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192 R3L-INITIATIVE
EU-Vest (coordinator)
Learning Regions from North to South
I. Problem area
Regional work within Lifelong Learning is often not seen in
a holistic and strategic way, and there is not a fundamental
understanding of how Lifelong Learning is important for
the overall regional development. The main objective of this
project has therefore been to develop policy recommendations,
which are aimed to help policy makers demonstrate
that investing in Lifelong Learning means, that the region
can experience economic growth and become a “user
friendly” learning region. In such a region, Lifelong Learning
is easily accessible for all and social development goes
hand in hand with economic growth.
II. Solutions
For two years, seven regions in Europe have co-operated to
pool their practical experiences in five different areas, which
were:
• how does the creation of regional Competence Councils /
Skills Councils affect regional Lifelong Learning?
• how does the use of Information and Communication
Technology affect regional Lifelong Learning?
• how does easily accessible training affect the possibility
for Lifelong Learning?
• how do Lifelong Learning activities affect the level of
regional entrepreneurship?
• how do Lifelong Learning activities affect the level of
equal opportunities and social inclusion?
Within each theme, all regions have made regional analysis
with good practice examples, which support the policy recommendations,
the main objective of the project.
to do so in the future in a more constructive and extensive
way, are invited to use the policy recommendations and the
additional self assessment guide.
At the project’s homepage you will find the following
useful information:
Practical policy recommendations within the following fields:
• “Lifelong Learning as an instrument to support economic
growth in a Learning Region”
• “How the Learning Region can support Lifelong Learning
in the best way”
• “Learning Regions can measure the performance of their
support within Lifelong Learning and how they can
ensure the quality of the Learning Region”
• A self assessment guide which helps regions to find out if
they are ready to become a Learning Region.
• A library with scientific and EU related documents on
Lifelong Learning and Learning Regions.
Partners
• Belgium, Brussel, Eu-Vest (lead agency)
• Denmark, Ribe County and South Jutland County
• Germany, Stuttgart Region, Economic Development
Corporation
• France, Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes
• Italy, Lombardia Region
• Finland, Satakunta Region, Tampere University
of Technology
• Sweden, East Sweden Association
• United Kingdom, South West, NIACE
III. Perspectives
Regions all over Europe that have already adopted the
notion of lifelong learning, and also those that are planning
www.r3l.net