Under the auspice of the project “Transforming Education and Training Systems to Create Lifelong Learning Societies in the Asia-Pacific” funded byGovernment of Japan to assist countries in the region in reorienting their education and training systems towards building lifelong learning societies, UNESCO Bangkok and ASPBAE conducted a Consultation Meeting on the regional standards of the CLCs and the framework for adult skills and competencies in the Asia-Pacific, held at Holiday Inn, Bangkok, on 13-14 September 2016. SEAMEO CELLL was among invited 16 national experts to actively involved in the discussion.
 
The inputs from the experts will be synthesized, enriched and translated into two regional documents: (1) Guidelines/Recommendations on Community Learning Centers (CLCs) as Facilitators of Lifelong Learning; and (2) Guidelines/Recommendations on Adult Skills and Competencies for Lifelong Learning.