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ABOUT THE LIFELONG LEARNING NEEDS OF ADULTS
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Contemporary rapid development of technology, science, progress and changes that are taking place on a global scale as well as general knowledge in workplaces cause that each working person or intending to work, is forced to constantly expand their knowledge, skills and gain new qualifications. This is done usually through education at an appropriate level, learning and improving their skills and gaining new competence. This is possible thanks to so-called lifelong learning and the increasing level of education. A separate issue is the to acquire knowledge to the so-called investment in yourself, in own development. In this paper have been characterized the possibilities and needs of the so-called lifelong learning for adults. The paper also presented ways to complement the knowledge of adults - higher education graduates. There are also presented possible forms of adult education on the background of the principles and characteristics of lifelong learning. It shows the differences in adult lifelong learning in the humanities and social and technical. This study are reported and characterized the functions that can meet the continuing education of adults. The following study described the dominant form of adult continuing education. Based on the example of training courses for marine engineer officers was presented the education after completing higher education. Example illustrating training courses is a system of courses provided for the crews of vessels of floating, especially for employees engine room (marine engineer officers). Environmental training of ships' crews is particularly vulnerable to changing conditions, such as entry into service of new and new-generation technical equipment, regulations governing safety and work at sea and in ports and the need to acquire the latest knowledge for career advancement and renewal of professional knowledge.
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