Egbert Holthuis | Izob. odraslih in potrebe trga dela | Spretnosti za vse | 1. forum EPUO 2024

Ključna vloga izobraževanja odraslih pri zadovoljevanju potreb trga dela
(The critical role of adult education in addressing labour market needs)
• Egbert Holthuis, namestnik direktorice, Direktorat za spretnosti in delovna mesta, Evropska komisija / deputy director, Directorate for Skills and Jobs, European Commission

Prvi forum EPUO 2024 / First EAAL Forum 2024
SPRETNOSTI ZA VSE / SKILLS FOR ALL
16. april 2024, Hiša Evropske unije, Dunajska cesta 20, Ljubljana
16 April 2024, House of the EU
Spretnosti – za vse skupine prebivalstva, za posameznika, družbo in gospodarstvo, za vse izzive, s katerimi se srečujemo v osebnih, delovnih in družbenih okoljih, za vsa življenjska obdobja …
Pridobivanje in stalno nadgrajevanje spretnosti je vseživljenjski proces, ki zadeva vse razsežnosti našega (so)bivanja in (naj) vodi v blagostanje, še prej pa uspešno delovanje in proaktivno odzivanje na neprestane spremembe – v naravi in svetu, ki ga kot človeštvo ustvarjamo.
Ozadje tokratnega foruma EPUO je trojno. Z njim nadaljujemo premislek, začet maja lani z nastopom Evropskega leta spretnosti (ELS). Odprli s(m)o ga na evropski ravni (The European Year of Skills Festval) in v državah članicah EU, tudi v Sloveniji, na 27. Andragoškem kolokviju.
Forum je čvrsto umeščen v projekt Uresničevanje Evropskega programa za učenje odraslih 2024–2025 (projekt EPUO).
V projektu smo med drugim s forumi EPUO 2021 naslovili šest sodobnih družbeno-ekonomskih trendov in vlogo vseživljenjskega učenja pri odzivanju nanje ter, še bolje, pri njihovem soustvarjanju. Slednje terja široko in stalno posodabljanje znanja, kompetenc in spretnosti
Na forumih EPUO 2022–2023 smo zato obravnavali osem izbranih spretnosti za življenje – sprva posamično, potem vedno bolj povezano, ob rastočem spoznanju, da sta na vseh ravneh potrebna celosten pristop in sinergija.
Pogoj za kulturo, v kateri bodo učenje, znanje ter spretnosti v najširšem pomenu besede vrednota in gonila sila razvoja, je ustrezna zavest slehernega posameznika in skupnosti. Forum zato namenjamo tudi predstavitvi široke kampanje Ozaveščanje za vseživljenjsko učenje, ki jo v Sloveniji zdaj s podporo kohezijskih sredstev začenjamo in jo bomo zanosno izvajali do leta 2028.

Skills – for all population groups, for individuals, society and the economy, for all challenges we face in our personal and working spheres, as well as in various communities throughout life.
The acquisition and upgrading of skills is a life-long process that concerns all dimensions of our (co)existence and (should) lead to prosperity and well-being. Prior to that, it enables us to act successfully and pro-actively in response to constant change – the latter taking place in nature as well as in the world we as humans are creating collectively.
The background of this year’ s EAAL forum is three-fold. Firstly, this event is the continuation of the rethinking process that started last year when the European Year of Skills (EYS) was proclaimed. The EYS was launched at the European level (The European Year of Skills Festival) as well as in EU Member states; in Slovenia this happened at the 27th Adult Education Colloquium.
Secondly, the forum is an integral part of the Implementation of the European Agenda for Adult Learning 2024–2025 in Slovenia (EAAL project).
In the past, via the 2021 EAAL Forums, we addressed six socio-economic challenges and the role of lifelong learning in not only coping with them but also co-creating these trends. This certainly requires broad and up-to-date knowledge, competencies and skills.
In the 2022–2023 EAAL Forums, eight skills for life were taken under scrutiny in the EAAL project – at first individually but later on, more and more interlinked due to the emerging realisation that at all levels, a holistic approach and synergy are needed.
An adequate state of awareness by the individual and the whole community is the pre-condition for a culture in which learning, knowledge and skills, in the broadest sense, are considered to be of high value and the driving force for development, is . Therefore, the third aspect of the forum is the Awareness-raising for Lifelong Learning campaign, which has just been launched in Slovenia with the support of EU cohesion funds. With great commitment, the campaign will be implemented until 2028.
You are kindly invited to join us in the upcoming EAAL forum on Skills for All – for our mutual professional and personal benefit but, above all, for the benefit of the people we serve.