1. Intergenerational learning, ICT,
and the Lifelong Learning
Programme: putting policies
into practice
Peter Birch
Head of Sector ICT, Languages, Roma
Education Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency
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2. Contents
• Context
• Policies
• Practice
• Opportunities
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3. Context (1)
Demographics: European society
Population age structure by major age groups
100% 5% 6%
3% 3% 7% 9% 11% 12%
90% 11% 12% 13% 14%
17%
18%
80% 18% 18%
70%
60%
60%
61% 61%
50% 59% 56% 54% 52% 51%
40%
30%
20%
27% 24%
10% 21% 21% 20% 19% 19% 19%
0%
1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
Less than 19 years 20 - 64 65 - 79 80 and over
Source: Eurostat: 1990-2010: observed populations
2020-2060: Eurostat projections
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4. Context (2)
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
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5. Context (3)
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
• 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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6. Context (4)
Participation in E&T
Participation in education and training in 2010 by age EU27 - %
Source: Eurostat Labour Force Survey (Last update: 2011)
16,0
15,2
14,0
12,0
9,1
10,0
7,4
8,0
6,0
4,0
4,5
2,0
0,0
From 25 to 34 years From 35 to 44 years From 45 to 54 years From 55 to 64 years
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7. Context (6)
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8. Policies (1)
• EU 2020 Strategy
– Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth
• Lifelong learning
• Education and training 2020
– Benchmark 15% adults (25-64) participate in
lifelong learning by 2020
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9. Policies (2)
• Communication on Adult Learning (2006)
• Adult learning Action plan (2007)
• European Agenda for Adult Learning (2011)
• Rethinking Education (2012)
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10. Policies (3)
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11. Policies (4)
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
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12. Practice (1)
The lifelong
learning
programme
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13. Practice (2)
 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
Comenius Erasmus Leonardo da Vinci Grundtvig
Higher education & Vocational education
School education Adult education
advanced training and training
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 Transversal Programme I C T
r n i n g a n d
4 key activities
KA1 Policy Cooperation; KA2 Languages; KA3 ICT
KA4 Dissemination and exploitation of results (valorisation)
Jean Monnet
3 key activities – Jean Monnet Action; European Institutions; European association
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14. Practice (3)
Centralised actions
• Multilateral projects, Networks,
Accompanying measures
Contact point:
Executive Agency (EACEA)
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/
EACEA-INFO@ec.europa.eu
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15. Practice (4)
• 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
http://www.crosstalk-online.de/
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16. Practice (5)
• Digital storytelling
• Impact of EU enlargements
• Adults have the story and youth have the tools
• Training manual: methodology and practical use
• EU travel guide from EU citizen's perspective
• Training seminars
www.detales.net
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17. Practice (6)
• 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
http://mixages.eu/
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18. 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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19. Opportunities (1)
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
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20. Opportunities (2)
• 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
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21. Opportunities (3)
• 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
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22. Opportunities (4)
Grundtvig 2013 call for proposals:
deadline: 31 January 2013, 12:00 PM (midday) CET
2013
Minimum Estimated
Maximum indicativ
Maximum number of number of
Actions EU grant* e
duration participating projects to be
(EUR / year) budget
countries selected
(Mio €)
Multilateral
150.000** 3 years 3*** 16,1 54
projects
Multilateral
150.000 3 years 10*** 2,3 4
networks
Accompanying
150.000 1 year 1 0,55 4
measures
* 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.
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23. Opportunities (5)
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
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24. Opportunities (7)
• 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)
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25. Opportunities (8)
KA3 ICT call for proposals:
deadline: 28 February 2013, 12:00 PM (midday) CET
2013
Minimum Estimated
Maximum indicativ
Maximum number of number of
Actions EU grant* e
duration participating projects to be
(EUR / year) budget
countries selected
(Mio €)
Multilateral
200.000** 3 years 3*** 7,1 19
projects
Multilateral
150.000 3 years 5*** 2,5 6
networks
* 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.
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26. Opportunities (9)
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/adult_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/ict_en.htm
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27. Opportunities (10)
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/index_en.php
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28. Opportunities (11)
Application forms and guides
http://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
Grundtvig Helpdesk
EACEA-LLPGRUNDTVIG@ec.europa.eu
KA3 – ICT Helpdesk
EACEA-ICT-LLP@ec.europa.eu
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