Malta National Lifelong Learning Strategy 2020 overview

A quick overview

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Deconstructing Lifelong Learning

LIFELONG

LEARNING =ADULT

EDUCATION

25 - 64

POLICY

VOCATONAL EDUCATION &

TRAINING

QUALITY ASSURANCE

COMMUNITY LEARNING

ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PATHWAYS

ADULT COURSES

FUNDING

LIFELONG LEARNING

Deconstructing Lifelong Learning

CHALLENGES

Key Challenges in Malta

Conflicting needs of Stakeholders

Stretched Resources & Fragmented Structures

Rapidly Changing Lifelong Learning

Landscape

Striking a Balance between Economic &

Social Responsibilities

MCAST

UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

LOCAL COUNCILSNGOSVOs

EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING

CORPORATION (ETC)

LLL DIRECTORATE

Public Structures & Third Party Players in Adult Learning in Malta

PRIVATE LEARNING PROVIDERS

TRADE UNIONS

THE CHURCH

SPORTS ORGS.

MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES

CORRECTION INSTITUTIONS

MALTA ENTERPRISE

Lifelong Learning

Directorate

LLL Policy

Scholarships

Adult Learning Courses

Community Learning

Quality Assurance

Alternative Pathways

ETC

LLL Policy

Alternative Pathways leading to employment

Local Councils

LLL Policy

Community Learning Courses

MCAST

LLL Policy

Adult Learning Courses

Quality Assurance

Overlap of Roles

There are others

STRUCTURE

Vision

Objectives

Strategies

Indicative Programmes

10

5

40

VISION

“Lifelong learning will facilitate Personalised &

Supportive Learning Systems for all adults in

Malta.

In the process, this strategy will ensure that adult

education delivers Economic Development,

Social and Civic participation, Personal Fulfilment

OBJECTIVES

Objective 1 Stimulate Participation by Creating a Demand & Desire for

Learning

Objective 2 Place the Learner at Centre for Flexible, Accessible & Relevant

Learning

Objective 3 Improve Skills sets for Professional Development and Active

Citizenship

Objective 4Develop Support Structures for Adult Learning

Objective 5Improve Governance in the Lifelong Learning Sector

PRIMARY STRATEGIC BENCHMARKS FOR 2020

Early leavers from education and

training

10%

Level of participation of

adults aged 25-64 in lifelong learning

15%

30-35 year olds completing tertiary or equivalent education

(MQF Level 6)

33%

Women in employment aged 20-64

70%

STRATEGIES

Strategy 1 Coordinate Delivery of Lifelong Learning by Public Organisations

Supports:Objectives1, 4 and 5

Strategy 2Promote Adult Skills and VET as optimum route to Employability,

Professional Development and Economic Well-being

Supports:Objectives3, 4 and 5

Strategy 3

Develop coherent & sustainable Accreditation System

Supports:Objectives2, 3 and 5

Strategy 4Improve the Quality of Adult Learning

Supports:Objectives

2, 3, 4 and 5

Strategy 5 Embrace Open Education Resources for Connected Learning

Supports:Objectives

1, 2, 3 and 4

Strategy 6Facilitate Women’s Participation in Workplace through Lifelong Learning

Supports:Objectives

1 and 4

Strategy 7Support Inclusivity & empower Marginalised Communities

Supports:Objectives

1, 2, 3 and 4

Strategy 8Improve the Quality of Life of Older People through Lifelong

Learning

Supports:Objectives1, 2, 3 & 4

Strategy 9Coordinate Ownership & Delivery of Community Learning

Supports:Objectives

1, 2, 4 and 5

Strategy 10Raise awareness of Greener Living as component of Lifelong

Learning

Supports:Objectives1, 2 and 3

PROGRAMMES

40 INIDICATIVE PROGRAMMES

3 POLICY

9 STRUCTURE

6 VET

3OPEN

EDUCATION RESOURCES

8QUALITY

ASSURANCE

11 COMMUNITY

Indicative Programmes : POLICY

1. Set up a National Lifelong Learning Task Force

2. Develop a coherent communications plan for Lifelong Learning across all media

3. Direct and coordinate funding towards adult education

Indicative Programmes : STRUCTURE

4. Identify and resource public entity charged with coordination of policy for

Lifelong Learning

5. Set up National Skills Council

6. Direct and coordinate funding towards adult

education

7. Set up formal partnerships between educators,

enterprise and trade unions to develop work-based learning environments.

8. Set up a working group with social partners to

develop fiscal, operational, administrative and social incentives to encourage

women to re-enter workplace

9. Facilitate partnerships & synergies between public

and private teaching institutions to improve and

extend adult education offer

10. Investigate feasibility of setting up a lifelong learning

village

11. Set up working group to identify tangible measures

to help people with disability engage in lifelong learning

12. Set up the Department of Adult Education at University of Malta

Indicative Programmes : VET

13. Invest in short term courses to improve skills

for work

14. Invest in blended learning at University of

Malta and MCAST

15. Introduce adult digital literacy courses at UOM

and MCAST and encourage introduction in other teaching institutions

16. Explore opportunities with institutions such as

UOM and MCAST to develop modular, multidisciplinary,

accredited LLL courses.

17. Incentivise learning-friendly work

environments and promote work-based

learning

18. Set up the Personal Learning Profile(PLP)

Concept

Indicative Programmes : OER

19. Work in conjunction with public and private partners to introduce Open Education Resources

(OER) within adult course framework

20. Set up a portal to curate information on and raise awareness of Open Education Resource (OER)

to adult learners

21. Participate in international research networks and fora that focus on developing more personal

learning systems for adult learners

Indicative Programmes : QUALITY ASSURANCE

22. Improve quality of Adult Training programmes

23. Set up a lifelong learning guidance &

counselling system in conjunction with target

users

24. Develop up an independent lifelong

learning certification & audit System

25. Commission study to align Government

Scholarships Schemes with skills required for lifelong

learning journey

26. Explore accreditation framework for

organisations primarily using OER and blended learning for delivery of

adult education

27. Develop accreditation framework for creative

industries

28. Participate in PIAAC data collection round

29. Improve processes to collect accurate data on

lifelong learning practices

Indicative Programmes : COMMUNITY

30. Coordinate delivery of sustainable community-

based programmes

by public stakeholders

31. Expand network of childcare centres in Malta and

Gozo

32. Develop community-

based courses to

address issues of

inclusivity and

empower marginalised communities

33. Make lifelong learning

accessible to vulnerable groups and

marginalised citizens

34. Develop adult

learning programmes to facilitate integration of migrants in Maltese

society

35. Partner up with

Museums, Heritage

NGOs and Libraries for

adult learning

programmes

36. Consolidate and sustain

the University of

Third Age

37. Refocus on lifelong

learning activities for older people

in the community

38. Develop adult

programmes within

correction and

rehabilitation institutions

39. Develop adult

programmes within closed

and open centres

40. Develop greener

living adult education

programmes at national

and community

level

INDICATIVE PROGRAMMES

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

STRATEGIES1

Coordination2

Promote VET3

Accreditation4

Quality

5OER

6Women

Participation

7Inclusivity

8Older

People

9Community

Learning

10Greener

Living

OBJECTIVES1

Stimulate Participation2

Learner at the Centre3

Improve Skills4

Support Structures5

Improve Governance

VISIONFacilitate personalised and supportive learning systems for all adults in Malta.

Ensure that adult education delivers economic development, social and civic participation, personal fulfilment and well-being.

Lifelong Learning Strategy Snapshot

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