European Association of Regional and Local Authorities for Lifelong Learning

EU Legislative Interests

The association supports the policies aiming at the achievement of the following objectives: Ensure universal and continuous access and learning through the acquisition and renewal of the basic skills and know-how necessary to guarantee the active participation in the society of knowledge. Ensure visible investment levels in human resources in order to give priority to the most important potential en Europe: its inhabitants. Develop efficient education and learning methods and frameworks for the continuation of learning throughout one’s life. Improve significantly the level of understanding and assessment of the participation to learning and of its results, especially for what regards non-formal and informal learning. See to it that any individual can accede easily throughout its life to quality information and orientation on the learning opportunities in Europe. Offer permanent education opportunities as close as possible to the students, within their communities, if necessary with the support of ICT structures. Promote a pattern of “inclusive” society able to assure for each individual the equality of opportunity in the access to quality permanent education, whereby education and training rely first and foremost on the individual needs and demands. Adapt the education and training methods and the organisation of work in order to allow people to participate in the permanent education actions and to reconcile learning, professional life and family life. Reach high educational and qualification levels in all sectors, in order to ensure educational and cultural actions, quality training patterns, while ensuring that the individuals’ knowledge and skills coincide with the changing demand as far as professional profiles, organisation and work methods are concerned. Encourage and allow the individuals to participate more actively in all the realms of modern public life, especially in the social and political life at all levels, including European. Further the wage-earners’ selective retraining and the installation of professional services.

Communication Activities

Mainly EC funded projects, but also following up EU policies such as MFF (Erasmus+) and Union of Skills developments. Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships: Guidance 5.0 Erasmus+ Centre of Vocational Excellence: LCAMP - Learner centred Advanced Manufacturing Platform of Centres of Vocational Excellence ESF+: WISE - integration of Ukrainian migrant women. Interreg Europe: SKYLA - Skills for the twin transition SALAM - Fast Integration of Migrants into Labour Market QUEEN - Quality frameworks for apprenticeships LEADEX - Excellence in education

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

Lifelong Learning Platform - www.lllp.eu EAFA https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1147&langId=en Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-skills-coalition Pact for Skills - and Regional Partnership within the Pact for Skills is under negotiation Harnessing Talent Platform (DG REGIO)

Organisation Members

http://www.earlall.eu/about-us#members

Additional Information

The amounts that EARLALL receives from EU funded projects are dedicated to run the projects and not to our daily network activities. We don't receive any operating grant from the EU.