Lifelong learning : education and training
Soni, Stella
Lifelong learning is about acquiring and updating all kinds of abilities, interests, knowledge and qualifications from the pre-school years to post retirement which promotes the development of knowledge and competences that will enable adaptation to the knowledge-based society and also valuing all forms of learning. Learning can no longer be dichotomized into a place and time to acquire knowledge (school) and a place and time to apply knowledge (the workplace). Todayys students are flooded with more information than they can handle, and tomorrowws workers will need to know far more than any individual can retain. Lifelong learning is an essential challenge for inventing the future of our societies; it is a necessity rather than a possibility or a luxury to be considered. Lifelong learning is more than adult education and/or training it is a mindset and a habit for people to acquire. This presentation identifies essential elements for coherent and comprehensive lifelong learning strategies viz. Partnership working, insight into demand for learning, adequate resourcing involving a substantial increase in public and private investment in learning, facilitating access to Learning opportunities, creating a learning culture and striving for excellence through introduction of quality control and indicators to measure progress. These approaches need new media and innovative technologies to be adequately supported.
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