Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Conference

18/06/2026

🎓 Theme 2 of 4 · Work, skills & competence development

How do we keep skills relevant when working life is changing fast?

At the Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Conference 2027, this theme explores how education institutions and employers can build competence together.

through:
→ Upskilling & reskilling

→ Workplace-based & experiential learning

→ Co-creation with employers and partners

→ Micro-credentials & learner mobility

📍 Lillehammer, 15–17 February 2027

🔗 Submit your contribution: https://www.lillehammerlll.no/


ICDE, International Council for Open and Distance Education

03/06/2026

The conference is structured around four interconnected theme areas.
www.lillehammerlll.no/contributions-2027/


ICDE, International Council for Open and Distance Education

26/05/2026

The Lillehammer Lifelong Learning ICDE Conference 2027 invites both research-based and practice-based contributions related to the conference themes and scope.
Learn more about the themes and scope: www.lillehammerlll.no/contributions-2027/


ICDE, International Council for Open and Distance Education

13/05/2026

Lillehammer Lifelong Learning ICDE Conference is a Unique meeting place - All under one roof.

The conference brings together academia, industry, and the public sector in one shared physical venue. More than 350 participants from all world regions are expected meet to exchange knowledge, ideas, and experience in lifelong learning.

Find out about this year's themes and conference focus: https://www.lillehammerlll.no/themes-2027/


ICDE, International Council for Open and Distance Education

29/04/2026

Please visit www.lillehammerlll.no for more information about next year’s upcoming conference, and register your interest.

15/02/2026

18/12/2024

As promised in 2023 during the Lillehammer Lifelong Learning ICDE Conference, we are following up with an online event in 2025.

On February 12 in just 2,5 hours, we will explore the topic micro-credentials and how short learning formats can meet emerging skills needs. Micro-credentials are small units of learning, focused on specific skills or competencies.

The conference is free and open for registration.

07/08/2023

To all our Dutch speaking participants, there is now a translated version of the Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Road Map into Dutch to be found at https://langlevenleren.be/lillehammer-lll-roadmap/
Thank you Karoline Nicolay, the national coordinator for the European Agenda for Adult Learning (NCAL) in Flanders/Belgium for the job in disseminating this!

De Lillehammer Levenslang Leren Roadmap bevat een set aanbevelingen om te komen tot levenslang leren voor levenslange inzetbaarheid. Daarvoor zijn doelgerichte inspanningen nodig op het vlak van het beleid, vraag en aanbod en implementatie.

03/03/2023

Some highlights from the conference!

This is "LLL - Conference highlights 2023.mp4" by Senter for livslang læring on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

17/02/2023

Thanks to everyone who joined us in Lillehammer making the conference a success!
We had three full days of exchanging knowledge and experiences, discussing the key challenges of lifelong learning, and addressing solutions with the ambition to work towards UN Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, the SDG4 to “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all and promote lifelong learning”

ICDE, International Council for Open and Distance Education
Senter for livslang læring (SELL)
Høgskolen i Innlandet
All photos: Lars T. Johansen