EAAL – European Agenda for Adult Learning

Erasmus+ Article 5

To promote the emergence and raise awareness of a European Lifelong Learning area designed to complement policy reforms at national level and to support the modernisation of education and training systems, in particular through enhanced policy co-operation, better use of union transparency and recognition tools, and the disseminations of good practices.

Role of National Co-ordinator

To ensure effective liaison with the relevant ministries and stakeholders, the social partners, businesses, relevant non-governmental organisations and civil society organisations, with a view to improving coherence between policies on adult learning and broader socio-economic issues

Project One – One Step Up 2012 -2014

• National Co-ordinator DES• Steering Committee - chaired by DES• Partners

• ETBI• AONTAS• NALA

Project One - Outcomes

• One Step Up Referral Service• Training of Learning

Ambassadors• Encourage a Learner

Campaign• Promotion and

Dissemination Strategy

Project Two – 2014 -2015

• National Co-ordinator AONTAS• Project Advisory Group - chaired by AONTAS• Partners

• ETBI• AONTAS• NALA

Project Two - Activities

• Development of OneStepUp and promotional campaign• Exploring PIAAC results

and organising dissemination seminars• Support ETBs to organise

promotional events• Reporting at year end

Project Three – 2015 -2017

• National Co-ordinator AONTAS• Proposal currently being developed