challenges of quality assurance and control and
recognition of knowledge acquired in non-formal
education. There are no statistics on this issue,
and there are no special concepts and programs
to promote this integration. However, lifelong
learning is gradually taking a leading position in
modern educational methods around the world
(Kem, 2022). For this reason, there is a need for
tangible measures in Ukraine in order to bridge
the gap with European and American
pedagogical models of development.
In particular, the Ukrainian realities are tangible
socio-cultural trends that generally contribute to
the further progress of permanent learning. First
of all, it is important to highlight the following:
1. Increasing the weight of human capital for
the growth of national wealth. In developed
countries, human capital accounts for at least
65% of national wealth proportions, while
natural and physical capital accounts for
20% and 15%, respectively. The greatest
economic impact of human capital is felt in
such developed countries as Finland,
Switzerland, Germany, Japan, and the USA,
where it can be estimated at more than 80%
of national wealth. Further growth of
national wealth is guaranteed primarily by
the conditions that are created to shape the
prospects of using human capital (Florian,
2019). One of these conditions is primarily
education.
2. Unprofitable trends in demographic
development. The decreasing birth rate and
the general growth of middle age (aging of
the population) entail the need to form
prerequisites for the education of persons
already mature and even older. Adult
education is one of the most important
factors in the current socioeconomic
situation (Huebener, 2020).
3. The growing need to update professional
knowledge. The pace of technology
development and comprehension of the
possibilities of its use leads to a systematic
revision of already known information in the
leading industries about a quarter annually.
For example, in the realities of the U.S.
professional competence in 5 years
experiences “aging”, that is, during this
period, curricula and training systems need
radical renewal. In Ukrainian conditions the
terms of training of specialists are higher
than 5 years, i.e., specialists with already
outdated knowledge receive university
diplomas. The solution to this problematic
condition may lie in a gradual transition to
lifelong learning, in which basic education is
partially renewed through additional training
programs. In such circumstances, it will
become a solid foundation of education not
so much a completed and exhaustive
education, but the basis for further learning.
4. Approval of the theory of lifelong learning
in the European educational environment.
Such education is designed to develop the
necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities to
work in today's information society. This
includes digital literacy, the development,
and dissemination of innovative and
improved types of learning, access to
educational technology for people of all
ages, etc. (Tytova & Mereniuk, 2022).
(Tytova & Mereniuk, 2022). The Council of
Europe has decided that permanent
education is an important component of the
modern European social model. It is not only
a matter of immediate importance but also
critical factors in employment and social
welfare, economic development, and
increased competitiveness (Laufer et al.,
2021).
The modern system of national security of
Ukraine, covering humanitarian, social,
economic components, requires appropriately
trained personnel to respond to the challenges of
our time (Law No. 1556-VII, 2014). The
problematic of lifelong learning should be
divided into several sociocultural factors. The
first is related to the development of the system
of permanent education, which will become part
of social practice (a socio-educational aspect of
lifelong learning). The second one is connected
with the processes of assimilation of new life,
social, professional realities, and formation of
updated experience. It is for this reason adult
education is proclaimed a peculiar combination
of the principles of lifelong learning with the
principles of lifelong learning, and then - in
general - with the formation of the information
society (Tsekhmister et al., 2021). Therefore, an
urgent task is to try to fix in the public
consciousness of society the mutual
responsibility of people, the state, and specific
individuals for the development of learning
models.
The content of continuing education in European
and American practice is usually divided into
several significant components related to adult
education (Hoggan, 2020). This refers to literacy
instruction in the broad sense of the word, i.e.,
computer literacy, language literacy, social
literacy, etc. (Tytova & Mereniuk, 2022). Also
important is vocational education, which consists
of vocational training, retraining, and