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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TO STAKEHOLDERS ____________________________________________ 5
THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT ______________________________________ 6
Understanding basic skills and key competencies _______________________________ 6
The policy context in the European Union ______________________________________ 8
NEED ANALYSIS ______________________________________________ 13
What are the adult learners’ needs? _________________________________________ 13
What are the employers’ needs? ____________________________________________ 14
Creating the motivation to learn and overcoming barriers to participation ____________ 14
BEST PRACTICE EXAMPLES IN ADULTS’ TRAINING _________________ 16
Literacy through the media ________________________________________________ 16
Critical Thinking Skills ____________________________________________________ 17
Citizen Maths ___________________________________________________________ 19
Numeracy Course for Adults _______________________________________________ 20
Digital skills ____________________________________________________________ 22
Literacy – reading and writing skills __________________________________________ 24
Media literacy ___________________________________________________________ 27
Oral communication ______________________________________________________ 31
CERTIFICATION AND EVALUATION _______________________________ 33
CONCLUSIONS _______________________________________________ 34
Authors’ Report _________________________________________________________ 34