Non-formal education - Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum

It is hoped that the positive language that contains a draft concept of the program, will not be at the
level of declarations of intentions, but will be put into practice and make a significant contribution to the
development of additional, including non-formal, adult education in the Republic of Belarus.
It is very important in this way to encourage and support public debate on the recognition of the right
to an additional adult education in all its forms at any age, on account of the interests of different groups
of the population, and access to educational services with the active involvement of all stakeholders:
provider organizations, local authorities, NGOs, specialized pedagogical editions, and Mass Media.
Large national projects in the field of non-formal adult education should be developed and maintained:
Thematic Week, festivals, fairs, etc.
In the legal sphere it is very important to identify and remove existing obstacles to the development
of non-formal adult education; laws must not restrict, but stimulate the development of this sector. It
may contribute to the inclusion of Belarus into the number of participants in such programs as the
EU “Eastern Partnership”, “European Dialogue for modernization” and GRUNDTVIC, which allow to
intensify international cooperation and open access to the developments and achievements of the
European Union.
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