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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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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%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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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• 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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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)
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/ [email protected]
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
KA3 – ICT Helpdesk
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