On December 15-16, 2016 DVV International in cooperation with the Representative office of UNESCO in Tashkent held a joint Workshop to launch the development of a national LLL strategy in Uzbekistan with the participation of policy-makers and experts from the line ministries and centres, responsible for education of adults, as well as the civil society partners (NGOs’ and Non-governmental education organisations’ representatives) and international experts (UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, Estonian Education Ministry, Korea International Cooperation Agency).
The workshop initiated discussions on the access and quality of LLL opportunities in Uzbekistan for sustainable, inclusive and smart growth, raised awareness about the concept of Lifelong Learning within the SDGs and shared good practices on creating an enabling environment for Lifelong Learning opportunities for all.
In small groups, participants discussed problems, that need to be considered and addressed during drafting of the national strategy.
As the result of the seminar it is planned to establish an intersectoral working group, which in 2017 will develop the Draft of the national strategy on Lifelong Learning for Uzbekistan.
This Workshop is to be seen as the continuation of the efforts of DVV International to develop of policies and strategies aimed at creating opportunities for Lifelong Learning in Uzbekistan.
This work began with the preparation of a policy paper, which along with the assessment of achievements of Uzbekistan in ensuring access to education, reflects on existing problems in the field of human rights on LLL. In this document, DVV International and UNESCO representatives, with the participation of experts from UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL, Germany) have also issued a number of recommendations to improve the situation.
Further on, the document was presented and discussed at the round table, held on June 17, 2016 in the Senate of Uzbekistan, with the main purpose to discuss the expansion of opportunities for access to and quality improvement of Lifelong Learning measures in Uzbekistan for sustainable, inclusive and smart growth.
Representatives of government, NGOs and non-governmental education organisations, who participated in the roundtable stressed the importance for Uzbekistan to develop a national strategy for LLL and agreed to continue work in this direction.