ABSTRACT
This chapter confirms the NFE framework and lifelong learning as a bridge between Parts I and II with regard to the concept of sustainability. Lifelong learning policies should aim for people’s employability in regard to their economic productivity and their citizenship for social cohesion. The former is often justified by government and industry; the latter is a challenge for all citizens in a society. Lifelong learning, including NFE and informal learning, has a large potential for our sustainable futures. However, we have difficulty identifying learning outcomes because some outcomes have tacit aspects that other people or learners themselves cannot recognize. Education for sustainable development could be one of the typical examples to identify learning outcomes of NFE among lifelong learners because the process of evaluation is very important and the process itself can become NFE activities. The chapter summarizes the relationships among NFE, lifelong learning, and informal learning as well as the concept of sustainability and the evaluation method.
