Last week from 7-9 March 2011, the final conference on the Action Plan on Adult Learning, organised by the European Commission and the Hungarian Presidency was held in Budapest. During this conference, Research voor Beleid presented findings of a joint research project on ongoing reforms. This study included expert contributions from PASCAL Board member Professor Balazs Nemeth, associate Kate Sankey and PASCAL Co-Director Mike Osborne.

This report published by Cedefop and included below presents an overview of key trends in workplace learning and takes stock of previous research carried out by Cedefop and other European and international organisations. In considering key success factors and challenges related to workplace learning, the report examines effective policies, strategic partnerships, structures, and instruments that aim to expand adult learning in the workplace.