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The review aims to analyze funding instruments for adult learning in the EU and their impact on participation.

April 30, 2026Open Access

Cedefop study on training funds - EU review

PLPatrycja LipińskaEuropean Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)SBSimon Broek E(European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP)

Key Points

The review aims to analyze funding instruments for adult learning in the EU and their impact on participation.
Presentation of findings from Cedefop research on training funds at a conference focused on adult learning financing.
Discussion on public (co-) financing and individual learning accounts across EU Member States.
Identified a variety of funding instruments available to promote adult learning participation across the EU.
Highlighted the potential future role of public funding in enhancing adult learning opportunities.

Abstract

Patrycja Lipińska and Simon Broek presented a EU review on the results of Cedefop study on training funds at the conference Financing adult learning: The role of public funding held in Thessaloniki on the 20-21 October 2025. Conference information In response to the European commitment to increasing adult participation in learning, the Financing adult learning: The role of public funding conference aimed to provide an overview of the range of funding instruments available across the EU Member States, and to discuss the future role of public (co-) financing of adult learning. The debate focused on individual learning accounts and training funds, based on the results of dedicated Cedefop research projects. Related online tool Financing adult learning database Related publication Streeck, W. (1997). Beneficial Constraints: On the Economic Limits of Rational Voluntarism. In J. R. Hollingsworth & R. Boyer (Eds.), Contemporary Capitalism: The Embeddedness of Institutions (pp. 197–219). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139174701.008

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