Welcome to the Home Pages of the 1998 UK Presidency of the European Union Lifelong Learning Conference - The Learning Age: Towards a Europe of Knowledge. The conference was organised as part of the Department for Education and Employment's (DfEE) programme of events during the UK Presidency of the European Union and it took place in Manchester from 17th to 19th of May 1998 and brought together leading delegates and speakers from across Europe. The transcripts of the conference are fully available on these pages from the Opening Addresses and the scene setting of the Context and Challenge through all the Plenary Speeches and all the Workshops to the Conclusions. There is also an edited version of the conference's main panel discussion in Dialogue. Alternatively, you can experience the conference hour by hour as it happened via the Programme or if you are looking for a particular contribution check out our list of Speakers.

"For all of us the task is to get that message across: that learning is for life; that we can renew our skills; that gives us greater security in employment; but it also equips our nations to be able to take on the scourge of unemployment; to be able to equip ourselves for competitiveness..."
Message from David Blunkett

UK Presidency of the European Union Click here to go to the UKLL Homepage or the DFEE World Wide Web site. Last updated on the 1st May 1999.