The University of Texas at Austin is one of eight universities selected to participate with private sector partners in a new, experimental U.S. Department of Education program that will allow nontraditional students to have access to $17 million in financial aid. More...
By and . More and more adults are going back to school to learn new skills. The National Center for Education Statistics data show a 7 percent growth in college enrollment for adults over the age of 24 between 2005 and 2015. This is projected to increase to 12 percent by 2019. More...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Adult learners are expected to grow as a major part of the undergraduate enrollment population in the next nine years, a data point that will require financial and structural adjustments from institutions and states. More...
Posted by . The recently published Second International Report for the Survey of Adults Skills, Skills Matter: Further Results from the Survey of Adult Skills, looks in detail at the extent to which proficiency in literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments matters for the well-being of individuals and nations. The answer that emerges is clear: proficiency is positively linked to a number of important economic and social outcomes. More...
Un projet d’ordonnance présenté en urgence par la Délégation Générale à l’Emploi et à la Formation Professionnelle (DGEFP) au bureau du CNEFOP (Conseil National de l’Emploi, de la Formation et de l’Orientation Professionnelles) le 5 juillet 2016, détaille ce que seront les nouvelles missions de service public du futur Établissement public industriel et commercial (EPIC) appelé à remplacer l’actuel AFPA à compter du 1er janvier 2017. Voir l'article...
Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. Les comptes rendus du CCE de l’AFPA des 29 et 30 juin rendus publics par les différentes organisations syndicales confirment que la filiale de l’AFPA ne sera pas une SCIC, contrairement à ce que la direction a affirmé durant un an. Suite...
Le projet d’ordonnance qui doit acter la transformation de l’Association pour la formation professionnelle des adultes (Afpa) en Epic au 1er janvier 2017 a été présenté pour avis au bureau du Conseil national de l’emploi, de la formation et de l’orientation professionnelles (Cnefop). Il détaille les nouvelles missions de service public du futur Établissement public industriel et commercial et précise son organisation et son fonctionnement. Voir l'article...
Posted by . Today, the OECD publishes Skills Matter: Further Results from the Survey of Adult Skills, the Second International Report for the Survey of Adults Skills – an international assessment of the proficiency of adults aged 16-65 years in three key information processing skills: literacy, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich environments. More...
This study investigated the relationship between self-directedness (as measured by the Adult Learner Self-Directedness Scale) and biographical factors such as age, race, and gender of adult learners enrolled at a South African open distance learning (ODL) higher education institution. Correlational and inferential statistical analyses were used. More...
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