This conference will focus on the outcomes of the European Horizon 2020 project ENLIVEN: Encouraging Lifelong Learning for an Inclusive and Vibrant Europe. During the past three years, researchers from across Europe and Australia investigated policy debates, funding mechanisms and lived experiences of participants in the field of lifelong learning, especially for young adults. During the day, the research team will interact with the audience and an expert panel on the significance of the project results. An Intelligent Decision Support System, constructed by the consortium to help policy makers and practitioners to make choices on the design and implementation of education and training interventions for young adults in need of support will be launched and discussed. The ultimate aim of the day will be to enable policy-makers at European Union, national, regional and organizational levels to enhance the provision and take-up of learning opportunities for (young) adults, leading to a more productive and innovative workforce, and reduced social exclusion. These discussions will be backed up by evidence gathered in the project, underpinned by theoretical debates in the broader field of lifelong learning.
**We will have 2 voting sessions at the conference. Please visit live.voxvote.com when the voting sessions start and enter the 5-digit code we provide to you during each of the sessions.**
- When? Tuesday 17th September 2019
- What time? 10:00-17:00
- Where? Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), 6th Floor, Royal Sky Room 1, The Royal Library Meeting Centre, Boulevard de l’Empereur 2, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Please download the latest policy briefs produced by the consortium.
For enquiry, please contact Grace Kong at <grace.kong@ed.ac.uk>
Conference programme
| 10:00-10:15 | Arrival |
| 10:15-10:30 | Welcome and introduction by project coordinator: including reflection on bounded agency
― Prof John Holford |
| 10:30-10:50 | Structural features of (inequality in the) access to learning at the workplace: how to get disadvantaged adults on board?
― Sofie Cabus |
| 10:50-11:10 | The Youth Guarantee and Upskilling Pathways: underpinning policies and funding mechanisms
― Marcella Milana, Concepción Maiztegui Oñate & Triin Roosalu |
| 11:10-11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30-11:40 |
The Youth Guarantee and Upskilling Pathways: listening to the learners’ voices [Video presentation] ― Ellen Boeren |
| 11:40-12:20 | Insights from the morning session: panel discussion based on voting on statements by audience ― With representatives from youth organisations, policy, practice and EPALE (Dana Bachman, Gina Ebner, Phillippe Pochet, Simon Broek, Richard Hazledine)― Chair: Pepka Boyadjieva |
| 12:20-13:20 | Lunch break |
| 13:20-14:20 | (1) Poster session (with Jasper Vandevorst) and
(2) workshop by youth employability evaluator (Richard Hazledine & Sharon Clancy) • Overview |
| 14:20-14:45 | Empowering agency in workplace learning: Reconciling organisational and individual needs in early career phases
― Günter Hefler & Ivana Studená |
| 14:45-15:15 | Reactions from the panel based on voting on statements by audience |
| 15:15-15:35 | Coffee break |
| 15:35-16:20 | Computer-aided Decision Support for Policy Making in Lifelong Learning (IDSS Interactive Online Tool: http://enliven.cs.nott.ac.uk)― Rong Qu and Jérémie Clos |
| 16:20-16:35 | Conclusion of the day: Reflections
― Prof Pepka Boyadjieva & Prof John Holford |
| 16:35-17:00 | Reception |
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