Lifelong Learning Program
AET/508 - Dr. Linda Justus
TEAM A
Aisha Castro
Shamberi Horton
Karen Rucker
Tina Webb

Four Organizations Dedicated to Lifelong
Learning
The Coalition of Lifelong Learning Organizations
American Association of Adult and Continuing Education
National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

The Coalition of Lifelong Learning Organization
Philosophy and approach to lifelong learning
•COLLO was started decades ago as a coalition of organizations working for the
advancement of adults and lifelong learning. They have bought together
leaders of organizations to advance knowledge, find common ground, and take
collective action to benefit adult learners in areas like access, cost, and removal
of barriers to participate in education at all levels.
•COLLO has achieved their lifelong learning goals through awareness building,
advocacy, input on and support of legislation at the state and national levels
and in collective action where consensus can be achieved.

COLLO
Programs Offered
•Exchanging information among member
organizations
•Building cooperation and collaborative action
among member organizations
•Developing, Maintaining, and improving
lifelong learning, adult and continuing
education throughout the United states and
internationally
•Reviewing new adult and continuing education
programs, national policy, and new and
innovate examples of the use of technology
•Promoting the best practices of adult,
continuing education and lifelong learning
Specific Needs Addressed
•With the growing importance of adult and
continuing education to the United States,
COLLO provides a forum for the exchange of
information among member organizations.
•Coalition members review new adult and
continuing education programs, national
policy, and innovative examples of the use of
technology.
•COLLO plays an active role in promoting the
best practices of adult, continuing education,
and lifelong learning.
Population served
•Currently, 18 organizations are active members
of COLLO.

American Association of Adult and
Continuing Education
Philosophy and Approach to Lifelong
Learning
• Provide leadership in adult & continuing education
• Unifying adult educators
• Fostering the development & dissemination of
theory, research, information, and best practices
• Promoting identity & standards for the profession
• Advocate relevant public policy & social change
initiatives.
• Belief in helping adults
• Promote Knowledge, skills, & values
• Lead to productive & satisfying lives
• Past emphasis on young learners
• Contribute to human fulfillment & social change.
Population Served
• Adult Educators

AAACE
Specific Needs
• Promote productive, positive social change
• Provide educators’ development in
leadership, policy, & initiatives
• Collaboration on an international level
• Embraces development of educations skills
Programs Offered
• Partners with several state organizations
• Holds pre- & co-conferences
• Offers two sub-groups: Commissions & SIGs
1.Commissions facilitate research, policy, &
initiatives
2.2. SIGs represent levels of involvement in adult
education issues
• Special SIG dedicated to service members,
veterans, & military spouses

National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
Philosophy and Approach to Lifelong
Learning
•(NIACE) is the national voice for lifelong
learning. The organization formed in
1921 then known as the British Institute
for Adult Education. This organization
promotes learning benefits individuals,
families, communities, employers, the
economy and society as a whole. The
NIACE also believes in social and
economic equality for all lifelong
learners.
Programs Offered
• The NIACE nurtures the personal, social
and economic benefits for lifelong
learning.
• The organization strides to improve
peoples’ adult learning and skills system,
promotes lifelong learning Adults who
participate in lifelong learning tends be
healthier, happier and better job
opportunities. This organization also
promote lifelong learning should
empowers older adults to take control of
their lives and become more self-sufficient
individuals.

NIACE
Specific Needs
• Life Skills – such as, literacy, numeracy, financial
capability, ESOL, other related matters
• Learning in and for the Workplace –having
access to range in various job advancements.
Creating a platform in which all adults can learn in
various stages of their lives.
• Learning in Families and Communities – family
learning develops the skills of adults and children
and builds strong foundation for the family. This
in turn helps the community as a whole. Lifelong
learning in communities also helps develops
confidence and self- belief to help empower
individuals from under- served populations to
take control of their lives and realize their full
potential.
Population Served
•The NIACE promotes and campaigns for the
individuals, social, and economic benefits
from lifelong learning, and continue to fight
for all adults to be given opportunities
throughout their lives and to participate in
and benefit from learning.

Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
Philosophy and approach to lifelong learning
• CAEL is addressing this issue through its Adult
Learning Focused Institution (ALFI) Initiative, the goal
of which is to help colleges and universities improve
learning opportunities for working adults and the
employers who support their education. At the
center of this initiative is a framework CAEL created
to assist colleges and universities in meeting the
unique needs of their adult students. This
framework, entitled CAEL’s Principles of Effectiveness
for Serving Adult Learners, describes policies and
practices institutions of higher education can adopt
to make educational opportunities more accessible
and remove obstacles from the path to degree
completion.
Programs offered
•They offer online education programs and are
both contextualized and credit bearing. Their
members represent more than two-thirds of the
energy industry.
•This is a fantastic organization. They understand
that people want to be the drivers of their own
careers. People want to follow their aspirations
not just do work that fits their skills. No one,
even those with low educational levels, wants to
do work that they don't like--it stagnates careers
and produces poor work environments. CAEL
understands this best of any organization
nationally.

CAEL
Population Served
• The Council for Adult and Experiential
Learning (CAEL) works at all levels within the
higher education, public, and private sectors
to make it easier for adults to get the
education they need.
Specific Needs Addressed
•The Council for Adult and Experiential
Learning (CAEL) helps working adults return
to school by giving them more access to:
Adult-friendly Colleges Recognition for Life
and Work Experience New Ways to Pay for
Education.
• At the Council for Adult and Experiential
Learning (CAEL), everything we do supports
one goal: Making it easier for people to get
the education and training they need. We do
this by finding practical ways to link people’s
education to their jobs or future careers. We
also support ways to link learning from their
work and life experiences to their
educational goals—so they earn their
degrees and credentials faster

Similarities & Differences
SIMILARITIES
 Programs offered
Devotion to Lifelong Learning
DIFFERENCES
 Target Populations
Membership

References
American Association for Adult and Continued Education (2014). Who
We Are. Retrieved on November 23, 2015 from
http://www.aaace.org/who-we-are.
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning(CAEL).(2014).
http://www.cael.org
The Coalition of Lifelong Learning Organization (COLLO).(2014). About
Us. Retrieved on November 18, 2015 from
http://thecollo.org/aboutus.php#statements
The National Voice for Lifelong Learning (NIACE).(2014).Retrieved on
November 19,2015 from http://www.niace.org.uk/our-work