Methodologies ADult Education in EU Erasmus Project

Project Title

Methodologies ADult Education in EU

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Access for disadvantaged; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project Summary

The project “MADE in EU”, which was prepared by five NGOs from four EU countries (Lithuania, Italy, Poland, Greece) aimed to contribute to the goals of the “Europe 2020”, promoting inclusive growth and cohesive society, through the exchange of best practices, experiences, methodologies and strategies in adult education in order to propose necessary skills and constant knowledge updates for vulnerable groups. The duration for the project was 2 years.

The result of rapid change in XXI century is that some particularly vulnerable or disadvantaged groups (long-term unemployed, immigrants, minorities, adults drop out from the labor market, unskilled, digital illiterates, people with psychological distress, etc) are excluded from the market.

Many studies conducted at European level show that it is necessary to increase the number of adults involved in lifelong learning, in order to reduce unemployment, social exclusion, lack of confidence in themselves and in the institutions. In order to increase the number of adults involved in lifelong learning, as well as the quality of the training provided, the partners of “MADE in EU” project aimed to deepen and experience in their local contexts, methods and approaches, able to create interconnection between formal, non-formal and informal learning and share best practices, concerning adult education.

The partners worked locally to identify small “vulnerable” groups of adults excluded or de-motivated to take part in lifelong learning (target groups). Training needs of target groups were identified in terms of key and soft skills: communication skills, digital competence; learning to learn, social and civic competences, sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, cultural awareness and expression.

Obstacles and reasons for which the target groups are excluded or not motivated to take part in lifelong learning were analyzed; best practices and innovative methods in the field of adult education were exchanged and studied (in particular peer to peer approaches; learning by doing and the andragogical model), also presented shortly in the project website, Facebook page, Booklet and the APP that can be downloaded and publicly used by education community.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 57810 Eur

Project Coordinator

Socialines partnerystes centras & Country: LT

Project Partners

• Informamentis Europa
• EEO GROUP SA
• GODESK S.R.L.
• Euro-Idea Fundacja Spoleczno-Kulturalna