The EU-CERT project is dedicated to improving adult education by promoting the results of ERASMUS+ projects. Currently, these projects often lack certification or accreditation. In a needs analysis conducted in winter 2020 with 200 trainers and 50 adult education providers, 87% of participants reported concerns about the transparency and quality of European adult education project outcomes, which are often difficult to integrate into daily practice. The EU-CERT project aims to address these issues by enhancing the quality of adult education and ensuring that providers can access high-quality, practical education results derived from excellent projects. We will develop a mechanism to monitor the effectiveness of adult education projects through an accreditation system based on clear criteria and a robust accreditation procedure. This system will support shared values in adult education and serve as a foundation for civic engagement, driven by excellent educational approaches. Furthermore, the project will foster participation among European adult educators in a high-quality network with standardized practices. By promoting the ERASMUS+ initiative, the accreditation system will enhance transparency and visibility across Europe.
The results of our needs analysis from 2020 among adult education providers, focusing on trainers, course designers, advisers, and administrative staff, highlighted several key organizational issues and the need for digital solutions to address certification challenges in adult education. More than 85% of participants (86.5%) expressed a strong need for evidence-based approaches to certification, emphasizing the importance of accredited certificates. Such certification is crucial for facilitating entry into labor markets and enhancing the importance and credibility of adult education initiatives. Concerning remote work and elearnings possibilities in adult education the resondants of the stufy stated that these issues have to be a crucial aspect in the certification criteria, which are needed in adult education. There is a need to improve quality and more than 70 % of the participants emphasized this need to improve the quality of adult education via a certification system. In addtion to that they pointed on the need that policy makers should be provided with recommendations and innovative ideas in this field and that accreditation is an important issue.