Adult learning and training form part of the priorities of the European Commission for adults.
EPALE is an initiative of the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) of the European Commission aimed at creating a European community of adult learning.
EPALE – the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe – is a multilingual, virtual meeting space which aims at fostering adult learning and training in Europe. EPALE is open to all types of adult learning and training – formal, non-formal, informal – provided by public or private education bodies. It is a tool which supports ERASMUS+.
EPALE allows the dissemination of content relevant to adult learning, such as news, articles, blogs, resources, events and the exchange of good practices.
The day-to-day management of EPALE is ensured by a Central Support Service with the help of a network of 36 National Support Services across Europe. IKY is the National Support Service of EPALE in Greece.
You are strongly encouraged to contribute to the development of EPALE, so that we can develop a tool which meets your expectations and offers you what you really need in order to be able to follow the latest developments on the scene of adult learning in Europe.
Teachers, trainers, researchers, academics, policy-makers, volunteers, and all other adult learning and training professionals meet up in EPALE community to exchange views, seek inspiration for their daily practices and develop their networks at a European level.
EPALE is structured around five basic themes related to adult learning and training:
- Empowering learners
- Learning environments
- Life skills
- Policies
- Quality
- Advertise yourselves or look for adult learning courses and seminars throughout Europe using the events calendar.
- Find organisations with similar activities using the partner search tool.
- Publish your own texts and messages on the blog or simply stay up-to-date by visiting the News column.
- Access a Resource Centre plenty of content and other project outcomes.
- Create open thematic groups to exchange good practices and ideas.
- Design and implement projects in closed groups.
- Stay-up to date on the latest developments on policies in the field of adult learning.
- Register now to EPALE
- How can I use EPALE?
- Calendar: Look for or announce events
- News: explore the latest developments in adult learning
- Blog: Exchange ideas, post comments
- Partners: Find partners
- Resources: Resource Centre
- Thematic groups: Create practice communities to exchange ideas and good practices
- Closed groups: Create a private space for cooperation
For more information, you can contact the Adult Education Section of the National Agency/IKY.
Mariana Mbantinaki, Tel.: +30 210 3726392, email: mbantinaki@iky.gr
Angeliki Petridou, Tel. +30 210 3726393, email: apetridou@iky.gr
Email – epale@iky.gr
Information on the European Agenda for Adult Learning
Information on Erasmus+ Programme
