Alternative and non-formal education for youth and adults

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Many countries worldwide do not provide sufficient learning opportunities for young people and adults who are out of the formal education system. Alternative and non-formal education for youth and adults (ANFE) is often missing in Education Sector Plans (ESPs) and, as a result, suffers from a lack of policy attention and funding.

UIL, together with the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), responds to this challenge by:

  • contributing to developing the capacities of over 90 participants from eight English-speaking countries and 11 Arab States by way of a four-month online course;
  • guiding participants through the main steps of an ESP preparation process;
  • providing the tools to analyse the current state of ANFE in the education sector to identify gaps in service provision, demand, and opportunities for development;
  • demonstrating how to develop strategies based on the education sector analysis;
  • demonstrating how to design implementation programmes with costed activities and develop a monitoring and evaluation plan for the ESP.

Capacity building courses equip participants with the technical knowledge and skills to ensure that the learning needs of marginalized youth and adults are reflected in sector-wide education plans and strategies within a lifelong learning perspective. In the long term, a stronger focus on ANFE in ESPs will guide the development of holistic lifelong learning systems, ensuring that all young people and adults can learn and continue learning throughout life in a changing world.

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