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    “Training programmes need to do better – they need to become more flexible, modular, shorter and cheaper to ensure we don’t miss out on potential learners,” says Elif Bahar, labour market economist at the OECD. Photo: Elif Bahar.
    Learning & teaching, Opinion

    Elif Bahar, OECD: “Upskilling demands flexibility, funding and motivation”

    Elif Bahar from the OECD stresses the need for workers to update their skills—but how, when time, cost and access are barriers? In her Speakers’ Corner column, Bahar shares possible solutions. The column series is produced in cooperation with the European Association for the Education of Adults.

    27.08.2025 Elif Bahar
    “The project was initiated at the frontline level, but we have succeeded in elevating these issues to the directorate level and to decision-makers,” says Gudrun Totland Raddatz, project manager of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration. Photo: Thomas Knutzen.
    Learning & teaching

    Project Stories: Empowering career advisors to combat digital exclusion

    Gudrun Totland Raddatz from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration discusses a competency package developed for the employees to help combat digital exclusion among residents.

    19.08.2025 Katriina Palo-Närhinen
    The Civic Scouts at Work programme’s aim is to help employees become active citizens and promoters of democratic values within their companies and their wider communities. A pilot project was organised in Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany and Hungary. Photo: Anton Filonenko.
    Learning & teaching, New perspectives

    What role can compa­nies play in civic education?

    As political trust wanes and populism rises, there are calls for Europe’s corporate sector to step up. The Civic Scouts at Work programme empowers employees to promote democracy through civic education in corporate training. Can corporate social responsibility help adult learners cope with policy changes in Europe?

    11.12.2024 Sara Pasino
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