{"id":1062,"date":"2025-11-12T12:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/?page_id=1062"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:00:00","slug":"definition-of-non-formal-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/definition-of-non-formal-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Definition of non-formal education"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1062\" class=\"elementor elementor-1062\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d4f8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5d4f8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ce1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8ce1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e653d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e653d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Non-formal education : understand what it means<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52d85d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d52d85d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While conducting the research for the BRICKS project, the partners faced one common problem : understand what is non-formal education and how and why is it different from formal and informal education. For this purpose, the BRICKS project, gathered the different definitions and proposed its own based on the experience and research of the four partners (Belgium, Georgia, Italy and Poland).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-826e3eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"826e3eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca2143 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ca2143\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5082d1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5082d1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c60c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50c60c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e454e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e454e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education, what is it ? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afb312 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4afb312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"129\">Education<\/strong> is the process through which a society transfers its collective knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to the next. In its broadest sense, it encompasses any activity or experience that shapes an individual\u2019s mind, character, or physical abilities. Education plays a crucial role in enhancing the capacities and potential of individuals and communities, enabling social, cultural, and economic development. As a cornerstone of empowerment, it equips people with knowledge and information, fosters self-esteem and self-confidence, and supports the full realisation of their potential.<\/p><p><strong data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"193\">Council of Europe (n.d.). <em data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"113\">Education<\/em>. <\/strong>Compass \u2013 Manual for Human Rights Education with Young People. Available at: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/compass\/education\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"238\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">https:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/compass\/education<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d93de3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d93de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Montelupo-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1149\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Montelupo-.jpg 900w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Montelupo--300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Montelupo--768x597.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4252859 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4252859\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ad277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31ad277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c31e51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c31e51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evolution and definition of formal education : <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899998a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"899998a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline\">\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"UNESCO ISCED 1997: Education provided in schools, colleges, universities and other institutions forming a continuous \u2018ladder\u2019 of education from age 5\u201325.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>1997 \u2013 UNESCO ISCED<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"UIS ISCED 2011 (2012): Institutionalised, intentional, and planned education recognised by national authorities as part of a country\u2019s formal system.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2012 \u2013 UIS ISCED<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"NCVER (Australia, 2022): Education provided in formal institutions forming a continuous ladder of full-time education, beginning age 5\u20137.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2022 \u2013 NCVER<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"NCVER (Australia, 2022): Training given in an orderly, systematic manner in equipped workshops under qualified trainers for a specific time.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2022 \u2013 NCVER Training<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"UNESCO Institute for Statistics: Formal education and training is continuous and organised within the school, college, university system; non-formal education lies outside it.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>UNESCO Institute for Statistics<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35fae11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35fae11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b62fa3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b62fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Montelupo-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1154\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Montelupo-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Montelupo-1-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/Montelupo-1-768x597.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0af493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0af493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Formal education<\/strong> is defined as education that is institutionalised, intentional, planned through public organisations and recognised private bodies and, in their totality, make up the formal education system of a country. Formal education programmes are thus recognised as such by the relevant national educational authorities or equivalent, e.g. any other institution in co-operation with the national or sub-national educational authorities.<\/p><p><strong>Formal education<\/strong> consists mostly of initial education. Vocational education, special needs education and some parts of adult education are often recognised as being part of the formal education system. Qualifications from formal education are by definition recognised and are therefore within the scope of ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education).<\/p><p>Institutionalised education occurs when an organisation provides structured educational arrangements, such as student-teacher relationships and\/or interactions, that are specially designed for education and learning.<\/p><p>(<a class=\"ext\" href=\"http:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/images\/0021\/002116\/211619e.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-extlink=\"\">UNESCO, 2011, p. 8<\/a>, cited by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.european-agency.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/ereports\/EASIE\/EASIE%20%C2%AD%20Methodology%20Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EASNIE, 2016b<\/a>, pp. 24\u201325).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc1c87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdc1c87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a7f730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7a7f730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae27daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae27daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evolution and definition of non-formal education : <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ebfae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11ebfae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11be723 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11be723\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd5489 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdd5489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the research of the BRICKS project, <strong>non-formal education<\/strong> in heritage crafts refers to \u201ccommunity-based, hands-on learning outside formal systems, where adults gain skills through mentorship and intergenerational exchange. It plays a key role in preserving craft traditions, promoting inclusion, and supporting regional development\u201d.<\/p><p>Gathering all the defintions we conclude that\u00a0<strong>non-formal education<\/strong> refers to organised and intentional learning that takes place outside the formal school system. It includes structured yet flexible activities\u2014such as workshops, short courses, apprenticeships, or community programmes, designed to meet the needs of specific groups of learners. Participation is voluntary, methods are learner-centred, and the focus is on developing practical skills, knowledge, and personal competences. While it usually does not lead to formal qualifications, the learning outcomes can often be assessed, recognised, or validated.<\/p><p>As an important part of lifelong learning, non-formal education complements formal education and supports people in acquiring new abilities, enhancing their professional pathways, and fostering personal development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97c3c9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b97c3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/non-formal-education.