Das Lernzeitkonto. Von der Expertenkommission Finanzierung lebenslangen Lernens empfohlenes Instrument für die betrieblich-berufliche Weiterbildung

The learning time account links the politics of working hours with professional adult education. As a derivative from the working hours account it represents an instrument with which the worked for time demands of the employee is changed into adult education instead of into money. Depending on whether the adult education serves work related or private matters, the resources are made available by the employer or by the employee (time and money). In the discussion of lifelong learning the instrument was foremost brought forward distinctively by the suggestions of the Expert Commission on Financing Lifelong Learning. It is expecting a higher participation rate of work related adult education due to a wider dissemination collectively. The authors introduce the concept, include experiences with the implementation and suggest a connection of learning time accounts with educational leave demands.