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.
Interviews with the EBSN Special Interest Group leaders at the EBSN Conference (video)
The EBSN Conference in June offered an excellent opportunity for a „carousel” presentation of the already existing SIGs, where the members were welcome to share ideas, suggestions and ask questions from the group leaders. At the end of the conference we spoke ...
Read More“Basic Skills for adults will be higher up on the political agenda at the EU level!” – interview with Dana-Carmen Bachmann (video)
Dana-Carmen Bachmann, Head of the Vocational Training and Adult Education Unit of the European Commission participated on the EBSN conference in Ljubljana. We took the opportunity to discuss with her shortly about the Commission's view on the work of EBSN and ...
Read MoreCommission launched New Skills Agenda for Europe!
The Commission has adopted a new and comprehensive Skills Agenda for Europe. The aim is to ensure that the right training, the right skills and the right support is available to people in the European Union so that they are equipped for good-quality jobs and c...
Read MoreEBSN Conference 2016 (video)
The European Basic Skills Network (EBSN) Annual Conference in 2016 took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 2-3 June. The conference focused on the experiences of countries in the South-East of Europe in improving levels of adult basic skills. Slovenia, on the ev...
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