A new report on “Basic digital skills for adults in the Nordic countries”, presented by Agnetha Kronqvist, National coordinator, Nordic Network for Adult Learning (NVL), Director of Education Swedish National Agency for Education.

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Basic digital
skills for
adults in the
Nordic
countries
Helen Myslek ochAgnetha Kronqvist
27 February 2020

2. The Network for
Basic skills for Adults

3. ― What was most important to find out?
― An overview
― Learning examples
― A SWOT-analysis
― Recommendations
Why a report?

4. National programs and courses:
― Focus on everyday digital skills
― Focus on security and democracy
― Focus on guidance
― Focus on specific target groups
― Focus on digital competence for teachers
Learning examples
from the Nordic
countries

5. SWOT-analysis

6. Challenges
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Reaching the target
groups
A need for professional
development of adult
teachers and trainers
A need to raise
awareness and
knowledge around
digital security

7. Opportunities
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Digital tools will
be easier to use
Digitalization as a
facilitator of
democracy
Digitalization and
changes in the work
environment have
increased interest in
adult education and
training
Digitalization is making
academic institutions’
knowledge, research and
teaching more accessible
Increased
upskilling
opportunities

8. Recommendations
― Increase the participation of low-skilled adults in basic digital skills
learning
― Renew all efforts to bridge the digital divide and promote digital
inclusion
― Increase efforts to create and maintain a lifelong learning system
― Promote the development of education technologies for adults
― Enhance the digital competence of teachers in adult education and
training
― Enhance national measures dealing with cyber security
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9. Next step for the network
- Dissemination of the report
- Basic mathematics skills in working life
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10. agnetha.kronqvist@skolverket.se
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