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Pilot Workshop on Developing Capacity for Establishing Pilot Workshop on Developing Capacity for Establishing Lifelong Learning SystemsLifelong Learning Systems

UIL, 22 NovemberUIL, 22 November--3 December3 December

LIFELONG LEARNING LIFELONG LEARNING CONCEPTUAL EVOLUTION CONCEPTUAL EVOLUTION

AND NEW IMPERATIVESAND NEW IMPERATIVESAdama OuaneAdama Ouane

DirectorDirectorUNESCO Institute for Lifelong LearningUNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

Current Education LandscapeCurrent Education Landscape

796 Million illiterate adults (15 years and 796 Million illiterate adults (15 years and older) older) 67.4% million primary school67.4% million primary school--aged aged children are out of schoolchildren are out of schoolInequalityInequalityEducation and World ChallengesEducation and World Challenges

From Wisdom to TheoryFrom Wisdom to TheoryFrom Utopia to RealityFrom Utopia to Reality

Old saying / Wisdom Education Utopia EdutopiaTheory / ConceptConcept / System System / PolicyPolicy / PracticeUtopia / Reality

What is Lifelong Learning?What is Lifelong Learning?

A continuous process, present in all cultures, societies and religions.Integrating learning and living both vertically and horizontally.

UNESCOUNESCO’’s role and position in s role and position in promoting lifelong learningpromoting lifelong learning

Humanistic valuesHumanistic valuesEducation is a value in itself and not Education is a value in itself and not merely a means of gaining higher social merely a means of gaining higher social status or material advantages.status or material advantages.


Faure Report 1972Faure Report 1972

UIL (former UIE) since 1972UIL (former UIE) since 1972

1990s:Lifelong education1990s:Lifelong education→→ Lifelong Lifelong LearningLearning


Learning the Treasure within (1996)Learning the Treasure within (1996)CONFINTEA V (1997)CONFINTEA V (1997)Dakar Framework for Action (2000)Dakar Framework for Action (2000)United Nations Literacy Decade United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD)(2003(UNLD)(2003--2012)2012)United Nations Decade for Sustainable United Nations Decade for Sustainable Development (2005Development (2005--2014)2014)


UNESCOUNESCO’’s major international s major international conferences with LLL as an anchor:conferences with LLL as an anchor:

oo 48th International Conference on 48th International Conference on Education (ICE) (2008)Education (ICE) (2008)

oo International Conference on Education for International Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)(2009)Sustainable Development (ESD)(2009)

UNESCO’s major international conferences with LLL as an anchor::

oo International Conference on Higher International Conference on Higher Education (2009)Education (2009)

oo CONFINTEA VI (2009)CONFINTEA VI (2009)oo WCECCE (2010)WCECCE (2010)

Lifelong Learning as a facilitator in Lifelong Learning as a facilitator in todaytoday’’s worlds world

InclusionInclusionAgeingAgeingSustainable development peace, Sustainable development peace, democracy and citizenshipdemocracy and citizenshipChanging world of workChanging world of workICTsICTs

New Demand: Lifelong Learning as New Demand: Lifelong Learning as a comprehensive, integrated and a comprehensive, integrated and

holistic systemholistic systemNew key competencies.New key competencies.Need of an approach to education Need of an approach to education accepting that learning is a continuum accepting that learning is a continuum ranging from formal to nonranging from formal to non--formal and formal and informal learning.informal learning.Need of new curricula.Need of new curricula.

New Demand: Lifelong Learning as New Demand: Lifelong Learning as a comprehensive, integrated and a comprehensive, integrated and

holistic systemholistic system

Without recognition and validation of nonWithout recognition and validation of non--formal and informal modes of learning formal and informal modes of learning there will be no lifelong learning.there will be no lifelong learning.

From Conceptual System to From Conceptual System to ImplementationImplementation

Translating the vision of lifelong learning into reality

Countries with a longCountries with a long--established tradition established tradition of lifelong learning like Japan, Korea and of lifelong learning like Japan, Korea and the Scandinavian countries.the Scandinavian countries.Recent national policy drives in developed Recent national policy drives in developed countries like UK, Australia.countries like UK, Australia.Recent policies in developing countries Recent policies in developing countries like China, Thailand, Namibia, countries like China, Thailand, Namibia, countries of LAC.of LAC.

