International Adult Learners Week
in Europe

Network of Learning festivals

Awards

Awards given to individuals or groups of learners are an extremely powerful tool to raise the attention of politicians, but also of the public. They are also a good means to attract and attach sponsors – and they catch the attention of media! In addition to all of that they help put learners in the centre of attention and let them and their achievements speak for themselves. Awards to institutions and facilitators, on the other hand, help to get the message across of what is supposed to be good quality in adult learning provision. Here you find a list of possible formats of awards that can be used during a learning festival.

Type of Award

Description

Target group

For outstanding learning or social achievements See also: http://llw.acs.si/awards/

Awards are given to individual learners or groups learners honouring their exceptional learning successes, or for improving their own knowledge/skills, or for having set up a neighbourhood project that is helping other adults. These awards can be given at either national or local level, or even at both! There can be a link, leading from the nomination of local winners to selecting a national out of them etc.

Individual learners, or groups of learners who have together completed a course or carried out a project

Targeting providers

Awards are given to adult learning providers which have displayed an exemplary role in supporting learners, introducing innovative approaches or subjects etc.

Adult Learning centres, also:libraries, museums

Awarding facilitators

Awards are given to individual learning facilitators for supporting learners and showing extra care and commitment.

Adult learning facilitators

To the “education-friendly” municipality

Awards are given to educational-friendly municipalities that are supportive to learning communities and individuals.

Local authorities

Learning-at-Works Awards

Awards recognizing learning achievements made in the work context or related to the workplace.

Employees trying to upgrade their skills or unemployed people trying to get a job