lifelong learning

British  

noun

1. the provision or use of both formal and informal learning opportunities throughout people's lives in order to foster the continuous development and improvement of the knowledge and skills needed for employment and personal fulfilment

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Example Sentences

“This opens the door to lifelong learning with transfer from short- to long-term memory, and moving smoothly to longer reasoning,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Council leader Anne Handley said: "We're proud to support lifelong learning across the East Riding, including on improving financial literacy. We strongly encourage interested residents to find out more and sign up for these excellent sessions."

From BBC

Just outstanding that Matt Damon told his "I learned not to use a homophobic slur at 50" like it was a heartwarming anecdote of lifelong learning.

From Los Angeles Times

“In my experience, many people who faint and fall are dehydrated,” says Barbara White, executive director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at California State University at Long Beach.

From Washington Post

In a statement, Jennifer Schantz, the library’s director, said it would be “an incubator of creativity” that embodies “the library’s mission to inspire lifelong learning using the theater division’s unparalleled collections.”

From New York Times