With the theme: “re-IMAGINE, re-THINK, re-CREATE: Adapting to change, preserving the gains, ensuring empowering education and lifelong learning for ALL”, the three-day ASPBAE’s Regional Strategic Planning Workshop (15th to 17th of December) seeked to situate the deliberations of ASPBAE’s future directions within the current context of momentous change – fraught with challenges and also opportunities. …

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The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong (UIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with DVV International, the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE) and the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) to further develop the existing Curriculum GlobALE as a recommended tool for the pre-service and in-service training of adult educators. Originally developed by DVV International and …

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CAE continues to represent civil society in education platforms at the highest level of global advocacy via the Major Groups and Stakeholders (MGoS).  As co-chair of Education and Academia Stakeholder Group (EASG) and a member of Steering group that represents different stakeholders in UN, we continue to be involved in reviewing and monitoring the implementation of the SDGs, we …

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Another important activity that ICAE participated in was the Annual General Meeting of the Global Alliance for Literacy (GAL). ICAE is an associate member of GAL, which includes as its members the 20 countries with adult literacy rates lower than 50% and the E-9 countries in which the majority of adults have low-level literacy skills.  The two-day …

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Our preparations for CONFINTEA VII and GRALE 5 (a landmark publication in the field of adult learning and education and the only regular global survey on ALE), continues with a series of ICAE regional webinars that have been conducted in partnership with our regional members (see related article on this website.) Every GRALE has a special emphasis, a topic that is …

Read moreCitizenship education from ICAE´s perspective

On 12 and 13 November 2020, UNESCO learning cities from around the globe will meet virtually to share strategies, experiences and challenges concerning citizenship education. The event is organized by the UNESCO learning cities of Larissa (Greece) and Yeonsu-Gu (Republic of Korea), supported by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. ICAE President Robbie Guevara and …

Read moreOnline conference: strengthening citizenship education at local level

ICAE has recently taken part in the global discussion on the UNESCO initiative Futures of Education by publishing a report entitled “Adult Learning and Education (ALE) – Because the future cannot wait”. In the introduction we declare: “We strongly argue for a future of education built upon inclusive and equitable quality learning opportunities and outcomes, …

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As ICAE, we have successfully taken our first step in working within and through our members during the recent GRALE 5 Regional Webinars that we co-hosted with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the German Adult Education Association (DVV International) from 21-29 July 2020. Our members across all regions actively contributed as speakers during the webinars. The speakers …

Read moreRegional Reports on the GRALE 5 Webinars on “Enhancing National Capacities for Monitoring Adult Learning and Education”

As every year, ICAE participated in the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) (7 to 16 July 2020), which has the task to review the progress of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Members States were reporting, experts, civil society representatives and other actors met, discussed, reviewed and made plans for the next steps in the …

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