Term

Lifelong learning

Definition

All learning activity undertaken throughout life, which results in improving knowledge, know-how, skills, competences and/or qualifications for personal, social and/or professional reasons.

Comment

Life-wide learning has been defined as learning, either formal, non-formal or informal, that takes place across the full range of life activities (personal, social or professional) and at any stage.

Source

Based on Cedefop (2004). Cedefop; Tissot, P. (2004). Terminology of vocational training policy – A multilingual glossary for an enlarged Europe. Luxembourg: Publications Office, 2004. Available from Internet: http://libserver.cedefop.eu.int/vetelib/eu/

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Links

http://libserver.cedefop.eu.int/vetelib/eu/

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