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Reaffirming Teaching and Learning in Later
Life 1st - 3rd April 2009 Lancaster University,
UK Mature Learners The Portuguese Scenario 
Teresa Almeida Pinto Joaquim Luís Alcoforado
Email tpinto_at_byweb.pt
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Reaffirming Teaching and Learning in Later Life
The Portuguese Scenario
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• Lifelong learning in Portugal
• Who are the mature learners ?
• What motivating factors encourage people over
  45 years old to take up education and training
  opportunities?
• What are most relevant skills of trainers when
  addressing these age group?

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OCDE (2005) Population that has attained at least
upper secondary education. Percentage, by age
group
Source OCDE, Education at a Glance 2007
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Qualifications of Portuguese population, ()

Source INE, GIASE, Estatísticas da Educação, 2001
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Qualifications of Portuguese population (25-65
years), 2003

Source INE, Inquérito à aprendizagem ao longo da
vida
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Educational Attainment of the Adult Population
Source Eurostat.
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Integrated Approach
Priority policy action within LLL Strategy, aims
to strongly increase qualification levels of
Portuguese population both young and adults.

• Apprenticeship System (mostly aged between 15-25
  )
• Adult Education and Training
• Skills Recognition and Certification (mostly gt 35
  years old )

Qualify 1 million adults, through RVCC System and
double certification training (vocational and
professional).
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Participation in non-formal education activities,
2003
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2008 Survey 62,7 did not participate, nor
wanted to participate
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Lifelong learning after 45 years old
European Quest Information and knowledge society

National Priorities
Individual Motivation/situation
When there's a will, there's a way
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Who are the mature learners ?
Manuel de Oliveira 100 years
Sean Connery 78
Madonna, 50 years
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Who are the mature learners ?

• Chronological
• Legal limits
• Social markers
• Religious/Cultural believes
• Biological ageing
• Mental ageing
• Individual ageing

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Chronological . Legal limits . Social marker .
Religious/Cultural believes . Biological ageing .
Mental ageing . Individual ageing
Work situation Unemployed, employed, retired,
inactive Family status Married, divorced,
single Social involvement Active, passive,
volunteer... Economic situation Aloud access
to education or not
Life style Entrepreneur, motivated to continuous
improvement Political environment Drive
citizens to continuous learning or not Learning
Market Services provided, accessibility,
diversity
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Reaffirming Teaching and Learning in Later Life
The Portuguese Scenario
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What motivating factors encourage people over
45 years old to take up education and training
opportunities?

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Reaffirming Teaching and Learning in Later Life
The Portuguese Scenario
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Participation of low-skilled and older persons
(50-64) in lifelong learning, 2007 ()

Source Eurostat, EU labour force survey (LFS),
2007, date of extraction May 2008
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Reasons of participation in non-formal education
and training (Portugal, 2008)

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Reasons of participation in non-formal education
and training UK, SE and HU (2008) 35 and 54 years

Source Eurostat AES, 2008
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Obstacles to participation in non-formal
education and training (Portugal, 2008)

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Reaffirming Teaching and Learning in Later Life
The Portuguese Scenario
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What are most relevant skills of trainers when
addressing these age group?

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Website www.trainingolderpeople.eu
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• Aims
• Analyze the needs of older adults trainers
• Define a vocational expert profile to older
  adults trainers
• Design and develop a vocational training Model to
  older adults teachers and trainers.

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Training Older People Pioneer Model Usable for
Older Adult Trainers

www.trainingolderpeople.eu
Leonardo da Vinci Project 11 institutions from
10 countries PT, NO, RO, D, CY, S, PL, EL, IT,
LU
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Goal Guide of Ideas to Plane and Implement
Intergenerational Projects Website
www.matesproject.eu
Co-financed by Grundtvig actions - Accompanying
Measures
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Mainstreaming Intergenerational Solidarity
www.matesproject.eu

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Reaffirming Teaching and Learning in Later Life
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What are the perceived contributors to success?
What are the perceived barriers? Which practices
are most successful in assisting learners aged 45
and over to engage in the learning process, to
persist and achieve effective outcomes?
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Reaffirming Teaching and Learning in Later Life
The Portuguese Scenario
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What are the perceived contributors to success?
What are the perceived barriers? Which practices
are most successful in assisting learners aged 45
and over to engage in the learning process, to
persist and achieve effective outcomes?
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www.trainingolderpeople.eu
www.matesproject.eu

THANK YOU !
Teresa Almeida Pinto Contact tpinto_at_byweb.pt