LISA Booklet
National Outputs
Austria
A regional working group has been installed dealing with relevant themes, such as old age, social networks, health, and ICT. This group consists of representatives of local organisations working in the fields of education, senior citizens, social and health care, and ICT. A brochure “Education, Networking, Old Age” was published and distributed. The results of an investigation among the educational providers informed us about concerns, demands and main interests of older people on behalf of education in senior age.
download "Analyse der Bedürfnisse von älteren Menschen in Bezug auf Bildung"
Germany
The main conference of the LISA project was held in Hamburg, Germany. The contents of the programme dealt with language learning. A panel discussion with the topic “How to reach older Migrants for further Education?” brought an excellent result: Seniors (65 years and older), who receive social welfare and want to join a course at the VHS Hamburg have the possibility for reimbursement of the course fee from the local authority. People of the age of 55 can apply for reimbursement under the condition that the course is accepted as “in preparation for” their retirement. Another important result has been the creation of an informal contract for the national network partners.
download "Auswertung der Befragung der HarAlt - TeilnehmerInnen"
download "Report of the evaluation of the HarALt project"
download "Evaluation of seminars for elderly people within the VHS Hamburg"
Italy
The main project result is the creation of informal relationships and co-operation among local participators. One of the products is a prototype of a vertical portal on Gerontechnologies, which has been used in a very limited dimension during LISA. This will be an important tool for co-operation, networking and community building during the next joint initiatives and projects (http://www-arts.sssup.it/Netusalem). Besides, a 50-page booklet was published in two languages (1.200 in Italian and 600 in English) about “Safely and Autonomously Aging at Home”.
Portugal
CIECA established the Portuguese Learning Region and worked to characterize the Senior Universities in Portugal. The Senior Training Needs Diagnosis of Almeirim Learning Region is the main output of the LISA project in Portugal. The Portuguese Conference “Aging Healthy” had been held. The Conference papers, the characterization of the different types of Portuguese senior universities and the Internal Progress Report were outcomes of the third phase.
United Kingdom
One of the products is the questionnaire which can be used again. Its main virtue was to raise issues which can be discussion points of new issues emerging. The main product is the network which is led by NIACE.
NIACE has also set up a database of practice to help inform of good and diverse work taking place. The template for this is to be made available on the website www.niace.org.uk to encourage others to record their experiences. This will provide even more data which can be passed to enquirers. As an example, organisations are currently asking for examples others use of mobile resource units to bring ICT education and training to older people in care settings.
The new regional older people’s platform will include older learners as an area for development. The regional development agency will consider an event – with the regional programme “Better Government for Older people” - on the learning needs of older people in the region.