The second award of the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy goes to the Municipal Literacy Coordinating Council, Municipality of Agoo, La Union, Philippines, for its Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Programme, which makes available a vast array of education and training opportunities to the entire population, including the neediest.

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This programme was created to support continuous and lifelong learning.

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On the second day, there will be discussion and debate on the design and implementation of the research programme, including the benchmarking of national lifelong learning systems on recognition practices and qualifications frameworks.

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There are plans to use the programme to assist African and Asian countries in developing lifelong learning systems.

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