'lifelong learning' means all general education, vocational education and training, non-formal learning and informal learning undertaken throughout life, resulting in an improvement in knowledge, skills and competences or participation in society within a personal, civic, cultural, social and/or employment-related perspective, including the provision of counselling and guidance services;
ciallaíonn "foghlaim ar feadh an tsaoil" an t-oideachas ginearálta, an gairmoideachas nó an ghairmoiliúint, foghlaim neamhfhoirmiúil nó an fhoghlaim neamhfhoirmiúil ar fad a dhéantar i rith an tsaoil, arb é an toradh atá uirthi, scileanna nó inniúlachtaí nó rannpháirtíocht sa tsochaí a fheabhsú ó thaobh cúrsaí pearsanta, cúrsaí sibhialta, cúrsaí cultúrtha, cúrsaí sóisialta agus/nó ó thaobh na fostaíochta de, lena n-áirítear soláthar seirbhísí comhairliúcháin nó treorach;