 | to promote wider learning opportunities for older people. |
| to promote and actively create learning opportunities for those older people not
normally involved in any such provision. |
| to promote wider participation by older adults in all forms of learning. |
| to better understand and subsequently facilitate the learning needs of those
traditionally absent from most kinds of learning. |
| to promote awareness of the contribution older people can and do make to learning and
how that is achieved. |
| to encourage partnerships between education providers, planners and
funders, schools, voluntary and self help organisations and other interested
agencies in developing provision and influencing appropriate strategies. |
| to recognise and promote choice of learning for older people for their own purposes: for
personal interest, for work or for fun. |
| to ensure that transition between different levels and/or kinds of learning is known,
accessible and made as easy as possible. |
| to increase the involvement of the providers of mainstream educational
provision. |
| to recognise and promote the breadth of provision available, the diversity of providers
and the flexibility of delivery. |
| to promote good practice in education and training for older people, recognising the
needs of carers and support workers. |
| to influence policy in all areas that might affect provision and participation. |
| to develop a United Kingdom wide perspective working with the relevant agencies in
Scotland as well as England and Wales. |
| to learn from and contribute to wider European experience and networks. |
