AI4AL - Artificial Intelligence for Adult Learning

Although the potential of Artificial Intelligence is undeniable, it remains largely untapped. The AI4AL consortium believes that AI-assisted services could transform adult learning provision by leading to improved skills assessment and tailor-made learning opportunities. At the same time, most adult educators express their mistrust towards AI. The overall goal of AI4AL is to facilitate a conscious acceptance of AI technologies in the Adult Learning and Education (ALE) sector. To achieve this goal, three specific objectives have been defined. 1-To develop a methodology and tools for direct involvement of adult educators in the process of adopting AI-based technologies. 2- To facilitate definition of personalized training offers by adult educators. 3- To train adult educators on the use of AI4AL and the application of AI technologies in ALE.To achieve the objectives, the consortium will develop an engagement kit, which will include a methodological guide and a repository of use cases. As a second step, the partners will establish “AI4AL”, a matching tool that uses AI to link the assessment of the need for basic digital skills to the offer of microcredentials. Finally, the consortium will create a toolkit for training adult educators on the use of AI4AL and the application of AI technologies to the ALE sector. 150 adult educators will be trained on the use of the engagement kit, and will later test the matching tool with their learners. In total, at least 1,000 adult learners will directly benefit from the project. More adult educators and learners will be able to take the course online through self-paced study. Thanks to the involvement of two European associations, EAEA and AD, results will be shared with more than 200 organisations from 43 European countries.The consortium will organise their work in 5 work packages and will produce 10 deliverables of different types: documents, datasets, pilots. The project will start on 1/11/2022 and will end on 31/10/2024.