Non-formal learning and competitiveness

The continuous economical growth with constant changes in society demands continuous learning and acquiring skills needed for better orientation, both in personal and in professional life. Due to the fact that position of national economy depends mainly on quality of available human resources, learning and training in general and especially informal education, is considered to be main requirement for survival and development of modern society and for development of human resources. The usage of such resources and investing in their quality are the main factors of development. In that process the lifelong learning increases the competitiveness of the economy by ensuring the necessary quality of human resources in which nonformal learning plays an important role. Non-formal learning as part of lifelong learning becomes an important factor in the development of human resources in a society that learns by acquiring many new knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that individuals need to achieve personal and professional development.