ASEM Lifelong Learning Hub RN4 Conference

Engaging Young People in Lifelong Learning:Asian and European Policies and Practices

In a context of high levels of youth disengagement and unemployment, we invite all those involved in teaching, educational leadership, research and policy to share their thinking and experience on policies and practices that support young people’s multiple transitions.

Recognition of the importance of lifelong learning as a disposition in young people is crucial to support the transitions of young people, including those still in schools, into further education and the labour market. This Forum will provide opportunities to debate the effectiveness of national policies, institutional practices and the merits of alternative pathways from formal schooling to employment. These insights will inform action strategies for nations to evaluate and develop policy directions and to address the relevant targets of Goal 4 (Education and lifelong learning), of the Sustainable Development Goals.

All those with an interest in young people’s engagement in learning and work are invited to attend. You will hear international researchers speak as well as local practitioners from schools, policy-makers and community organisations. You will be able to share your experience and participate in workshops on options for action.

This Forum is conducted on behalf of the ASEM Lifelong Learning Hub, Research Network 4(RN4) on national systems of lifelong learning. It is hosted by the EU Centre at RMIT, the Faculty of Education at Monash University, the Schools of Education, and Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT, and the ASEF Foundation