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EAEA Presentation What is EAEA anyway? • It works with adult education and lifelong learning • It concentrates on the non formal-sector • It is an association with 116 members, from 43 countries, representing 5000 associations, reaching 40-60 million adults annually 24.01.2013 How does EAEA work? EAEA is an International NGO run by the General Assembly of the 116 member organizations from 43 countries. President Executive Board Per Paludan Hansen 11 Members Office Brussels Secretary General Gina Ebner Communication Unit Helsinki 24.01.2013 How does EAEA work? BRUSSELS • Coordination • Advocacy • Policy Unit HELSINKI • Information • Communication • Publications NETWORKS • EUCIS-LLL • Social Platform • CONCORD • Access2Culture • Multilingualism Platform 24.01.2013 What does EAEA do? I Voice for grass roots level • Represents civil society for adult learning and education at European level • Raises the visibility of adult education and learning • Influences policy 24.01.2013 What does EAEA do? II Offers member services • Works in projects • Provides information about adult education and learning in Europe • Offers dissemination packages • Maintains networks 24.01.2013 EAEA-Membership • Ordinary members • Adult education as main occupation, non-profit, nongovernmental, a national organisation or provider • Information, services, invitations, right to vote and to propose candidates • Associate members • Adult education as main occupation, non-profit, can be local, regional • Information, services, invitations 24.01.2013 Finances • A mix of funding sources: – Core funding by the EC / EACEA – Membership fees – Service contracts – Projects – IST • Expenses: – Staff / office / events / travel 18.7.2015 Cooperation in projects EAEA is actively participating in projects, both as coordinator and partner. Our aim is to be present in European projects of strategic importance with regard to advocacy policy in adult education and lifelong learning • • • Outreach, Empowerment and Diversity (OED) Benefits of Lifelong Learning (BeLL) Awareness Raising for Adult Learning and Education (ARALE) 24.01.2013 RENEWAL: REgional NetWorking for Adult Learning in Europe Grundtvig Accompanying measure Aims and objectives: • Strengthening the European Agenda in Southern and Central Eastern Europe; • Bringing together the ‘top-down’ and the ‘bottom-up’; • Provide a state-of-the-art report as a basis for discussions; • Strengthening the networking; • Providing feedback about the developments to the EC; • Providing recommendations about the next steps; • Strengthening civil society and its cooperation; • Facilitating transfer of innovation within the 2 regions Duration: 1 year (2014) Partners: Kerigma, Portugal and Asociácia inštitúcií vzdelávania dospelých, Slovakia 18.7.2015 AE-PRO Grundtvig Multilateral project Training for AE : • Online peer-learning platform with cross-national & intergenerational exchange of expertise and EU contents; • Mobility platform; • Portfolio to complement national certification; • Mobility charter for hosts; • Network of trainers & experts Duration: 3 years (2014-2016) Partners: Kerigma, Danish Adult Education Association, Rörelsefolkhögskolornas Intresseorganisation (RIO), NIACE. Adult Education Society/Serbia, The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation, Verband der Volkshochschulen des Saarlandes e.V./Germany, ICAE 18.7.2015 We work with…. • Our members • The European Institutions: the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Council • EESC • Other civil society organisations: EUCIS-LLL, Social Platform, Concord… • UIL • ICAE • And plenty of other organisations 18.7.2015 EUCIS-LLL • EAEA is a founding member of the European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong Learning • EAEA representatives on the steering committee: Treasurer: Gerhard Bisovsky, President: David Lopez • EUCIS-LLL promotes European-wide cooperation among civil society organisations. Consisting of 33 European networks active in education and training, EUCIS-LLL works to build a citizen’s voice on lifelong learning issues and to propose innovative solutions drawing upon the expertise of its member networks. 18.7.2015 Recent Activities • Lobbying for (and against) “Erasmus +” – Statements, meetings with Members of European Parliament, representatives of Member states, events, briefing of and cooperation with members who have been lobbying at the national level • PIAAC: statements and Policy Debate • GRALE launch in Vilnius • Advisory group meeting for TVET in DG DevCo 24.01.2013 Recent Activities • Advocacy workshop for ALE in development and workshop at EU Development Days 2013 • BeLL workshop at the European Parliament • Statement on ‘Opening up Education’ • Hosting of visiting groups and study visits • Younger Staff Training • Focus on AE in times of crisis • Policy debate online, paper and GA • Campaign towards EP candidates 24.01.2013 Upcoming activities • Theme for 2014: democracy • Country reports • OED conference and General Assembly in Brussels in June • Mid-November: conference in Sarajevo on ‘Remembering for the future’ (linked with the Grundtvig Award) • Younger Staff Training: early December • Themes for 2015: development and health 24.01.2013 Lifelong learning and adult education • Lifelong learning: from ‘cradle to grave’ that also includes lifewide learning: formal, non-formal, informal • EAEA represents mainly non-formal adult learning, although many members also offer formal and vocational ALE • ‘General’ / ‘liberal’ ALE • If you put the learner at the centre, sectoral differences become less important 24.01.2013 More information needed? Don’t hesitate to contact us! Gina Ebner Valentina Chanina Secretary General Office Manager [email protected] [email protected] Tania Berman Helka Repo Policy Officer Communications Officer Tel. 0032 2 234 3763 [email protected] [email protected] Fax 0032 2 235 0539 Francesca Operti Raffaela Kihrer Project Officer Membership Officer Website: www.eaea.org [email protected] [email protected] EAEA Office Rue d’Arlon 40 1000 Brussels 24.01.2013 THANK YOU!