Abstract
The paper examines life-long strategies in international and national scope and opportunities to adopt their priorities in regional strategies for improving level and access to lifelong learning in the Republic of Bulgaria. The issues are discussed from the point of view of lifelong learning’s advantages that could be used for providing training in less favored regions considering capacity building for achievement of sustainable development. The study provides evidence that lifelong learning development would have a specific contribution to the strategic goals of increase in educational level and employment rates, promotion of research and development, reducing poverty and uneven development of urban and rural areas through a self-directed learning process providing solutions of the most topical problems concerning low economic development, lack of managerial and marketing skills, and thus contributing to more general points of improvement of living conditions, food and social security, etc .
Highlights
In today's economy the economic growth, development and progress of an economy are subject to investment in people, to the increased role of education and lifelong learning and improving educational and employment policies
The importance of lifelong learning on the labor market is underlined in the increase of work efficiency because „by participating in lifelong learning individuals adapt more to changes in the labour market and better face strong competition from the global economy” and these advantages on individual level are supported by the advantages on organization and even national level „by the fact that well prepared people are always a long-term investment of society, becoming the support of economic growth and development” (Lonela, 2012a)
Development of lifelong learning programs is important because of the opportunities they provide for assuring employment, higher quality of life and social inclusion, as well as for economic growth and community development as a whole
Summary
In today's economy the economic growth, development and progress of an economy are subject to investment in people, to the increased role of education and lifelong learning and improving educational and employment policies. The importance of lifelong learning on the labor market is underlined in the increase of work efficiency because „by participating in lifelong learning individuals adapt more to changes in the labour market and better face strong competition from the global economy” and these advantages on individual level are supported by the advantages on organization and even national level „by the fact that well prepared people are always a long-term investment of society, becoming the support of economic growth and development” (Lonela, 2012a). Targeted changes in educational systems are to provide quality, efficiency, mobility, recognition, and competence.
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