FinALE Workshop: Adult Education has Long-term Impact on the Economy and Society at Large

In spite of the many best practices that showcase the benefits of adult learning, little research has been done yet to investigate the correlation between adult education and its impact on the economy. However, more and more often, funding for adult learning schemes depends on the availability of data that gives clear indications on the cost-benefit-ratio of learning. At the same time, people warn that focusing on the economic outcomes of adult education might lead to neglecting the intrinsic value of non-formal adult learning.

A workshop in Porto on 5 April 2017, organised in the framework of the FinALE project, spotlighted these issues.