SIAE NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2026
SIAE PROJECTS AND EVENTS
- Why reading remains essential – even in the age of advanced digital technology
- New assessment tools and resources added to the Guidance for Knowledge website
- When one approach is not enough: how to reach different adult learners
- The first training of the national network of quality counsellors in 2026 was successfully completed
- Weaving connections at Cultural Bazaar 2026
LIFELONG LEARNING WEEKS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
- From European insights to a Slovenian dialogue: a workshop on individual learning accounts
- Innovative learning environments continue into the next phase of the EAAL project
SLOVENIAN ADULT EDUCATION SCENE
- Exploring the world through the library
- Outreach guidance work and strengthened cooperation with the Association of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People of Podravje, Maribor
- 65+ So What! A day of learning, connection and well-being in Trbovlje
- Theatre as a Tool for Social Inclusion
EPALE
SPOTLIGHT
Literacy in a Complex World: Listen, Explore and Co-create on EPALE
What does it mean to be literate today? It is no longer a single skill, but a combination of competences that develop throughout life – at work, through civic engagement and in everyday situations. These questions are explored in the latest EPALE podcast Navigating...
The Moments In Between: Real Stories that Connect the EPALE Community
In adult learning, the most valuable moments are often those that cannot be measured – when someone regains confidence, when a young person or an adult feels safe for the first time in a long while or when a spark returns to someone’s eyes. These are exactly the kinds...
Exploring the world through the library
Since 2023, Šmarje pri Jelšah Library has held accreditation for implementing Erasmus+ projects. This means that each year the library applies for a new project through which it organises several learning mobilities for both staff and adult learners involved in study...
Outreach guidance work and strengthened cooperation with the Association of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People of Podravje, Maribor
Within adult education guidance services, we follow the guidelines of the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE) and devote particular attention to deaf and hard-of-hearing adults. As early as November 2024, we presented a comprehensive overview of the...
65+ So What! A day of learning, connection and well-being in Trbovlje
On 26 March, we organised the inspiring event 65+ So What! You Can Be Part of It in Trbovlje. The event was prepared by the Zasavje AEC within the framework of the nationwide Lahko.si campaign under the auspices of the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE)....
Theatre as a Tool for Social Inclusion
As part of the Erasmus+ programme, a colleague and I participated in a staff mobility job shadowing activity between 9 and 13 March. We visited Crea Spectacles, specifically its Explor’Acting programme, in Caen, France. The central theme of the mobility was Theatre as...
From European insights to a Slovenian dialogue: a workshop on individual learning accounts
Within the Implementation of the European Agenda for Adult Learning (EAAL) 2026–2027, the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE) organised a workshop in January at which the results of the European project RALExILA were presented to Slovenian adult education...
New assessment tools and resources added to the Guidance for Knowledge website
Some time ago, the idea emerged of creating a collection of tools and resources for guidance counsellors working in adult education as a public service. We anticipated that having such a collection available in one place would make their work easier and more...