EPALE platform supporting tool for adult education professionals















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EPALE platform, supporting tool for adult education professionals Maruša Bajt CMEPIUS - Centre of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes National Support Service EPALE Slovenia Nicosia, 16 th November 2018
Regards from Slovenia
CMEPIUS • Centre of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes. • established in October 2003 • National Agency for Erasmus+ Programme
NSS EPALE Slovenia Our National Support Service was formed in January 2015. (autumn 2014 – preparational activities) Since then we have published more than 1500 pieces of content.
EPALE Slovenia is in close cooperation with: Slovenian Institute for Adult education – SIAE; 4 external EPALE experts; Erasmus+ NA; Centre of the RS for the vocational education and training; • Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. • •
Promotion of the platform • Engaging new stakeholders and informing those already registered • EPALE events titled as „Breakfast with EPALE“
Webinars and workshops • Several workshops on different topics: Web writing training Video and photo production for better visibility On-line community training The use of creative online tools for raising visibility of uploads
Participation at local, national and international events • Adult Education Colloquium • Annual Adult Education Conference • National opening of Lifelong Learning Week (LLW) • Events among LLW • EAAL events • Press conferences (PIAAC results, OECD Skills…) • Festivals: Third Age Festival, LUPA - Festival of NGO‘s
Regional cooperation • Regional cooperation: EPALE regional conferences NSS EPALE Slovenia NSS EPALE Bosnia and Hercegovina NSS EPALE Croatia NSS EPALE Montenegro NSS EPALE Serbia - yeary conferences (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Interim National Evaluation • Interim National Report on the Implementation and Impact of the Erasmus+ Programme • Compiled in 2017 • 13 Adult Education Centres from public network
Professional development 92% EPALE has a positive influence on: • the search of project partners from abroad, • monitoring current trends and guidelines in adult education field in Slovenia • being up to date about events for adult learning professionals ( for ex. : seminars, conferences…).
Professional development 85% EPALE has a positive influence on: • professional development of adult learning professionals; • the use of ICT - information and communications technology in adult learning EPALE is an important first step in setting up more complex international project partnerships.
Promotion of the platform • EPALE promotional video EPALE – Case studies from Slovenia (English subtitles)
Thank you for your attention! Maruša Bajt marusa. bajt@cmepius. si