The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) represents the European non-formal adult learning and education sector with thousands of providers and millions of learners. We welcome this initiative but stress that skills must be understood holistically - supporting individuals, communities, and society, not just the labour market.

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EAEA has set its annual theme for 2024 as “Adult Learning Transforming Lives, Communities, and Society.” This theme is deeply rooted in addressing key issues highlighted by the European Year of Skills, particularly focusing on the impact and broader benefits of Adult Learning and Education (ALE).

The new EAEA manifesto 2024 demonstrates how adult learning and education (ALE) can help change lives and transform societies. EAEA proposes, with this manifesto, to create a Learning Europe: a Europe that can shape its future positively and with all the necessary skills, knowledge, and competences.

The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) is the voice of non-formal adult education in Europe. EAEA is a European NGO with 120 member organisations in 43 countries and represents more than 60 million learners Europe-wide.

In 2025, EAEA will look at how learners, educators and organisations can contribute to change and more inclusive future, and the policy environment that can make their involvement possible. European Association for the Education of Adults

EAEA regularly organises online courses on topics ranging from policy and advocacy in adult learning to life skills, validation of non-formal and informal competencies, or network-building. Visit the EAEA e-learning platform to explore our past and ongoing courses.

7 June 2023: EAEA Annual Conference How can adult learning help us build a more sustainable world in times of crisis? Explore the topic together with learners, educators, policymakers and activists by looking closer at learning in communities, and strategies for a just green transition.

Adult learning and education (ALE) has a significant role to play in flexible learning pathways! In 2025, EAEA will look at how learners, educators and organisations can contribute to change and more inclusive future, and the policy environment that can make their involvement possible.

Support EAEA’s 2024 theme by submitting your innovative adult learning initiatives for this year’s Grundtvig Award. Let your projects embody excellence and innovation, pushing the boundaries of conventional approaches.