"<< Background >>The ADELE project will address the following priorities:-Addressing digital transformation through development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity- Developing forward-looking learning centresSpecifically, the project envisages the development of a free and customisable web-based tool to help organisations active in adult education to reflect on how they use or how best to use digital technologies.In an increasingly fast-changing world, adult education organisations are exploring new roles, methods and services in lifelong learning, constantly looking for ways to better reach learners and make services more user-friendly. Today, digital content offers users the possibility to connect to databases, e-books and archives from anywhere, thus accessing a wider range of information. By connecting from home or from any device that is connected to the Internet, one can view documents and books and take advantage of educational opportunities. The advantages of doing so are not insignificant, e.g. one can choose and organise one's own learning path independently, according to the time available. This possibility, in terms of information and training, is unfortunately still in the hands of few.The tool that will be designed within the ADELE project is inspired by the already functioning SELFIE for schools, with the intention of developing a pathway that is adapted to the needs of non-formal education specifically on adult education. Through a participatory project, the aim is to stimulate the digitisation of the adult learning environment: actively involving organisations, trainers and learners.The non-formal education system includes cultural infrastructures (in particular libraries, reading centres, museums, theatres, cinemas), the voluntary and social sector, third age universities, the universe of social cooperatives, and the third sector in a broad sense. All these play a fundamental role in establishing relationships, promoting citizen participation, gathering and responding to public needs and - outside the structured institutional channels - contributing to providing non-formal educational opportunities for adults.ADELE, starting from the principle of self-assessment, wants to contribute to the adoption and promotion of innovative methods and tools for teaching, training and lifelong learning. By doing so, the project will support the achievement of EU priorities in digital upskilling and non-formal learning, including:-Increasing demand for and supply of high-quality services, in particular literacy, numeracy and digital skills-Ensuring effective awareness, guidance and motivation strategies to reach and assist adult learners-Providing adults with more flexible learning opportunities and better access through the use of ICTs-Improving the quality of adult learning through training of adult trainers/educators<< Objectives >>General objective of the project (GO):Design and test a self-assessment tool to improve non-formal digital learning opportunities for adults in public libraries in Europe.Specific objectives of the project (SO):•SO1: Test and adapt the questions’ list of the EU commission's SELFIE tool to the non-formal adult education sector.•SO2: Develop advanced digital competences for educators working with adults in non-formal settings.Operational objectives of the project (OO):a.Promote European exchange of good practices in non-formal digital adult education.b.Produce a multilingual self-assessment tool to support non-formal adult education organisations in digital transformation, integrating digital technologies in non-formal adult education.c.Test the tool in at least 100 non-formal adult education organisations across the EU.d.Produce a capacitation kit with 100 non-formal education scenarios to stimulate digital transformation in non-formal adult education.e.Create a network to support digital transformation of organisations active in non-formal adult education.f.Improve and expand high-quality non-formal adult education opportunities through flexible learning, adapted to the learner's needs with the support of digital tools, and the validation of competences acquired through non-formal learning.<< Implementation >>The idea of the partnership is to study and analyse synergistically the steps needed for non-formal learning establishments, and in particular libraries, to establish themselves as recognised forward looking learning centres of multi-purpose digital learning for adults.We start from an already existing tool: SELFIE for schools, designed to be used by schools offering formal education, then extended to non-formal environments. From this premise, ADELE was born, designed for the education of a target group of adults in a non-formal environment.The project is divided into 3 phases of work:1.Project launch, selection and training2.ADELE tool development3.Capacity building process for adult education staff in librariesConcretely, the activities to be implemented in the project are:-Development of methodological framework and testing of the original SELFIE tool with selected participants-Conceptual design of a beta version: the ADELE tool-Technical development of the beta version ADELE tool-Further testing and review-Finalisation of the final version of ADELE tool-Development of a toolkit to support digital transformation of non-formal learning institutions using the ADELE self-assessment toolThis will be supported by complementary activities, notably:-Project Management, with all partners taking the lead on some aspects of the project- LTTAs in each partner country-Transnational project meetings for sharing, analysis, brainstorming etc-Dissemination activities-Organisation of multiplier events in all partner countries-Evaluation<< Results >>The two main results of the ADELE project will be:1. Web-based self-assessment tool for libraries and organisations involved in non-formal adult education2. Digital toolkit for librarians and practitioners in non-formal adult education Other outputs related to the different phases of the project work will include:-Elaboration of operational-administrative guidelines including the procedure of financial accounting and reporting;-8 internal virtual meetings, via Skype, Zoom, Hangouts or similar video conferencing platforms.-4 transnational meetings + minutes of the meetings.-Evaluation tools and reports-4 Learning, Teaching and Training Activities (LTTAs) for blended mobility of adult learners, targeting 100 adult education practitioners each-4 Multiplier Events hosted by the project partners-Dissemination and exploitation activities: project website, newsletter, articlesAs all partners are active in non-formal education for adult learners, the consortium aims to directly use ADELE products after the end of the project in its own activities. During the training courses they usually organise, the partners will promote the use of ADELE materials.The expected impact is to improve the capacities of people engaged in the field of non-formal education for adult learners to better respond to the challenges related to the ""digitalisation of learning"". The project aims to open a broad debate and dialogue underlying the conceptualisation and implementation of non-formal education initiatives for adult learners in a perspective of long-term sustainability."