Adult education in Croatia

Future developments of Croatian society and its
economy depend not just on the level of formal
education and formal literacy, but also on the level
of actual competences, skills and qualifications of.
With the current level of actual
competences of all educational levels of Croatian
population living in new internal and external
(international) circumstances, current
educational structure can not be the basis for the
development of life and economy; even less for
integration into the european and global market
economy. The role of adult education should be to
foster and improve intellectual and moral
development of adults, which is in the praxis not
always the case since adult education is more
directed towards development of cognitive skills and
competences as preparation for the level of
employability in the era of cognitive capitalism.
International dimensions of political, social and
economical issues can not be neglected for Croatia,
but at the same time should not be a guiding
principle for politicians and enterpreneurs for
making decisions with material, social and even
historical consequences for Croatia.