MATURE’s core activity was the development of a unitised training programme for learning facilitators in adult groups. Training focuses on strategies to overcome barriers caused by disadvantage; on ways to engage with and motivate older adults to become active in learning communities and groups.

The main target groups for the MATURE project include teachers, managers and planners of adult education, older people and later-life learners, volunteers and organisations involved in lifelong learning and older people, researchers in this field, politicians and policy makers.

• Research to provide underpinning and contextual material.
• Units of training for face-to-face and self-study use.
• Pilot phase to trial training in groups and self-study .
• Expert evaluation and advice to ensure that training content is fit for purpose.
• Publication online of all training units in partner languages
• Glossary

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