PIAAC research data and really situation at the participating organizations of this Project regions show the unsatisfactory and poor skills of adults` reading, mathematic literacy and problem solving through technology skills level. 40.5 % adults don`t seek the first, the lowest computer literacy level or cannot use computer at all. The age groups 45 – 54 and 55 – 65 years old are the most problematic – they did not learn computer literacy at school, their communication in English possibilities often are bad. This situation can be improved by more opportunities of non formal education at these regions. The objective of project is: To improve the non- formal adults’ education, this process connecting with smart technologies and creativity, cooperating between partners from Lithuania, Check and Norway. To seek this objective we have tasks: 1. To give for adults attractive and motivating education methods, which will help to solve problems through technology skills. 2. To strengthen the non- formal education and service offerings, creating a creative learning space, linked to the smart technologies. 3. To provide knowledge and skills, which promote citizenship and allow actively participate in the social life. 4. To share experiences and good practice in the field of non-formal adults’ education between project partners. The main target group are adults from 45 years old and older who live in the project activities places. In Czech Republic and Lithuania they will be the members of Third age universities. At the Project activities 100 adults and 30 young people – volunteers will take part. The learning activities in this project will be held in two academic years. Adults throw practical class, throw creativity will get the experience and social skills , they will test and apply various methods of learning. There will be activities which all partners will do the same and there will be different activities at each country – partner, but they all will have one aim - to improve adult well-being, helping them to solve everyday problems. After the first academic year finished there will be international learning/training activities. The partners will change their training methods and during second academic year will implement new methods. The virtual training will be during video conferencing, what helps to create common e-book and to share experience too. To exercise and control the project activities will help 4 transnational project meetings, the activities of monitoring. One of all chosen participating organizations` functions is the adults education, the difference is only in regularity and volume of their educational activities. According PIAAC research these 3 countries - Lithuania, Check and Norway - belongs to 3 different groups under the adults digital literacy level. So, it will be more benefit sharing methods of adults education. The main result is, that this project not only will improve the participants` English and computer literacy knowledge, but will provide the practical skills. These knowledge will help adult people to solve their everyday problems through technology skills. Participants can feel themselves comprehensive and active citizen, the part of e- society. The main result for participating organizations is that they will have tested and applied programs and methodology for further non-formal adults education. These organizations will obtain very useful international project activity experience for other international projects. The cooperation between adult educational organizations and libraries will give impact on better adults non formal education in the regions. Thanks to the project information dissemination local and regional authorities will pay the attention to the adults education needs at the region, it will give more opportunities for adults in local and in regional levels.
Under the PIAAC research older people haven`t enough English and IT knowledge to use them in everyday life. So, the objective of project is to improve the non- formal adults’ education, this process connecting with smart technologies and creativity, cooperating between partners from Lithuania, Czech Republic and Norway. The tasks were to give for adults attractive and motivating education methods, to strengthen the non- formal education and service offerings, linked to the smart technologies and to provide knowledge and skills, which promote citizenship and allow actively participate in the social life. This experience to share between Project partners and stakeholders. 6 organizations, which have non-formal education function at their everyday activity, took part at this project: 3 libraries, executing lifelong learning for local communities, 2 third age universities and science centre, which execute the regular learnings for adults. The main target group were adults from 45 years old and older who live in the project activities places. At every country a group of older adults was formed: In Czech and Lithuania these people are the members of Third age universities. In Norway - public libraries readers. About 2724 persons were targeted by the Project activities without grants: librarians and readers, Third age universities` members, local policy makers and so on. 83 adults at three countries 22 months (2 learning years) learned English and IT. Learning was not only theorethical, the practical exercises were too. During the project 4 transnational meetings, 3 learning/teaching training activities, 3 virtual learnings took part. Very useful and working have been 4 transnational working groups meetings. Despite that all partners communicated by Facebook group, SKYPE and e-mail intensively, to meet and discuss, to solve some problems was easier and faster. 3 learning/teaching activities took part in 3 countries. Every host country prepared the demonstratation of their learning methods and organized common IT and English lessons for participants from 3 countries. The students became guides and showed their native places in English. It was nice, motyvating experience for all participants. Some methods project partners changed and implemented in their country. The learning/teaching continuation was virtual learning. During 3 virtual meetings with SKYPE helped seniors to tell each other about their towns, nature, about their families and hobbies. Before virtual meetings partners prepared their folk songs to English and sang together during translations. The main project result - not only the IT and English knowledge of participants were improved, but participants have got practical skills. These skills help to solve the everyday problems through IT and English knowledge. The digital exclusion has decreased, the older people can feel more active citizens, the part of e-community. More results: - All partner organizations have tested learning programs. - The e-book is prepared with the main project activities and methods information. - 83 trained adults in 3 countries. - The research to fix how it influenced on life quality of participants. - Partners - organizations acquired the international work experience needful for new projects. - Project dissamination payd the attention of local poltics at the adults education importance. The project impact we can see at the participants, at the organizations - participants and at the surroundings of project activities: 1. The digital and linguistic social exclusion of the participants - learning adults - from 3 countries decreased. 2. Adults` well-being increased. 3. It is more opportunities for participants to be comprehensive and confident citizens. 4. Participating organizations obtained the international project implementing experience, they are ready for new projects. Ignalina library already has new international financed project - this project enscouraged it. 5. Thanks to the project information dissemination the theme about adult education is actual in project activities regions. 6. Thanks to the project information dissemination the positive image about participating organizations` activity forms. 7. The adults of project regions who did not take part at the education have got to know about new opportunities to get the necessary competence and skills at local libraries and non formal adults education organizations. The organizations are ready: they have tested learning methods and training tools. 8. The information about project activities payed the attention of local authorities to the adult education in the regions. In future: 1. Provided wider the tested education methods and programs using in the regions will give better non formal education opportunity to target groups of the project. 2. The cooperation between adult educational organizations and libraries will give more impact.