Beyond (digital) learning

The paper challenges the notion that mobile learning is solely about devices. As a matter of fact, while learning can indeed happen anywhere thanks to technology, it can also be described as a dynamic, intentional process that happens across spaces, times, and contexts –including in an analogic way. T
he main part of the publication identifies eight driving forces and signals that the future of learning is already here. In particular:

  • Constant Search for Intentional Living
  • The Phygital Frontier
  • Living with a Constant Co-Pilot
  • The Paradox of Digital Freedom and Social Unhappiness
  • The Malleable Metropolis
  • The Overload of Choice and Influence
  • The Fractured Continuum of Age
  • Access Is the New Currency of Success

Origen: Learning in Motion – An outlook on the future | EPALE

 

Over 10 million workers trained under the Pact for Skills

Over 10 million people, including 3.9 million in 2025 alone, have benefited from upskilling initiatives under the Pact for Skills since its launch in 2020, according to the European Commission annual survey.

Launched in November 2020, the Pact for Skills supports skills-related partnerships that address Europe’s skills needs and advance the green and digital transitions. It  contributes to the European Pillar of Social Rights and contributes to the EU headline target of 60% of adults participating in training every year by 2030. Through public-private partnerships, the Pact identifies skills gaps among European workers, companies and industries, and aims to fill them, contributing to Europe’s green and digital transitions.

The Pact mobilised a network of 4,000 organisations, from industry, social partners, education and training providers, regional and local authorities, to employment services. Together, they have collectively invested more than €1 billion to strengthen skills across the EU, according to the report.

85% of business and workers surveyed appreciate the Pact’s benefits and impacts, such as joint action, access to skills intelligence, as well as networking opportunities. The survey also showed that businesses and workers participating continued to scale up their efforts to provide high-quality training and improve access to learning. They prioritised digital, green, and sector specific skills, reflecting Europe’s most pressing labour market needs.

More than 277,600 organisations joined skills networks, strengthening cooperation between education, industry and public authorities through the Pact for Skills. They developed or updated nearly 46,500 training programmes, including short courses or longer programmes leading to qualifications.

origin: epale