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Lifelong learning
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<p>Lifelong learning is the "ongoing, voluntary, and <a href="/facts/Autodidacticism/qCKsxtdc">self-motivated</a>" pursuit of <a href="/facts/Learning/lehEKRjC">learning</a> for either personal or professional reasons. </p><p>Lifelong learning is important for an individual's competitiveness and employability, but also enhances <a href="/facts/Social_inclusion/8or1ar6F">social inclusion</a>, <a href="/facts/Active_citizenship/X27EVcM4">active citizenship</a>, and personal development. </p><p>Professions typically recognize the importance of developing practitioners becoming lifelong learners. Many licensed professions mandate that their members continue learning to maintain a license. </p><p><a href="/facts/Lifelong_learning_institutes/jm7XbWdC">Lifelong learning institutes</a> are educational organisations specifically for lifelong learning purposes. Informal lifelong <a href="/facts/Learning_community/ffcApG0K">learning communities</a> also exist around the world. </p>