clues the Government knows it’s time for skills to make a positive change.

“It would be easy to dismiss this collection of clues as trivial and inconsequential. Believe me, they are not.”

@annlimb.bsky.social spots the clues the Government knows it’s time for skills to make a positive change. #LifelongLearningWeek
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On day 2️⃣ of #LifelongLearningWeek we’re proud to share blogs from voices across the #furthereducation and #skills sector.

Discover the full series: festivaloflearning.org.uk/news-and-blog/ ✍️

Breaking patterns for a decade of national renewal For Lifelong Learning Week 2024, Dr Fiona Aldridge calls for lifelong learning to be a priority to realise ambitions for economic growth.

Pleased to have contributed to a series of blogs for #LifelongLearningWeek, setting out why and how we need to make lifelong learning more accessible, affordable and attractive learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-pol...

What can we learn from the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024? Oriane Nermond draws on the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024 to explore why we must shift the dials on participation in learning

“To shift the dials on adult participation in learning, local and national government need to set a clear goal to reduce inequalities.”

✍️ In a new blog, L&W’s Oriane Nermond explores the Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024.

#LifelongLearningWeek

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Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024 - Learning and Work Institute

NEW: Adult Participation in Learning Survey 2024 finds stark and growing inequalities in adult participation in learning.

Its publication marks the start of #LifelongLearningWeek. Here’s what you need to know. ⬇️🧵

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Lifelong Learning Week - Festival of Learning Lifelong Learning Week is an annual week of activity taking place across England.

📢 It’s #LifelongLearningWeek – and there’s never been a better time to make the case for learning!

Learning improves health and wellbeing, helps people get into work, and supports economic growth.📚🔧🎨🌱

Check out our plans for the week: festivaloflearning.org.uk/get-involved...

Lifelong Learning Week webinar | WEA Join this free webinar, hosted by the WEA for Lifelong Learning Week 2024

#LifelongLearningWeek is nearly here and there is still time to sign up for @weaadulted.bsky.social webinar on the Centenary Commission report on adult education.

Join us in conversation with some of the Commissioners to discuss the future of lifelong learning

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One week to go... 💡✨

Don’t miss out on #LifelongLearningWeek 2024!

📢 Help us shout about the importance of learning across policy areas from 4 to 8 November, and check out how you can get involved: festivaloflearning.org.uk/get-involved...

2 weeks to go!

✨ #LifelongLearningWeek is just around the corner...

Check out what we have planned for the week and sign up for our webinars. ⬇️

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Learning in later life: Essential skills and older people | Friday 8 November | 12 noon – 1pm | Online Join our webinar, Learning in later life: Essential skills and older people, where we’ll be looking at the prevalence of poor essential skills among older people (aged 50+) and the impact this has on ...

Join us and Age UK in exploring the issue of poor essential skills among older people this #LifelongLearningWeek. 🔍

🗓️ 8 November, 12 noon
💻 Online

Sign up to discover how we can better support older people to develop their skills. ⬇️

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3 weeks to go! 📅

Get ready for Lifelong Learning Week 2024 and let us know what you and your organisation have planned using the #LifelongLearningWeek hashtag.