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About Andragoški center Slovenije / Slovenian Institute for Adult Education

SIAE is the main national institution for research and development, quality and education, guidance and validation, and promotional and informative activities in the field of adult education. It was founded by decreeon 27 September 1991. At the end of 2021 we thus completed our third decade of successfully promoting the development of adult education and cooperation in establishing a culture of lifelong learning. SIAE drafts professional bases and evaluations, and monitors the development of the adult education system, develops various non-formal and formal forms of learning, develops programmes to improve adult literacy, and pays particular attention to improving access by vulnerable groups of adults to education and learning. In doing so, it develops the necessary infrastructure to support learning, develops models for the self-evaluation of quality and the validation of prior learning, and provides professional education and training for adult educators. The SIAE informs professionals and the general public about all of these processes and achievements, and contributes to the broader awareness of the importance and role of adult education. VISION Through research and development work and the promotion of andragogy and lifelong learning in all fields, we will contribute to the empowerment of the adult population of Slovenia and adult educators for creative participation and sustainable community action and meaningful life and work. (The new vision was approved by the complete SIAE team on 6 April 2023.) MISSION The mission of the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education is to foster a culture of lifelong learning and to contribute to equitable, accessible and quality education and learning for all adults in Slovenia. (The revised mission statement was approved by the complete SIAE team on 30 September 2022.)