Save the Date – RALExILA Final Conference

Title: One Europe, Many Learners: Building the Foundations for ALE Registries and ILAs
Date: Wednesday, 3 December 2025
Location: Pullman Brussels Center Midi Hotel, Pl. Victor Horta 1, 1060 Bruxelles, Belgium
Format: In-person, full-day policy conference
Languages: English

Description

The RALExILA Final Conference will bring together representatives from national ministries, European institutions, social partners, and lifelong learning stakeholders to explore the future of Adult Learning and Education (ALE) in Europe, with a specific focus on the development of national registries and their integration into Individual Learning Account (ILA) systems.

This high-level event will mark the culmination of the RALExILA project – a European initiative co-funded under Erasmus+ – which has supported Member States in developing transparent, accessible, and interoperable ALE registries. These registries are a key enabling factor for the effective and equitable implementation of ILAs, and for safeguarding the right to lifelong learning in practice.

The conference will provide a platform to:

• Present the final results of the RALExILA project, including a common information model, quality assurance principles, and governance guidance for ALE registries;
• Highlight lessons learned from national co-design processes and piloting activities across EU Member States;
• Explore strategic connections between registries, ILAs, and national skills strategies;
• Facilitate policy dialogue among decision-makers, experts, and providers on sustainable digital infrastructure for adult learning systems.

Context

As states prepare to operationalise ILAs and other forms of National Registries and further strengthen adult learning ecosystems, the availability of comprehensive ALE registries has become a foundational requirement. These systems contribute to:

• Enhancing the visibility, transparency, and quality of learning opportunities;
• Empowering learners through better access, guidance, and recognition;
• Supporting policy coherence, data-driven governance, and social inclusion.

By offering tools and shared frameworks, the RALExILA project has responded to the call for more robust national infrastructures and has contributed to advancing learning rights through system innovation.

Practical Information

Register Here: One Europe, Many Learners: Building the Foundations for ALE Registries and ILAs – Fill out form

Agenda

Moderator: Viola Pinzi, Technical Advisor, European Association for the Education of Adults

9.30 – 10.00 – Welcome coffee and registration

10.00 – 10.15 – Challenges and opportunities for ALE in Europe
Raffaela Kihrer, Secretary General – European Association for the Education of Adults

10.15 – 10.35 – Keynote – In the jungle of strategies and instruments – Toward a future-ready equal access for adult education
Johnny Sung, Fellow, Centre for Skills, Knowledge, and Organisational Performance (SKOPE), University of Oxford and Thematic Expert on Individual Learning Accounts, for DG EMPL, European Commission

10.35 – 10.55 – Keynote – Individual Learning account and beyond – Funding instruments for Adult education in Europe
Patrycja Lipinska, Expert in Financing VET/adult learning – CEDEFOP
Mantas Sekmokas, Expert in Financing and policy monitoring – CEDEFOP

10.55-11.20 – Panel discussion – Questions and answers with keynote speakers

11.15 – 11.45 – Networking coffee and initiatives showcase
Project and initiatives will be invited to showcase their work during the breaks

11.45 – 13.00 – Prototyping with RALExiLA approach – Establishing National Adult Learning Registries for Individual Learning Accounts
Facilitators
Stefan Jahnke, Senior Research and Project Manager – Knowledge and Innovation Centre
Jasmina Policnik, Operations manager and ALE expert – Knowledge and Innovation Centre

13.00 – 14.00 Networking lunch and initiatives showcase

14.00 – 16.00 – Workshops sessions

WS1 – Quality assurance across sectors: toward an integrated approach for adult education between formal and non formal systems
Moderator: Maja Brkljacic, Head of the Research Centre, Algebra LAB
Contributors
Ricardo Espinoza, Head of Vocational Education and Training (VET), OECD Centre for Skills

WS2 – Interoperable information systems for education: quality of information and data-driven policy developments
Moderator: Stefan Janke, Senior Research and Project Manager – Knowledge and Innovation Centre
Contributors
Colin Tuck, Higher Education Policy Consultant – Knowledge and Innovation Centre

WS3 – Governance and policy coherence: whole system approach and multi-stakeholders collaboration
Moderator: Angeliki Giannakopoulou, Senior Policy Coordinator, – European Association for the Education of Adults
Contributors
Klara Engels-Perenyi, Policy officer – European Commission, DG Employment
Pauline Boivin, Project and Policy Manager, Lifelong Learning Platform
Norbert Jakus, Slovakia Alliance of Sectoral Councils

16.00 – 16.30 Networking coffee and initiatives showcase

16.30 – 17.30 Closing panel – Making sense: an integrated system for adult education
Moderator: Zvonka Pangerc-Pahernik, Head of Awareness Raising and Information Unit – Andragoški center Republike Slovenije (ACS)
Speakers
Eva Farkas, Professor Szeged University and ILA expert for Hungary
Klara Engels-Perenyi, Policy officer – European Commission, DG Employment
Colin Tuck, Higher Education Policy Consultant – Knowledge and Innovation Centre
Expert from private sector/SMEs – TBC

For more information

Please visit: https://ralexila.eu
Or contact: angeliki@eaea.org and viola.pinzi@eaea.org