1. The document outlines the vision and targets of the Directorate for Lifelong Learning in Malta for enhancing creativity, innovation, and lifelong learning opportunities for adults by 2015. 2. Key initiatives include developing an individual learning account, strategies for active aging, validating home-grown courses, and promoting equity and social inclusion through learning programs for disabled people, immigrants, and prison inmates. 3. The directorate aims to achieve 16 targets by 2015 related to reducing educational deficiencies, increasing qualifications, improving staff quality, and boosting adult participation in lifelong learning programs.

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Mario Azzopardi
Director Lifelong Learning
Mario.d.azzopardi@gov.mt

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Directorate for LifeLong Learning

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Directorate for LifeLong Learning

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Making LifeLong Learning & MobiLity a reaLity
MQF levelsMQF levels
Lifelong
Learning
Centre
Evening
Classes
Local
Councils
750 courses750 courses

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Making LifeLong Learning & MobiLity a reaLity
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the 2020 Vision
 INDIVIDUAL LEARNING ACCOUNT
 STRATEGY FOR ACTIVE AGEING

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ImprovIng the qualIty & effIcIency of
educatIon & traInIng
1. Validation of Home-grown
courses in collaboration with
MQRIC
2. Professional development
programme in Androgogy

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promotIng equIty, socIal cohesIon & actIve
cItIzenshIp through adult learnIng
Disabled Persons
Immigrants
Prison Inmates

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enhancIng the creatIvIty and InnovatIon of
adults and the learnIng envIronments

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Enhancing thE crEativity & innovation of
adults & thE lEarning EnvironmEnt
16 Targets to be achieved by 2015
1. Reducing by 5% the share of adults with insufficient abilities in reading, mathematics,
science and digital literacy. Extra efforts are to be addressed to specific geographical
areas which exhibit above national average of this insufficiency.
2. Reducing by 3% the proportion of working age adults whose highest qualification is
below MQF level 4.
3. All courses offered by the Directorate for Lifelong Learning lead to a recognised
MQF qualification.
4. Enhancing learning opportunities for older adults in the context of active ageing.
5. Addressing the learning needs of people with disabilities and deprived communities
and socially excluded persons.
6. Encouraging individuals’ engagement in adult learning as a means of strengthening
social inclusion and active participation in the community.

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adults & thE lEarning EnvironmEnt
7. Promoting the acquisition of transversal key competencies.
8. Enhancing the role of cultural, civil society and sporting organisations and other
bodies as creative and innovative settings for formal and informal adult learning.
9. Making maximum use of ICT in the context of adult learning as a means of widening
access and improving the quality of provision.
10. Improving the quality of adult learning staff.
11. Developing mechanisms for ensuring that educational provisions better reflect labour
market needs and developing new language opportunities to increase people’s
capacity to adapt to new environments.
12. Initiating cooperation and partnership between all stakeholders relevant to adult
learning, notably public authorities, the different providers of adult learning
opportunities, social partners and civil society organisations. The aim is to avoid
duplication and to minimise fragmentation.

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adults & thE lEarning EnvironmEnt
13. Being able to provide sufficient baseline data on participation,.
14. Increasing by 1% annually the number of adults participating in lifelong learning.
This means that, by 2015, the number of adults participating in lifelong learning
would amount to 22,260 or 10.5%.
15. Promote alternative learning pathways to the existing ones, by setting up the
Academy of the Arts.
16. Increasing the proportion of post-graduates in the workforce
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