We have the pleasure of announcing that the ILO International Training Centre is offering a third edition of the course on "Lifelong E-Learning. Innovative solutions". The course focuses on interactive technologies and communication systems that enhance the learning experience and stimulate the potential to transform and innovate the way we learn and train.

This course stimulates a community of practice where participants with distinct interests meet each other across the world with the aim of improving their knowledge and efficient practice in the field of LifeLong E-Learning.

During the course, participants will have the opportunity to discuss and experience issues and concepts of contemporary e-learning (virtual learning environments, e-moderation, free and open source software, social learning, knowledge management, learning as a network phenomenon, learning (content) management systems, social software, e-learning 2.0 and e-pedagogy).

You can watch a screencast of the course here: or simply click on the image

The first edition of 'Lifelong E-Learning' was held in April 2008. International participants from 13 different countries participated  in this course. They went  beyond the merely technical approach of e-learning and mainly focussed on how technology could enhance learning, training, communication and collaboration in a professional community of practice.

The upcoming edition aims again to target a diverse and heterogeneous audience of professionals from different countries.

What participants said:

Svitlana Kalashnikova (Ukraine)

"This is with great gratitude and pleasure that I always remember the time in
Turin, thanks to the expert team, warm atmosphere of collaboration, useful
and modern materials learned and professional support.
My experience at the course has opened new opportunities and directions for
development of our organization. Thanks to the course we were and are able to
develop and implement new models of distance learning tailored to the modern
requirements and possibilities. We recommend this course with confidence as
it helps to put into practice the most innovative technologies introduced at
the course into the lifelong learning process of pedagogies in Kyiv.
Thank you very much indeed for your professional and useful experience shared
with us."

Joanne Fletcher (UK):
"Congratulations on an excellent course.  It was very professional and extremely informative. It provided me with a real insight to e-learning. I thoroughly enjoyed the week in Turin and especially meeting all the other participants on the course."

June Wilson (Bahamas):
"Participating in the course on Lifelong E-learning has been one of the most engaging experiences of my life.  Having been in the field of computers for over 20 years, it was refreshing to be exposed to such a vast amount of new technologies to facilitate E-learning.  This course has certainly taken the old concepts of correspondence courses and distance learning to the next level."   

Links referring to Lifelong E-Learning:

• ELDIS : Sharing the best in development policy, practice and research
• Development Gateway : Knowledge sharing and collaboration worldwide
• Train4Dev.net . Joined donors' competence development network
• E-Learning Africa
• CINTERFOR: The Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in vocational training