ACTIVITY REPORT 2012 This organisation has been funded with support of the European Commission (EC). This publication reflects the views only the ACTIVITY REPORT author, and the EC cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 2012 GA-6.6.2013-03-01-GE 2 1 CONTENTS 5.2 ARALE – Awareness raising for adult learning and education.........23 5.3 BeLL – Benefits of Lifelong Learning...............................................24 5.4 ENIL – European Network for Intergenerational Learning..............25 HIGHLIGHTS OF 2012......................................................................................4 5.5 InfoNet III.......................................................................................25 5.6 GINCO – Grundtvig International Network of Course Organisers...26 5.7 IPA – ‘the second chance’ – systemic development of elementary, 1. INflUENciNG PUBlic policy...................................................................6 practice-based adult education in Serbia.......................................27 1.1 Maintaining contacts with the European Commission and other 5.8 Poliglotti4.eu – Civil Society Platform to promote EuropeanInstitutions........................................................................6 Multilingualism...............................................................................28 1.2 Lobbying for Grundtvig, Lifelong Learning, Adult Education and 5.9 The Lit.Voc project..........................................................................29 Civil Society.......................................................................................6 5.10 Euro Local........................................................................................30 1.3 Policy debate at the European Parliament.......................................7 1.4 Platform memberships.....................................................................8 6. INFORMatioN AND coMMUNicatioN Strategy AND ServiceS 1.5 Statements and opinions..................................................................9 of the EAEA....................................................................................................32 1.6 EUCIS-LLL – The European Civil Society Platform on Lifelong 6.1 Information and communication strategy......................................32 Learning............................................................................................9 6.2 Contacts with EAEA members........................................................33 1.7 Raising visibility...............................................................................12 7. ActivitieS IN THE ORGANISatioN AND THE OFFICES.....................34 2. INterNatioNal CooperatioN.............................................................14 7.1 General Assembly and EAEA Grundtvig Award...............................34 2.1 Cooperation with ICAE...................................................................14 7.2 EAEA Grundtvig Award winners 2012.............................................35 2.2 Development..................................................................................16 7.2.1 Moving stories and Generations.........................................35 2.3 Cooperation with ASPBAE...............................................................16 7.2.2 Potter’s Wheel...................................................................36 7.3 Membership...................................................................................37 3. CONfereNceS AND eveNTS...................................................................17 7.4 Executive Board and President.......................................................38 3.1 Conference on Older Learners and Intergenerational Solidarity....17 7.5 Finances..........................................................................................40 3.2 General Assembly and Grundtvig Award........................................17 7.6 Staff.................................................................................................40 3.3 Policy debate at the European Parliament.....................................17 7.7 Bob Schouten Fund........................................................................41 3.4 Workshop on adult education and development...........................17 3.5 Workshop for EAEA members from non-EU-countries...................18 8. ANNEX – POSITION paperS, OPINIONS, StateMENTS.....................42 3.6 EAEA Younger Staff Training............................................................18 8.1 EAEA response to the Proposal for a Council recommendation on the validation of non-formal and informal learning..................42 4. PUBlicatioNS.............................................................................................20 8.2 EAEA Statement on the draft report on the Lifelong Learning 4.1 EAEA Grundtvig Award Brochure....................................................20 Progamme II...................................................................................43 4.2 Policy paper and Recommendations on “Older learners – 8.3 Proposal to the European Parliament’s draft report on the new learning in later life”.......................................................................20 funding programme (Lifelong Learning Programme).....................44 8.4 EAEA Press release: “Erasmus for all” voted at the European 5. ProJectS......................................................................................................21 Parliament: MEPs endorse EAEA´s views on adult learning...........46 5.1 OED – Outreach, Empowerment, Diversity.....................................21 8.5 EAEA Policy Paper: Older learners – learning in later life...............47 HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS OF 2012 EVENTS PUBLICATIONS • Conference on Older Learners and Intergenerational Solidarity • EAEA Grundtvig Award Brochure • General Assembly and EAEA Grundtvig Award • Policy paper and Recommendations on Older learners – learning in later • Policy Debate at the European Parliament life. • Workshop on adult education and development • Workshop for EAEA members from non-EU-countries STATEMENTS • EAEA Younger Staff Training • EAEA Statement on the Council Recommendations on the Validation of Non-formal and Informal Learning ADVOCACY • EAEA statements on Erasmus for All / Yes Europe • Lobbying campaign for adult education / Grundtvig • Participation in European Commission working groups on Financing and PROJECTS Quality • OED – Outreach, empowerment, diversity • Participation in Lifelong Learning Week at the European Parliament • ARALE – Awareness raising for adult learning and education • Presentations and inputs at a number of conferences, e.g. the launch • BeLL – Benefits of Lifelong Learning (coordinator: DIE - Germany) conference on the Renewed Agenda for adult learning • InfoNet III • Meetings with decision-makers This EAEA Activity Report refers to the period from January to December 2012 and it presents a general overview of the work of the EAEA performed throughout this time. It is based on the application for core funding for 2012 and follows the Work Plan for 2012, which was approved by the General Assembly 2011 in Malmö, Sweden. EAEA Younger Staff Training 2012. 4 5 INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY 1. INFLUENCING PUBLIC policy EAEA and the European Civil Society Platform for Lifelong Learning (EUCIS-LLL) worked successfully 2012 was characterized by two main policy developments in adult educa- with the EP, with the rapporteur and the shadow rap- tion: On the one hand, the “Renewed Agenda for adult learning”, which porteurs and was supported by its members, who had been prepared and already discussed in 2011, was finally launched in kept writing to and meeting with their national edu- February 2012, and the future of the Lifelong Learning Programme was ne- cation representatives and MEPs. Finally, the EP re- gotiated in and with the Council of the European Union and the European port by rapporteur Doris Pack contained many of the Parliament (EP). demands by EAEA and constituted a real improvement of the original Com- mission proposal. 1.1 MaiNtaiNING coNtactS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND other EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS EAEA continued to play an active role in EUCIS-LLL (see below). Via the EU- CIS-LLL Platform, EAEA continues to be represented in the Civil Society Liai- EAEA has had regular contacts with the adult education unit in European son Group of the Economic and Social Committee; whenever education and Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Education and Culture (DG EAC). training are on the agenda, adult education is one of the themes that are Informal meetings were happening throughout the year, and regular ex- being discussed. The EUCIS-LLL Platform has been accepted as the eighth changes about plans and opinions were taking place. member of the Civil Society Contact Group (CSCG), a group of large Euro- pean NGO platforms in the following fields: culture (EFAH), development EAEA was able to intensify its contacts with the EP, in fact organising a policy (CONCORD), environment (Green 10), human rights (HRDN), lifelong learn- debate with two MEPs. After the policy debate, the Executive Board met ing (EUCIS-LLL), public health (EPHA), social (Social Platform) and women with Tapio Säävälä, who was acting head of unit for adult education in the (EWL). The joint efforts are aimed at developing the dialogue between civil EC, and his colleague Martina Ni Cheallaigh. society organisations and the EU institutions