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International survey on adult skills in Greece - Cedefop

Greece’s participation in a survey of adult skills organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with the support of the European Commission was launched on 31 March at the Mapping skills shortages, planning the future, conference in Athens.

Resilient Cities 2014: Early Bird Registration fees extended until 10 April

The “5th Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation – Resilient Cities 2014” launched by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, the World Mayors Council on Climate Change and the City of Bonn, Germany, is taking place on 29-31 May 2014 in Bonn, Germany.

Lifelong Learning and Governance. From Programming to Action – Selected Experiences from Asia and Europe

This new book has been published by the Regional Office of DVV International for the use of colleagues who work towards lifelong learning policies and systems in their countries. Apart from a number of interesting articles there are documents from recent conferences in the region that looked at learning cities, adult education and lifelong learning. It is an extended and translated version of the journal Bildung und Erziehung, 4 / 2013 published by Boehlau Verlag.

Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) March 2014 Newsletter

The latest news from Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP) from their March 2014 Newsletter:

Men learning through life book recently released

Concerns about men’s attitudes to and involvement in lifelong and life-wide learning have recently emerged in many countries. There is a growing interest in finding ways to increase men’s participation and promote practices that will contribute to men’s learning and wellbeing, particularly in contexts and life stages for men beyond paid work.

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