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Lifelong Learning Centre (L3C), a one‑stop information hub, provides access to lifelong learning programmes, including upskilling and reskilling opportunities for adults. It supports national talent development and encourages a culture of continuous learning.
Adult learners, including jobseekers, employees, and community members
The Centre expanded access to lifelong learning by offering structured programmes, short courses, industry engagement forums, and collaborations with public and private training providers. It strengthened national skills development, supported workforce readiness and increased enrolment in continuous learning programmes.
L3C was developed by the Ministry of Education as part of a strategic initiative to build holistic individuals and an inclusive society. It established policies, frameworks, partnerships and governance mechanisms to ensure high‑quality, industry‑relevant training. The Centre also supports national agencies such as the Manpower Planning Office and the Brunei Employment Centre in aligning learning pathways with workforce needs.
The Centre strengthens lifelong learning culture, expands accessible learning opportunities and enhances employability. Its inclusive approach, partnerships and alignment with national development goals contribute to long‑term community well‑being.
University of the Third Age (U3A) Malaysia is a lifelong learning programme for older persons established in 2007 under the “Lifelong Learning for Older Malaysians” project led by the Institute of Gerontology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, with support from the Government of Malaysia and UNFPA. The programme promotes active and healthy ageing through non-formal education based on the philosophy of “learning for leisure.” It offers a wide range of courses, including healthy lifestyles, languages, computing, arts and crafts, gardening, photography, music and dance. U3A fosters social participation, lifelong learning and community engagement, helping older persons remain active, connected and empowered.
Older persons in Malaysia
The programme has successfully created a vibrant learning community for older persons, fostering social interaction, mental stimulation, and personal growth. It has empowered seniors to acquire new skills, pursue hobbies, and maintain a sense of purpose. U3A Malaysia has become a recognized platform for promoting active ageing and lifelong learning in the country.
U3A Malaysia was developed by the Institute of Gerontology with support from the Government of Malaysia and UNFPA under the 2008–2012 Country Programme. After the success of the LLIFE pilot program, U3A was formalized and registered as the Association for Lifelong Learning of Older Persons in 2010. Activities are primarily hosted at Universiti Putra Malaysia, with administration shared between the Institute and U3A members. Courses are conducted by volunteers and experts, and participation is promoted through community outreach and member-driven planning.
U3A Malaysia promotes lifelong learning, social inclusion, and active ageing among older persons. It provides a flexible, non-formal education model that enhances mental well-being and combats isolation. Its sustainability through member involvement and adaptability to diverse interests makes it replicable and impactful in improving the quality of life for seniors.
The Turkey Lifelong Learning Strategy Document and Action Plan (2014-2018) was launched on May 13, 2014 under the coordination of the Ministry of National Education (MEB), with input from the Ministry of Development and social partners. Building on a prior 2009-2013 strategy, the document established six priority areas with named responsible institutions, partner organizations, timelines, and performance indicators.
Government institutions and organizations responsible for implementing lifelong learning policies and activities.
After having had a dedicated lifelong learning action plan, lifelong learning objectives have been incorporated into broader national education planning documents and Ministry strategies. Ministry of National Education Strategic Plan 2019-2023
The Plan was produced through workshops involving responsible/related institutions and civil society representatives, then submitted for further consultation before being presented to the 26th Vocational Education Council and formally adopted by the Supreme Planning Board. Implementation is structured via the attached Action Plan, which assigns a named responsible institution and collaborating institutions to each measure, sets a timeframe (mostly 2014-2018, continuous), and defines measurable performance indicators; General Directorate of Lifelong Learning holds overall coordination and monitoring responsibility.
The plan developed fully accountable implementation mechanism including of dozens of measures, lead agencies, collaborating bodies, deadline, and quantifiable performance indicators, closing the gap between strategy and execution. It is replicable, since the six-priority structure and measure-level accountability format can be reapplied to future planning cycles or adapted by other countries.
The support allowance, which this statute refers to, consists in a sum of money paid from the State Budget to meet the basic needs of the aged and the disabled living in East Timor. The support allowance cannot be added up to other sums of money paid for social protection from the State Budget to the same beneficiary, which have a permanent nature and whose amount is higher than the amount of that one, whether they arise from the contributory regimes of social security system or from the non-contributory ones. Also defines the criteria involving the allowance grant, its amount and the possibility of this one's revision, the procedure ruling the application supporting documents, the decision and the decision impugnation, as well as the role of the organ in charge for the processing.
All older persons in Timor-Leste as it is a universal pension scheme.
Decree‑Law No. 19/2008 was developed in response to constitutional obligations requiring Timor‑Leste to provide social security and special protection for elderly people and persons with disabilities, grounded in Sections 56, 20, and 21 of the Constitution. Recognizing widespread poverty and the urgent need for targeted assistance, the Fourth Constitutional Government incorporated the establishment of a support allowance into its policy agenda. The drafting process involved extensive inter‑ministerial consultations among the ministries responsible for social protection, health, finance, and state administration to coordinate eligibility verification, medical certification, payment systems, and administrative structures. The decree also underwent detailed technical formulation covering eligibility criteria, benefit levels, application procedures, and appeals mechanisms, culminating in its formal approval by the Government under constitutional authority (Sections 115(j) and 116(d)) to establish a fully operational support allowance scheme.
It provides basic income security to all older persons in Timor-Leste.
The Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance, implemented by the Government of the Republic of Korea and Ministry of Health and Welfare, is a social insurance scheme for elderly citizens. The scheme provides long-term care benefis to older persons experiencing difficulties with daily routines for six months or longer on account of old age or age-related diseases. The service includes home-based benefits, institution-based benefits and cash benefits when beneficiaries need to care for family members.
Older adults and vulnerable community members, especially seniors enrolled in AI-IoT health management services.
In Uiwang City, AI-IoT health management raised healthy behavior improvement rates to 61.8%; in Taean County, mobile health services achieved 100% satisfaction and 78.1% behavior improvement.
The program combined pre-visit education, training on digital devices, and AI-IoT/mobile platforms. Local health centers designed tailored “home visits + app-based” models to deliver continuous, community-based health monitoring.
It effectively integrates AI-IoT with community health services, producing measurable health gains among seniors — a scalable model of tech-enabled, inclusive care.
The Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), implemented by the International Institute for Population Sciences, is a national survey that aims to collect data on disease, mental health, functional health, health care and the social and economic well-being of older persons in India. Data is collected based on five key domains, namely, health, healthcare financing, social networks, economic aspects and older persons welfare programs.
Data users and policy makers
The programme generated a nationally representative longitudinal survey of over 70,000 mid-aged and older adults, strengthening evidence on health, economic, and social well-being of India’s ageing population. It advanced research capacity and informed policy decisions on ageing and elder care (IIPS).
Commissioned by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, IIPS led the project in collaboration with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and USC. Data collection applied stratified multistage sampling, CAPI-based interviews, and biomarker measures, ensuring scientific rigor, cross-country comparability, and public data availability.
It established India’s first nationally representative longitudinal ageing study. Ensures internationally comparable, publicly accessible data that strengthens evidence-based policy and research.
The Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in the Philippines (LSAHP), implemented by the Demographic Research and Development Foundation, aims to investigate health status and well-being of older persons and to assess the determinants and transitions in health status and overall well-being. Subsequent rounds of the LSAHP aims to improve the understanding behind the trajectory of ageing in the nation.
Using a survey sample of 5,985 older Filipinos aged 60+, data was generated identifying widespread noncommunicable diseases, functional decline, and economic vulnerability.
Developed by DRDF with ERIA support, LSAHP used a multi-stage national sampling design. Baseline data were collected in 2018, followed by a second wave in 2023, tracking survival, health, and socioeconomic conditions, including COVID-19 impacts. It is the first nationally representative longitudinal study on aging in the Philippines.
It provides the first robust longitudinal evidence on ageing in the Philippines, ensuring data-driven policies and programs that enhance well-being and inclusion of older persons.
The Samoa Community Sector Plan 2024/2025-2027/2028 mainstreams older persons within the country's broader community development framework. The strategy identifies older persons as a priority population alongside women, children, youth and persons with disabilities and incorporates them into sector outcomes relating to empowerment, social inclusion, improved social outcomes, social protection and economic participation. The plan specifically commits to enhancing development and income-generating opportunities for older persons, developing targeted programmes for vulnerable groups, and strengthening social protection systems. This approach promotes the inclusion of older persons in community governance, local development and resilience-building initiatives.
Older persons are mainstreamed across the entire results framework rather than through a standalone ageing programme. The plan includes older persons in the sector outcome on empowerment of vulnerable populations and calls for targeted policies, programmes and projects addressing the needs of older persons.
The Community Sector Plan was developed through an extensive consultative process with stakeholders. he plan was also aligned with the Pathway for the Development of Samoa 2021/2022-2025/2026 (PDS) to ensure consistency with national development priorities
This initiative is a good practice because it moves beyond a welfare-based approach and integrates older persons into mainstream community development planning. Specifically, it:
The Malaysia Disaster Management Reference Handbook provides information for planners and operators have a baseline of knowledge to support disaster management (DM) engagement with Malaysian stakeholders. It specifically mentions older persons as a vulnerable group that requires consideration in planning. It also raises the population ageing needs to be considered in infrastructure planning through age-friendly infrastructure.
The whole population of Malaysia, including vulnerable groups such as older persons
The handbook outlines the country's hazard exposure, vulnerabilities, and coping capacities, and highlights the role of the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) in coordinating national disaster management activities. It also discusses the impact of various hazards, such as floods, landslides, and droughts, and the importance of a shared response approach among government, NGOs, and communities.
The development of the Malaysia Disaster Management Reference Handbook involved a collaborative effort to gather information from public domain resources, local and government sources, and subject matter experts.
The handbook is designed to be informative, relevant, reliable, and useful in understanding disaster management and response. It is an example of including "ageing" in disaster management.
The main objective of MARS is to gather micro-level data on people aged 40 years and older. The data provides useful input for policy making and the formulation of National Framework for Healthy and Active Ageing Malaysia towards strengthening social protection system for the country.
The core components of MARS: health, healthcare utilization, health insurance and long-term care; work, employment and retirement; income and consumption; psycho-social; family support and living arrangement.
MARS is a sister survey that follows the example of the Health and Retirement Survey based in Michigan. Through the collaboration with the Institute of Social Research (ISR), University of Michigan, ISR provides technical support in terms of questionnaire instrument development, particularly the software required to run the survey through Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI), as well as the training of trainers and field interviewers.
MARS collects longitudinal data on life histories and experineces of middle-aged and older persons over time and ensures comparability with similar global studies on retirement and ageing research. MARS offers evidence-based recommendations and opportunities and policies to address the trends that emerge in the midst of population ageing in Malaysia.
