We are living in a changing society. People need new skills to respond to what’s happening around them and get on at work, in learning and in life.

In 2011, nearly 44 million Europeans declared that they have a disability that limits activities in their daily life.

The recently launched initiative by the European Commission sets objectives and requirements for EU member states to tackle the issue of low-skilled adults in Europe.

ADULT EDUCATION & REFUGEES. Thousands of refugees and migrants living in Europe are with disabilities, and their situation is often not very well known.

With the New Skills Guarantee (“Upskilling Pathways”), the European Commission has presented an ambitious strategy for improving skills of adults all around Europe.

ADULT EDUCATION & REFUGEES. One and a half years after the climax of the so-called “refugee crisis”, people are still fleeing Syria and the conflict zones in the Middle East in great numbers, searching a safer life in Europe.

While hardly anyone would disagree with the impact of non-formal adult education on active citizenship, social inclusion and well-being, the current state of financing adult education in Europe (and beyond) suggests otherwise.

“We must think big again and re-vision education in a changing world,” writes Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO.

The universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were approved in September 2015 – now back to business as usual until the deadline for their implementation approaches?

The FORINER project is building its network of pilot partners to implement various projects around prison education in Europe.