ementing Community Lifelong Learning Centres created by the new Law of National Education; using the opportunities for the assessment and certification of non-formal and informal learning (i.e. lifelong learning portfolios, access to competence assessment and certification services etc.) but also other grassroots initiatives aiming at promoting efficient information and access to
continuous training opportunities.
The data from UIS and INS sources points out that in 2009 more than 65000
primary age children (between 7 and 10 years) were not attending school
, accounting for 8% of the total number of children in this age cohort. The categories of children highly affected are the boys (both in rural and urban areas), children from families with economic disadvantage (from poorest quintile), children of Roma minority and those with special education needs. According to INS and UIS data, in 2009 there are almost 50,000 children of lower secondary age (11-14 years) out of school, accounting for more than 5% of the total number of children of this age. Read the full report