SUPPORT MODELS FOR ADULTS WITH LOW BASIC-SKILL LEVELS
SUPPORT MODELS FOR ADULTS WITH LOW BASIC-SKILL LEVELS

Author(s): Maryla Koss-Goryszewska, Maciej Ostaszewski, Natalia Michalak, Sylwia Walicka
Subject(s): Pedagogy
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: basic skills; upskilling pathways; adult education; Integrated Qualifications System
Summary/Abstract: The Council Recommendation on 19 December 2016 on Upskilling Pathways: New Opportunities for Adults provides advice to the European Union on improving basic skills. The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) estimates that from 28.9 to 40.6 per cent of adults in Poland need this improvement. The main goal of the project “A Chance – New Opportunities for Adults” is to design and pilot models of supporting adults with a low level of basic skills. Each model consists of three main steps: skill assessment, a learning offer that has been individually tailored, and validation of learning outcomes. Each model is focused on one of eight preselected target groups. The article presents two models designed to support adults in different regions. The summary results of the open grant call will be presented, including information about: outreach and motivating low-skilled adults, the methods and tools employed for skills assessment, the factors and non-educational needs influencing participation in learning. With the conclusion of the “A Chance” project in 2022 recommendations based on the pilot models will be submitted to government representatives for developing national policies for basic-skills development.

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