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Future of Lifelong Learning Debate
Filed Under (General) by elearning4bradford on 21-04-2009
A recent roundtable discussion about the future of Lifelong Learning in the current economic climate raises some interesting points. Sponsored by the Guardian newspaper the challenge was set out thus:
“With the country in the grip of a recession widely recognised as one of the worst in history, training has never been so important. For those working in lifelong learning and skills development there are big questions to tackle. In an increasingly uncertain economic climate, predicting what kind of training is required, and to what level, is a big challenge. With rising unemployment, should the emphasis lie with re-skilling or up-skilling? And should specific sectors take priority?”
A full report of the debate is available from the Guardian website
Reminds me that in 1997 when asked about his economic policy, Mr T. Blair stated “Education is the best economic policy we can have”.
