6.8 Led by the National Institute for Adult Continuing Education, at least once a year, in 'Adult Learners Week', we briefly witness in this country the creation of a high profile learning culture. In Adult Learners' Week, the achievements of adult learners are broadcast, celebrated and publicly marked through a nation-wide array of events, ceremonies and awards. It is supported by the broadcasting media, educationalists, locally elected representatives and MPs and ministers from all political parties and, most importantly, by adult learners themselves. So successful has this event become, that it was recently adopted as a model on which to base the establishment of an international celebration of adult learning, to be led by UNESCO.

6.9 We believe that these processes of disseminating good practice and celebrating achievement can make a valuable contribution in the promotion of a culture of lifelong learning for all. All agencies concerned should give more attention to devising appropriate publicity for successful initiatives and appropriate methods of generalising particular examples of good practice. We also believe that the Advisory Group itself should assist with this.

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