PENR3L - A PASCAL European Network Helping Social Capital Development

Propelled by the forces of globalisation, rapid change and the need for social inclusion, national, regional and local governments are transforming their view of education. The imperative to increase social, intellectual and human capital in order to survive in an increasingly dynamic and complex employment and community environment now drives the development agenda. The aim is not just to provide learning, lifelong, for all citizens of a city, region and nation, but to actively create the culture of learning that will encourage and enable them to participate in it continuously. Education is no longer the preserve of the education department, it pervades every sphere of local and regional government and affects the way that governance is organised and managed.