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/non-formal-education.jpg 900w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/non-formal-education-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/non-formal-education-768x597.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb8d32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ceb8d32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bf020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69bf020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5015e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5015e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting a quick overview of non-formal education: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9baf94c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9baf94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline\">\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"Coombs (1973): Any organised educational activity outside the formal system intended to serve identifiable learning clientele and learning objectives.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>1973 \u2013 Coombs<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"UNESCO (1984): Education taking place outside the formal system on either a regular or intermittent basis.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>1984 \u2013 UNESCO<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"Compasito (2004): Deliberate, voluntary and planned programme of personal and social education developing values and competences outside the formal curriculum.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2004 \u2013 Compasito<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"OECD (2006): Organised and sustained educational activities that do not correspond exactly to formal education; can occur within or outside institutions, covering all ages.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2006 \u2013 OECD<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"CEDEFOP (2008): Learning embedded in planned activities not explicitly designated as learning; intentional from learner\u2019s point of view; may lead to certification.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2008 \u2013 CEDEFOP<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"CEDEFOP (2015): Understood as education and training leading to qualifications which are not directly recognised as such by relevant national education authorities (or equivalent authorities) or not leading to any qualifications at all.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2015 \u2013 CEDEFOP<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"Eurostat (2016): Intentional, institutionalised, unaccredited learning of short duration or not recognised by authorities.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2016 \u2013 Eurostat<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"European Commission (2016): Non-formal learning lies between formal and informal learning, intentional yet not structured; may be validated and certified.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2016 \u2013 European Commission<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcce2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dbcce2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50eaa61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50eaa61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The full picture of the evolution of the concept : <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8964a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8964a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e11ca4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e11ca4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad025f elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"2ad025f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUNESCO 1984\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0815a88 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"0815a88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA4NSwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA5MiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/landportal.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-03\/oecd-logo_0.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOECD 2006 \t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa4796 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffa4796\" 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elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"d984c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA5NSwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQEVf2D5a-idreescIpEWgp0Z8_G-h5Yro1IA&#038;s);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCEDEFOP 2008 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href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEwNSwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR2lxVPjRBEu-JicZS5R69yXDU9SBFKcKx9Hw&#038;s);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEurostat 2016\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e969a5a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"e969a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTExNCwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/European_Commission.svg-1024x710.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"European_Commission.svg\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEuropean Commission 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data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79b982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d79b982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evolution and definition of informal education : <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b23191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7b23191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline\">\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"UNESCO (1984): Learning from daily-life activities at work, family or leisure; often experiential\/accidental and seen as part of non-formal learning.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>1984 \u2013 UNESCO (TVET)<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"Jordan MoL\/VTC (2005): Knowledge &amp; skills gained via experience, reading, social contact; often no clear teacher\/learner roles.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2005 \u2013 Jordan MoL\/VTC<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"ILO (2006): Unstructured education\/training occurring outside the formal system.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2006 \u2013 ILO<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"OECD (2006): Education that is not organised; can be intentional (talks, reading) or unintentional (by-product of daily life).\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2006 \u2013 OECD<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"timeline-item\" data-tooltip=\"Wahba (2013): Experiential learning from daily activities; not structured by objectives\/time\/support and typically not certified.\">\r\n    <span class=\"dot\"><\/span><p>2013 \u2013 Wahba<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d25d1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d25d1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e76a35c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e76a35c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/figners.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/figners.jpg 900w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/figners-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.madineurope.eu\/bricks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/11\/figners-768x597.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da35888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da35888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"284\">Informal education<\/strong> refers to the learning that emerges naturally from everyday activities at work, in the family or during leisure time. It is <em data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"443\">neither organised nor structured, <\/em>there are no defined objectives, schedules, or resources, and it is <em data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"533\">mostly unintentional<\/em> from the learner\u2019s perspective. Informal education extends accumulated knowledge through lived experience rather than through planned instructional processes.<\/p><p>Ardouin, Thierry. <em data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"248\">\u201cNon-Formal and Informal Education: History, Current Issues and Questions. Interview with St\u00e9phanie Gasse (Department of Education Sciences at the University of Rouen in Normandy).\u201d<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/epale.ec.europa.eu\/en\/blog\/non-formal-and-informal-education-history-current-issues-and-questions\">EPALE<\/a>, 14 April 2020.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7950194 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7950194\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21611e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21611e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more details on the quick overview timelines for the different concepts, you can go to <strong data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"85\">UNESCO.<\/strong> Informal education and training, <strong data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"229\">TVETipedia Glossary<\/strong>\u00a0Available <a href=\"https:\/\/unevoc.unesco.org\/home\/TVETipedia+Glossary\/show=term\/term=Informal+education+and+training\">here<\/a>. <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"531\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-formal education : understand what it means While conducting the research for the BRICKS project, the partners faced one common problem : understand what is non-formal education and how and why is it different from formal and informal education. 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