Events

One Europe, Many Learners

Building the Foundations for ALE Registries and ILAs

3rd Dec 2025

9.30-17.30

Brussels, Belgium

Format: In-person, full-day policy conference

Languages: English

Context

As states prepare to operationalise ILAs and other forms of National Registries and further strengthen adult learning ecosystems, the availability of comprehensive ALE registries has become a foundational requirement.

These systems contribute to:

● Enhancing the visibility, transparency, and quality of learning opportunities;

● Empowering learners through better access, guidance, and recognition;

● Supporting policy coherence, data-driven governance, and social inclusion.

By offering tools and shared frameworks, the RALExILA project has responded to the call for more robust national infrastructures and has contributed to advancing learning rights through system innovation.

Concept

The RALExILA Final Conference will bring together representatives from national ministries, European institutions, social partners, and lifelong learning stakeholders to explore the future of Adult Learning and Education (ALE) in Europe, with a specific focus on the development of national registries and their integration into Individual Learning Account (ILA) systems.

This high-level event will mark the culmination of the RALExILA project – a European initiative co-funded under Erasmus+ – which has supported Member States in developing transparent, accessible, and interoperable ALE registries. These registries are a key enabling factor for the effective and equitable implementation of ILAs, and for safeguarding the right to lifelong learning in practice.

The conference will provide a platform to:

● Present the final results of the RALExILA project, including a common information model, quality assurance principles, and governance guidance for ALE registries;

● Highlight lessons learned from national co-design processes and piloting activities across EU Member States;

● Explore strategic connections between registries, ILAs, and national skills strategies;

● Facilitate policy dialogue among decision-makers, experts, and providers on sustainable digital infrastructure for adult learning systems.

Agenda

9.30 – 10.00

Welcome coffee and registration

10.00 – 10.15

Greetings and Introduction

10.15 – 10.45

Keynote – In the jungle of strategies and instruments – Toward a future-ready equal access for adult education

10.45 – 11.15

Keynote – Individual Learning account and beyond – Funding instruments for Adult education in Europe

11.15 – 11.45

Networking coffee and initiatives showcase
Project and initiatives will be invited to showcase their work during the breaks

11.45 – 13.00

Prototyping with RALEXiLA approach – Establishing National Adult Learning Registries for Individual Learning Accounts

13.00 – 14.00

Networking lunch and initiatives showcase

14.00 – 16.00

Workshops sessions
Registration for workshop is mandatory

WS1 – Quality assurance across sectors: toward an integrated approach for adult education between formal and non formal systems
WS2 – Interoperable information systems for education: quality of information and data-driven policy development
WS3 – Governance and policy coherence: whole system approach and multi-stakeholders collaboration

16.00 – 16.30

Networking coffee and initiatives showcase

16.30 – 17.30

Closing panel – Making sense: an integrated system for adult education