Lifelong learning

The fundamentals of Adult Learning and Education, Community Learning Centres and Lifelong Learning in 11 modules!

This course gives a basic introduction to help you develop effective lifelong learning policies and practices for your community. Developed by experts in lifelong learning and adult education, and based on research and lessons from the last 20 years across adult and community learning projects in Asia-Pacific. Everything you need to know, explained in simple terms.

For Whom?

Educational policy-makers
Managers and facilitators of Community Learning Centres
Lifelong learning service providers
Students of lifelong learning

What You Will Learn In This Course

Concept of lifelong learning
Finance lifelong learning programmes
Become a leader of lifelong learning
Train quality adult learning facilitators
Target learners with different learning needs
Build sustainable community learning centres
Create equivalency system with good governance
Integrate ICT for lifelong learning
Teach and assess literacy

How To Start

Watch the videos in each module and take the quizzes. Complete 11 modules to obtain a certificate from UNESCO Bangkok.

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction & What is lifelong learning?

Part 1 – What is Lifelong Learning?

Part 2 – Why is lifelong learning needed?

Part 3 – How can we make changes towards lifelong learning?

Module 2: Financing Adult for Lifelong Learning

Part 1 – Introduction & Why are more funds needed?

Part 2 – State finance for adult learning

Part 3 – Innovative finance for lifelong learning

Module 2 – Assessment 1 Quiz

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Lesson Content

Module 2 – Assessment

Module 3: Leadership

Part 1 – Becoming a great education leader

Part 2 – Cases of successful leadership in education

Module 3 – Assessment 1 Quiz

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Module 3 – Assessment

Module 4: Training Quality Adult Learning Facilitators

Part 1 – What makes a great adult learning facilitator?

Part 2 – How to teach adults?

Part 3 – Supporting adult learning facilitators

Module 4 – Assessment 1 Quiz

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Module 4 – Assessment

Module 5: Targeting Groups with Different Learning Requirements

Part 1 – Targeting groups with different learning needs: Seniors

Part 2 – Targeting groups with different learning needs: Migrants & Ethnic minorities

Part 3 – Targeting groups with different learning needs: Learners with disabilities

Part 4 – Targeting groups with different learning needs: Working Poor

Module 5 – Assessment 1 Quiz

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Module 5 – Assessment

Module 6: Sustainable Community Learning Centres

Part 1 – What is a Community Learning Centre?

Part 2 – Roles of CLC Manager & Facilitators

Part 3 – Role of CLC Committee

Module 6 – Assessment 1 Quiz

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Module 6 – Assessment

Module 7: Good Governance for Lifelong Learning

Part 1 – Governance structures and roles

Part 2 – Development of Policies

Part 3 – Decentralized mechanisms and participation

Part 4 – Data collection and monitoring system of ALE

Module 7 – Assessment 1 Quiz

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Module 7 – Assessment

Module 8: Equivalency Programmes & National Qualifications Frameworks

Part 1 – Equivalency Programme (formal and non-formal)

Part 2 – Accreditation System for CLCs

Part 3 – National Qualifications Framework

Part 4 – Academic Credit Bank System

Module 8 – Assessment 1 Quiz

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Module 8 – Assessment

Module 9: ICT and Lifelong Learning

Part 1 – ICT and Lifelong Learning

Part 2 – ICT and Lifelong Learning

Module 9 – Assessment 1 Quiz

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Module 9 – Assessment

Module 10: From Basic Literacy to Multiple Literacies

Part 1 – From Basic Literacy to Multiple Literacies

Part 2 – From Basic Literacy to Multiple Literacies

Part 3 – From Basic Literacy to Multiple Literacies

Module 10 – Assessment 1 Quiz

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Module 10 – Assessment

Module 11: Literacy Assessment

Part 1 – Literacy Rate in General

Part 2 – Literacy Assessment

Part 3 – Innovative Approaches

Module 11 – Assessment 1 Quiz

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Module 11 – Assessment

6 thoughts on “Lifelong learning”

Wut Wuttichai
27/03/2022 at 11:47 pm

ho to be a life long learner

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1. Wut Wuttichai
  27/03/2022 at 11:48 pm
  
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2. Novia Lisma nanda
  24/02/2023 at 7:19 am
  
  Lifelong learning is that there is no age limit in learning at any time we can learn
  
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  1. Genet Aregawi
    24/07/2023 at 1:59 pm
    
    No there is age limit starts from 18-59
    
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Indah Permata sari
24/02/2023 at 7:59 am

Lifelong education is a system of educational concepts that explains all the events of learning activities that take place in human life. The main principle of lifelong education is “every place is a school and everyone is a teacher”.

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Xinjing Lyu
31/05/2023 at 4:43 pm

I am very eager to apply for the course, as I believe it will help me gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between youth, peace, and security, and how to promote peace and security.

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