On 8 March 2018, The European Students’ Union (ESU) joined the worldwide campaign #PressforProgress to raise awareness following the publication of the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report which shows that we are as far as 200 years from achieving gender parity. On the upside, we see a growing global movement striving for equality. More...
The workshop was jointly organized by the UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut in cooperation with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL); the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO); the UNESCO Office in Cairo and UNESCO Headquarters. More...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has published five regional reports examining progress in adult learning and education in each world region, complementing the global perspective provided by the third edition of UNESCO’s Global Report on Adult learning and Education (GRALE 3). They were debated at the CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review, in Suwon, Republic of Korea and together with GRALE 3, represent the most up-to-date assessment of progress against the Belém Framework for Action on adult learning and education. More...
In 2017, IRE, UNESCO’s peer-reviewed journal of lifelong learning, published three special issues on key topics: experiential learning in informal educational settings; language learning to support active social inclusion; and non-formal and community learning for sustainable development. More...
NThe NTEU supports United Voice’s Big Steps campaign and we support the walk-off on 27 March.
NTEU today signed an open letter, along with other unions and a very broad spectrum of over 200 environmental, religious, cultural, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and ethnic civil society organisations and charities, disputing the Coalition Government’s argument that the intention of the Bills is to stop foreign interference in the Australian electoral process and national security. As the letter says, “It has quickly become apparent to charities, community groups and other not-for-profits that the Bills propose grave and far-reaching changes that extend well beyond their publicly stated purposes. More...
University academics from across Australia will express their condemnation of the Government’s stance on refugees and asylum seekers on Sunday 25 March, when they take part in marches for a fair and just approach to refugees.
Academics for Refugees call upon the Government to adopt a humane and just policy towards refugees and people seeking asylum. More...
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) supports students rallying around the country against the Turnbull government’s $2.2 billion funding cut and sustained attacks on higher education. More...
The need for secure work heads the up the ACTU Change the Rules campaign. The ACTU Secretary has focused upon conversion of casuals doing ongoing work. In higher education we unhappily have the textbook example. Academic jobs used to be secure, career focussed positions, but now most higher education academics are casual staff working for just a few paid hours in a teaching session. More...
La version définitive de l’avant-projet de loi pour la "liberté de choisir son avenir professionnel" a été transmise au Conseil d’État le 5 avril 2018 après une semaine consacrée aux derniers arbitrages interministériels notamment sur les questions financières. Constitué de 67 articles répartis sur 108 pages ce texte porte, comme attendu, les réformes de la formation professionnelle, de l’apprentissage et de la certification professionnelle ainsi que des dispositions relatives à l’assurance chômage. Il comprend également des dispositions relatives au travail détaché, à l’entreprise inclusive, à l’égalité professionnelle et à la fonction publique.
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