Project card

Project category

Trainings and Human Resources Development,

Project title

Adult learning in Croatia

Country:

Croatia

Principal:

EC Delegation to the Republic of Croatia / The Ministry of Finance (MoF) of the Republic of Croatia, Central Finance and Contracting Unit

Beneficiary:

- Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (MoSES), - researchers, - social partners, - adult learning institutions, - programme authors, - teachers & trainers and participants in adult learning, in particular low-skilled adults.

Project description:

The overall objective of the project is to further a modern and flexible concept of adult learning for Croatia in line with the new labour market requirements, the lifelong learning approach and EU best-practice examples. The purposes of this contract are as follows: - to strengthen a framework for an efficient development and implementation of an adult learning strategy in Croatia, with particular emphasis on data/information base, wider institutional/staff capacities and relevant financing mechanisms, - to foster systemic adjustments and modernisation of the training programmes and training providers, as well as the basic skills programme for low-qualified adults, - to increase public awareness of the need for continuous learning so as to ensure higher level of participation in adult learning in the mid term.

Start date: 2007-07-01

End date: 2009-01-31