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The latest knowledge and successful practices of
planning and implementing education for lifelong
learning suggest that lifelong learning is more
than just education and training beyond formal
schooling. A lifelong learning framework
encompasses learning throughout the life cycle,
from birth to grave and in different learning
environments, formal, non-formal and informal.
An
essential element of lifelong learning is the
concept of all children of primary school age to
complete a good-quality primary school program
through the Education
For All (EFA) initiative. However, this is
often not sufficient as social and economic
development of a country is increasingly dependent
upon the knowledge and skills of its citizens in
the global knowledge economy. Lifelong learning
thus requires a system of learning which provides
every citizen with many routes to learning
opportunities including all levels and forms of
education and training beyond EFA as they need
them rather than because they have reached a
certain age. A system of lifelong learning also
requires mechanisms to recognize the skills
acquired through different channels so that people
can move from one level or one form of learning to
another.
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Core Lifelong Learning Activities
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The concept of learning is facing fundamental
changes in the context of the global knowledge
economy. One important source of changes is the
accelerating speed of scientific and
technological advancement; and the resulting
changes in the society and economy (or labor
market) at any given time. Another reason for
new conceptions of leaning is the fact that
diverse and innovative approaches to learning is
increasingly available to accommodate the needs
of people with diverse background and levels of
skills and competences. Learning beyond
traditional education, training and vocational
education & training (VTE) is all the more
important to constantly update one's skills and
competences. Thus, the Bank's lifelong leaning (LLL)
activities include: Education for All (EFA),
secondary education and tertiary education.
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