The national lifelong learning policy, which builds on the 2013 Lifelong Learning Perspective adopted in response to the European Commission’s Europe 2020 Strategy, focuses on five objectives which have been carried forward through a number of measures taken over the years. As part of the Partnership Agreement for Poland approved by the European Commission in 2017, the Government is developing an Integrated Skills Strategy 2030. It draws on the Lifelong Learning Perspective, OECD’s 2019 Skills Strategy Poland report, and the European Commission’s New Skills Agenda for Europe. The general part of the Strategy, which identifies the main issues, priorities and lines of action, was endorsed by the Government in January 2019. The detailed part, including a more in-depth analysis of the current situation, a set of ongoing and planned activities and detailed implementation arrangements, will be drafted by the end of 2020. The overall goal of the Strategy is to create opportunities and conditions for the development of skills bolstering social capital, and for social inclusion, economic growth and a high quality of life. The goal will be carried forward through action in six priority areas.
The System of Education in Poland 2020
Priorities of the Integrated Skills Strategy 2030
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Priority 1. Improving key skills in children, young people and adults: developing key competences for active participation in social and economic life as part of formal, non-formal and informal education; adapting education and training to the needs of diverse learners; developing ICT skills; strengthening the system supporting the development of skills and abilities in all pupils and students, incl. specific support measures for particularly gifted pupils and students; developing effective and diverse funding and quality assurance mechanisms in the area of skills development. Priority 2. Fostering a learning culture geared towards active and continuous development of skills: promoting the learning paradigm, as opposed to the teaching paradigm, in core curricula, pedagogical approaches and lifelong learning; redesigning approaches to initial and in-service training, recruitment and performance appraisal of staff to ensure that they are fully prepared to support lifelong learning; building organisational culture of institutions based on collaboration and trust; promoting lifestyles based on lifelong learning; promoting lifelong learning through active participation in social and public life.
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