What is happening around lifelong learning these days? How are countries making lifelong learning a reality? What are the latest developments in policy and practice? The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning has launched the UIL Lifelong Learning Alert.

The new service offers you regular insights and news on lifelong learning from all world regions. The alert is compiled regularly; the third issue is featured below and you can subscribe for this and other UIL publications here [1].

Latin America and the Caribbean

Jamaica Information Services

Programme to Train and Certify Workforce to be Launched in April By Heart

Recognition of Prior Learning or Prior Learning Assessment is an internationally recognised system, which allows for the identification, documentation, assessment and recognition of prior learning experiences.

Africa

Citi Newsroom

Ghanaian libraries to get facelift, more books

Under the theme ‘Reading for Progress’, the objectives of the initiative include promoting literacy and lifelong learning, introducing new access points for the public to engage with libraries as well as create and enable more conducive environment for learning.

Europe and North America

The Guardian

What I learned from my semester studying with prisoners

Prisons are full of people with potential. And what use is prison if released inmates go on to reoffend?

Arab States

Jordan Times

30 startups named as finalists of the Next Billion EdTech Prize in Dubai

30 finalists will travel to the Global Education & Skills Forum in Dubai to compete in pitch competition that recognizes leading EdTech startups making an impact on education in low income and emerging economies

Asia and the Pacific

Vietnam Net

Digital the path to success

Education technology (Edtech) is revolutionizing the way adults and children learn.

UIL Lifelong Learning Alert No 3 - 20 March 2019