EUROPOLE and adult education

The main EUROPOLE areas of activity To promote and coordinate various projects and national and European network whose primary purpose is Educational European Integration; To assist schools to participate in the programs promoted by the European Union; To develop voluntary activities of social promotion, adult education, international solidarity, especially with reference to older people and intergenerational relationships; To promote active citizenship by promoting the responsible participation of persons in the life and services of the local community, protection, enhancement and extension of the common cultural.

The experiences done from our group in adult education have shown: Training needs Difficulties Objectives Proposals Motivation and expectations

1 - to provide computer skills to adults, to confront problems of daily life that require more use of these resources (management of public administration / communication via internet / computer control of the management pensions); 2 – to link the contents with specific cultural characteristics of the adults (there are different interests and skills depending on different social backgrounds from which the people); 3 - to update the cultural background of adults as a result of social and economic changes that occur (minimal knowledge of economics and / or migration between countries, to understand the changes taking place in communities). Needs

organizing programs for adults who take account of their needs implementing cultural programs for adults Difficulties

1 – to transfer knowledge, methods and best practices relating to the adults education 2 – to give the adults the skills needed to address social change and remain active 3 – to get stronger the contribution of older people to learning of other people 4 – to improve computer skills and use of TIC to develop the knowledge and adult learning process. Objectives

Organizing courses on: management of public administration communication via internet computer control of the management pensions minimal knowledge of economics Proposal

We have a very good collaboration with another organization AUSER The Auser - is a volunteer association for social promotion, which aims at exploiting the abilities of senior citzens and to increase their role in society.

'Adult Education as a decisive strategy for economic development and civil of all countries for the EU is a goal that should be acquired relatively quickly, so it should be for our country. The "universal" access to training for all citizens is no longer an instrument repairer for to compensate the failures of previous educational experience, but a right enforceable by "all."

Founded in 1989, it aims at fighting- all forms of social exclusion, improving the quality of life, spreading the culture and practice of solidarity, because every age has a value and every person a life project through which to become a resource for themselves and others. Currently, in Italy, it has members, active volunteers and locations AUSER settled also in Verona in 1989, it works to promote culture and solidarity, and protected areas offer opportunities for socialization and recreation for the elderly, disabled, and organize social activities for people and communities. promotion of art and landscape of Verona and its surroundings

European Pole of Knowledge togheder with Auser prepared some courses of computers for senior citizens