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Intergenerational learning, ICT, and the Lifelong Learning

Programme: putting policies into practice

Peter BirchHead of Sector ICT, Languages, Roma

Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

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Contents

• Context

• Policies

• Practice

• Opportunities

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Context (1)

Demographics: European societyPopulation age structure by major age groups

24% 21% 21% 20% 19% 19% 19%

60% 61% 61% 59% 56% 54% 52% 51%

11% 12% 13% 14% 17% 18% 18% 18%

7% 9% 11% 12%

27%

3%3% 5% 6%

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70%

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1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060

Source: Eurostat: 1990-2010: observed populations 2020-2060: Eurostat projections

Less than 19 years 20 - 64 65 - 79 80 and over

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Employment

• Share of older workers aged 55 to 64 in the labour force will rise by around 50%, from 15% in 2010 to 23% in 2060

• EU job market: 73 million adults have low levels of education/qualifications – by 2020, 20% more jobs will require higher level skills

Context (2)

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Health and well being

• Public expenditure on health care could rise from 8% GDP in 2000 to 14% in 2030

Active participation and social inclusion

Context (3)

• More than 4 in 10 people over 65 in Europe live alone; around 10% of over 65 reported feeling 'being left out of society'

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Participation in E&T

Context (4)

Participation in education and training in 2010 by age EU27 - %Source: Eurostat Labour Force Survey (Last update: 2011)

15,2

7,4

4,5

9,1

0,0

2,0

4,0

6,0

8,0

10,0

12,0

14,0

16,0

From 25 to 34 years From 35 to 44 years From 45 to 54 years From 55 to 64 years

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Context (6)

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• EU 2020 Strategy– Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth

• Lifelong learning

• Education and training 2020– Benchmark 15% adults (25-64) participate in

lifelong learning by 2020

Policies (1)

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• Communication on Adult Learning (2006)

• Adult learning Action plan (2007)

• European Agenda for Adult Learning (2011)

• Rethinking Education (2012)

Policies (2)

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Policies (3)

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Study on Active ageing and intergenerational learning (preliminary findings)

• From family learning to IL• Increased variety of location for IL• Challenges for participation in IL

Policies (4)

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The lifelong learning

programme

Practice (1)

KA1 Policy Cooperation;

and exploitation of results (valorisation)

Jean Monnet

3 key activities – Jean Monnet Action; European Institutions; European association

Transversal Programme

4 key activities

Grundtvig

Adult education

Leonardo da Vinci

Vocational education and training

Erasmus

Higher education & advanced training

Comenius

School education

New call for proposals EAC/S07/12

Deadlines 31/01/13 and 28/02/2013 (centralised actions)

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2013/call_lifelong_learning_2013.php

KA2 Languages; KA3 ICT

KA4 Dissemination

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o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r I n t e r g e n e r a t i o n a l l e a r n i n g a n d I C T

Practice (2)

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Centralised actions• Multilateral projects,

Networks, Accompanying measures

Contact point:Executive Agency (EACEA)

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/ EACEA-INFO@ec.europa.eu

Practice (3)

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• Train adults and youth to bring their personal discourse into the public

• Digital competence: media education course / production• Technical competence

• Critique of mainstream media conventions and exclusions

• Focus on play and games / then and now

Practice (4)

http://www.crosstalk-online.de/

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Practice (5)

• Digital storytelling

• Impact of EU enlargements

• Adults have the story and youth have the tools

www.detales.net

• Training manual: methodology and practical use

• EU travel guide from EU citizen's perspective

• Training seminars

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Practice (6)

http://mixages.eu/

• Explore the creative and artistic use of internet, mobile devices, games…

• Exchange skills – Know-how

• Create concrete outputs: e.g. audio guides for museums; video blogs on exhibitions

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Practice (7)

• Promote digital competence amongst elders• ABC of ICT; Social Networking; e-Gov services; domestic technology

• Create a network of Knowledge volunteers based on Bank of Skills

http://www.tkv.mondodigitale.org/

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Grundtvig

• Specific Objectives

To respond to the educational challenges of an ageing population in Europe

To help provide adults with pathways to improving their knowledge and competences

Opportunities (1)

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• Operational Objectives (among others)

– to facilitate the development of innovative practices in adult education and their transfer

– to support the development of innovative ICT-based content, services, pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning

– to improve pedagogical approaches and the management of adult education organisations

Opportunities (2)

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• Priorities (2013) (among others)

– Acquisition of key competences through adult education

– The role of adult education in strengthening social inclusion and gender equality

– Creativity and innovation, including intergenerational learning; Learning for senior citizens; Family learning

Opportunities (3)

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Grundtvig 2013 call for proposals: deadline: 31 January 2013, 12:00 PM (midday) CET

ActionsMaximum EU grant*

(EUR / year)

Maximum duration

Minimum number of

participating countries

2013 indicativ

e budget (Mio €)

Estimated number of

projects to be selected

Multilateral projects 150.000** 3 years 3*** 16,1 54

Multilateral networks 150.000 3 years 10*** 2,3 4

Accompanying measures 150.000 1 year 1 0,55 4

* Maximum EU contribution 75% of total eligible costs.

** Maximum EU contribution to project will be 300.000€.

*** At least one country must be an EU Member State.

Opportunities (4)

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KA3 - ICT• Specific Objectives

– to promote European cooperation in fields covering two or more sectoral subprogrammes (education sectors)

• Operational Objectives

– to support the development of innovative ICT-based content, services, pedagogies and practice for lifelong learning

Opportunities (5)

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• Priorities (2013) (among others)

– Reinforcing key competences, such as digital competence, bridging the worlds of education and work (MP)

– Innovative pedagogy and assessment methods for diverse learning pathways (MP)

– European-wide stakeholders' communities tackling the socio-economic digital divide (NW)

Opportunities (7)

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KA3 ICT call for proposals: deadline: 28 February 2013, 12:00 PM (midday) CET

ActionsMaximum EU grant*

(EUR / year)

Maximum duration

Minimum number of

participating countries

2013 indicativ

e budget (Mio €)

Estimated number of

projects to be selected

Multilateral projects 200.000** 3 years 3*** 7,1 19

Multilateral networks 150.000 3 years 5*** 2,5 6

* Maximum EU contribution 75% of total eligible costs.

** Maximum EU contribution to project will be 400.000€.

*** At least one country must be an EU Member State.

Opportunities (8)

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http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/adult_en.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/ict_en.htm

Opportunities (9)

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http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php

Opportunities (10)

Application forms and guideshttp://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2013/call_lifelong_learning_2013.php

Results of LLP funded projects http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/project_reports/project_reports_en.php

Opportunities (11)

Grundtvig Helpdesk

EACEA-LLPGRUNDTVIG@ec.europa.eu

KA3 – ICT Helpdesk

EACEA-ICT-LLP@ec.europa.eu

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