This report investigates adult education and training across Europe, with a special focus on policies and measures supporting adults with low levels of basic skills and those with low or no qualifications. Alongside qualitative data covering 42 education and training systems, the report also presents statistical data from international surveys. It…

This discussion paper presents the findings of a situational appraisal undertaken by National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) for the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and explores whether and how Traineeships can work for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) within the context of a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)…

Through a comprehensive overview of policies and data related to the renewed European agenda for adult learning, this Eurydice report aims to support the exchange of policy and practice between countries. The report concentrates on measures to ensure that the most vulnerable groups of adult learners, in particular those with low basic skills or…

Compares developments in Britain, France, and Germany, focusing on the trends toward marketing adult career guidance services. Describes how Germany's centralized system and the quasi-market based system in France might apply in Britain. (JOW)

A study shows adult guidance services in Fife, Scotland, responding to changing labor market conditions with a well-developed infrastructure and network. Although the skills-development model dominates the agenda of external funders, Fife providers tend toward personal development and social learning as the focus of adult guidance. (SK)

Describes elementary guidance in the United States as firmly entrenched in the school systems and generally developmental and preventive in nature. Contrasts Canadian elementary guidance where counselors are serving more than one school; most guidance services deal with crisis cases; and elementary guidance has not gained widespread support. (RC)

Educational changes enacted by four Swiss cantons regarding the following are summarized: educational objectives, right to education, public/private schools, school structure, compulsory education, class size, holidays, fees, parent/pupil participation, guidance services, insurance, financial support, curricula, teaching methods, disciplinary…