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