Welcome to the EBSN web site
The European Basic Skills Network, EBSN, is an association of policy level stakeholders engaged in basic skills training for adults.
Our objective: Promoting excellence in policy design and policy implementation, at European and national level, in a field that has considerable impact on education, employment, social inclusion, the fight against poverty, and sustainable economic growth.
EBSN Annual Conference 2018
Registration for the EBSN General Assembly and Annual Conference 2018 has been opened! This year’s event takes place in Berlin, 6-8 June and is organized in cooperation with the German Ministry of Education and Research, the German Federal Institute for Vocati...
Read MoreNew EBSN Online discussion on EPALE: Social Media in Adult Learning 26-27 February 2018
As part of EPALE's February focus on Social Media, the EBSN will hold a two-day online discussion focusing on the use of Social Media in our field of work on 26-27 February 2018. We are going to talk about the use of Social Media both as an arena for the ...
Read MoreEBSN Capacity Building Series on EPALE
In December 2017, EBSN launched its first pilot OER in the topic of Basic Skills in VET on EPALE. The unit contains videos, blogs and a thematic collection of relevant resources available on EPALE in the theme of Basic Skills in VET. Direct access to the unit...
Read MoreNew EBSN online discussion: Basic Skills within VET
As preparation for the European Vocational Skills Week EBSN will hold a two-day online discussion focusing on basic skills within VET on 16-17 November 2017. We would like to hear about your opinion on how best to address poor basic skills within V...
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