Lifelong learning policy
•Policy initiatives
–- Memorandum on Lifelong Learning (2000)
–- Communication « Making a European Area of Lifelong Learning a Reality » (2001)
–- Resolution of the Council (2002)
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•Rationale for increased importance attached to lifelong learning
-Rapid redundance of knowledge - need for updating
-Globalisation
–- Demographic shifts - need for ‘active ageing’