Abstract
The European Union defines lifelong learning as all activities aimed at improving an individual's knowledge, skills and competences individually, socially or vocationally throughout his/her life. In 2007, eight key competences necessary for lifelong learning were identified by the European Union Education and Culture Commission. These competences are communication in the mother tongue, communication in foreign languages, mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology, digital competence, learning to learn, social and civic competences, sense of initiative and entrepreneurship and cultural awareness and expression. The main purpose of this research is to determine the key competence levels of postgraduate students in lifelong learning. It was concluded that lifelong learning competences of the graduate students participating in the study were high. Moreover, the graduate students considered themselves best at the native language communication competence, while the lifelong learning key competence at which they considered themselves worst was foreign language communication competence.
Highlights
In the 21st century, where we live the information age and the technology changes and develops every day; people need to keep up with this change and care about their personal developments
Today it can be clearly seen that life-long learning in terms of formal education, non-formal education and informal learning is needed by individuals of 21st century to have the standards of this information age
This study aims to determine graduate students levels of lifelong learning key competences
Summary
In the 21st century, where we live the information age and the technology changes and develops every day; people need to keep up with this change and care about their personal developments. Countless technological devices such as intelligent ventilating systems, driverless cars, plant-house tracker systems, tablet computers and smart watches are introduced nearly every day and what people need in this regard is lifelong learning to be able to keep up with all those technological developments and catch the era. Raising a productive and flexible workforce is the critical basis of success for nations to be internationally competitive. In this regard, lifelong learning becomes vitally important to enhance human resource with the qualifications required [1]. The events should be organized for these people to increase their training demands, life awareness and life quality and the organizers should be supported [13]
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