The largest adult education operator in French-speaking Belgium saw its number of registrants drop from 160,630 to 135,932 between 2014 and 2023. After a drastic drop during the health crisis, the sector is recovering and preparing for its future. Minister Valérie Glatigny announces two major reforms for this legislature.
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Journalist at the Society division
By Charlotte HutinPublished on 09/17/2024 at 06:07
Reading time: 4 min
IThere is sometimes talk of “evening classes” or “second chance schools” to talk about social advancement education, to which the majority of stakeholders prefer the less outdated term “adult education”. It must be said that the sector feels unloved, not by learners and this despite the drop in enrolments, but by the general public who do not know enough about this education which is divided between primary, secondary and higher levels (short courses and some masters). Initially intended for adults who had not had the chance to complete secondary education, social advancement has had to face a significant change in its population whose aspirations are no longer the same today as they were yesterday.
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