International Approach

EU: o 1996 European Year of Lifelong Learningo 2000 Lisbon Strategy-Memorandum of Lifelong

Learningo 2001: Making a European Area of Lifelong

Learning a Realityo 2002: European Council Resolution on Lifelong

Learningo 2008: European Qualifications Framework for LLL

(EQF)

International ApproachOECDOECDWorld Bank: New Education StrategyWorld Bank: New Education StrategySouthern African Development Community Southern African Development Community (SADC)(SADC)Asian Europe Meeting (ASEM) Education Asian Europe Meeting (ASEM) Education and Research Hub for Lifelong Learningand Research Hub for Lifelong Learning

What next? Correcting What next? Correcting misunderstandingsmisunderstandings

The concept of LLL should be clarified.The concept of LLL should be clarified.It is not higher order education.It is not higher order education.It is imperative that policyIt is imperative that policy--makers take LLL makers take LLL on board and envisage education and on board and envisage education and learning as a unified system.learning as a unified system.LLL is lifeLLL is life--wide and lifewide and life--deep.deep.

UNESCOUNESCO’’s New Education s New Education StrategyStrategy

Quality Lifelong Learning for AllQuality Lifelong Learning for All


UNESCO will:UNESCO will:

Establish an authoritative knowledge base Establish an authoritative knowledge base on education policies and systems.on education policies and systems.



Scale up its upstream work at country Scale up its upstream work at country level, contributing to countrieslevel, contributing to countries’’ wider social wider social and economic development.and economic development.


UNESCO willUNESCO will::Reinforce advocacy of relevant education Reinforce advocacy of relevant education policies and quality assurance of higher policies and quality assurance of higher education for effective national research, education for effective national research, innovation and human resource. innovation and human resource. development systems, as well as facilitate development systems, as well as facilitate the sharing of information and knowledge the sharing of information and knowledge exchange.exchange.



Assume the role of honest broker by Assume the role of honest broker by forging consensus with development forging consensus with development partners in supporting the leadership of partners in supporting the leadership of governments to strengthen their governments to strengthen their institutions and to coordinate development institutions and to coordinate development partnerspartners’’ interventions.interventions.


New UNESCO structure ::Promote a systemPromote a system--wide approach towide approach to

education, streamline management so as toeducation, streamline management so as toavoid compartmentalization, make sectionsavoid compartmentalization, make sectionsthe main platform for programme deliverythe main platform for programme deliveryand enhance teamwork across sections. and enhance teamwork across sections.


As of 1 December 2010:As of 1 December 2010:UNESCOUNESCO’’s Education Sectors Education Sector::Three Three ProgammeProgamme DivisionsDivisions::oo Basic to Higher Education and Learning.Basic to Higher Education and Learning.oo Division for Planning and Development of Division for Planning and Development of

Education Systems.Education Systems.oo Division of Education for Peace and Division of Education for Peace and

Sustainable Development.Sustainable Development.


As of 1 December 2010:As of 1 December 2010:UNESCOUNESCO’’s Education Sector:s Education Sector:Three TeamsThree Teams::o Education for all (EFA) Global

Partnerships Teamo Research and Foresight Teamo EFA Global Monitoring Report Team

It is high time for lifelong learning to beIt is high time for lifelong learning to beaccorded the full recognition that it deservesaccorded the full recognition that it deservesand made an integral part of all educationaland made an integral part of all educational

policies.policies.

Pilot Workshop on Developing Capacity for Establishing Pilot Workshop on Developing Capacity for Establishing Lifelong Learning SystemsLifelong Learning Systems

UIL, 22 NovemberUIL, 22 November--3 December3 December

LIFELONG LEARNING LIFELONG LEARNING CONCEPTUAL EVOLUTION CONCEPTUAL EVOLUTION

AND NEW IMPERATIVESAND NEW IMPERATIVESAdama OuaneAdama Ouane

DirectorDirectorUNESCO Institute for Lifelong LearningUNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

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