TÕF – Adult Learners Forum

1. TÕF – Adult Learners Forum Merle Haug 09-15.11.2012 Sneek

2. Very beginning - 2005 • First ALF – adult learners, public servants from ministry of education and teachers • Main issue – how čan ALF help learners? • Spread idea of learning • Protect the interests of adult learners • Concentrate and distribute the information about learning • Workshops on the ground - village, county • Forum participants' own examples • Socialization Forum ended with a proposal to establish initiative group, whose task was to develop a forum for further action. One-day forum every year as the meeting place for Learners of a year

3. ALF • Discussion - ALF is part of civil society, the number of adult learners are growing and importance of learning also. • Ideas: • TV- programme about adult learners • magazine • Spokeperson for adult learners regarding educational policy • cooperation and exchange of experiences with similar international organizations

4. ALF ALF – why we need network of learners • the desire and need to improve the quality of life • expands the understanding and support of self-confidence • the Forum will provide energy and encourage learners • it is important that learners be involved Mission of ALF is to spread the good experiences of learning The learning required for the survival of family support and incentive Missionof ALF isdidtributethegoodexperiencesoflearning

5. Summer shcool of learners hedgehog which irritates the government and politicians

6. Logo of Estonian ALF • The seed • The tree • Personal growth

7. Aims of TÕF Network of adultlearnersgathertogetherpeoplewhohavepositivelearningexperiences • tosupporteachother • toencouragepeoplewhohavedoubts • to popularise learning through stories of learners • protect the interests of adult learners • cooperationbetweendifferentorganizations • cooperation at international level

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