Abstract: Lifelong learning, which includes regular school education and adult learning, can be seen as a strategy in the context of the life-course approach. According to international labour organization (ILO), lifelong learning is “a policy strategy directed towards integrating older persons into the contemporary labour market, to give them the necessary education level to adapt to the educational system in order to meet the changing economic, social and demographic conditions” lifelong learning does not necessarily take place during the traditional education period at a young age, but can be undertaken later. As such it pertains to older persons working or in retirement as well as young and middle-aged people. Its societal impact is twofold: first, education and qualifications have a direct economic impact, by increasing the employability of people in all ages; second, lifelong learning promotes the integration, participation, and well being of its recipients, which also has an economic impact.
Keywords: Lifelong learning, New knowledge or developing a skill, Economic development.
Title: LIFELONG LEARNING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Author: Dr.G.Sundharavadivel, J.William Ebenezer Matthew
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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