EAEA Training Programmes
EAEA develops in-service trainings and organises study-visits in order to increase adult education professionals’ knowledge about adult learning in Europe.
EAEA is dedicated to empowering professionals in the field of adult learning. Through our comprehensive range of in-service training programmes, study visits, and tailor-made activities, we aim to enhance your understanding of key issues in adult learning across Europe. The topics we cover include policy and advocacy, the transformative role of adult learning in digital and green transitions, and more.
Face-to-face training programmes 2025-26
EAEA offers training programmes that support adult learning staff in their professional development. Participation in all EAEA training programmes can be financed with the support of Erasmus+ KA1 funding.
ABC of ALE: Introductory Training on Adult Education and Learning
23-26 of September 2025, Brussels, Belgium
show moreDuring the ABC of ALE training, participants will get to explore the concept of non-formal adult learning and education, linking it to both theory and practice. In particular, the training will focus on holistic perspectives on ALE.
show lessProject Design in Adult Learning
January 2026 (dates TBC), Brussels, Belgium
During this training, you will:
- learn about the core processes that support designing successful, sustainable and impactful initiatives in adult learning and education
- explore the priorities of current EU funding programmes for ALE and contextualise them in the broader policy landscape
- develop demo proposals from concept to workplan, based on existing funding programmes
show lessCreating and maintaining safe spaces in adult learning
April 2026 (dates TBC), Brussels and online
show moreDuring the training, you will:
- explore the concepts of a safe space, power dynamics and decolonial approaches in adult learning and education
- try out methods that can support adult educators and learners in co-creating a safe space
show lessMaking the case for adult learning and twin transition
28-30 May 2024, Belgrade and May 2025 (dates TBC), Brussels
show moreDuring this training, you will:
- explore new roles of adult learning in the process of the twin green and digital transition
- work on arguments and tools that can be used by adult learning organisations in their policy and advocacy work
show lessOnline courses
EAEA regularly organises online courses on topics ranging from policy and advocacy in adult learning to life skills, validation of non-formal and informal competencies, or network-building. Visit the EAEA e-learning platform to explore our past and ongoing courses.
Study visits and tailor-made training programmes
Interested in exploring the EU policy and advocacy landscape in Brussels? Looking to learn about participation patterns in adult learning and education, outreach strategies or green and digital transition? EAEA offers study visits and tailor-made programmes that include meetings with European stakeholders in lifelong learning, input sessions and hands-on workshops.
Examples of EAEA tailor-made activities
- Training programme on accessibility of adult learning and education in Europe, organised for the Cerebral Palsy Association of Coimbra, Brussels, April 2019
- Study visit on advocacy and network-building in adult learning in Europe, organised for the Arab House for Adult Education and Development, Brussels, October 2021
- Study visit on non-formal learning in museums and cultural spaces, organised for the Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation, Brussels, February 2022
- Advocacy Academy organised together with DVV International and the International Council for Adult Education, Istanbul, December 2022 and Sarajevo, June 2023
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More information
To find out more about EAEA’s upcoming training programmes, or to ask for an offer of a tailor-made activity, please contact EAEA’s Head of Capacity Building at tina.mavrich [at] eaea.org.
