德国继续教育数字化变革的行动理念、实施框架与未来方向OACHSSCD

Against the backdrop of digital transformation and structural changes in the labor market,continuing education has increasingly become a key institutional instrument through which countries respond to skill renewal demands and social inequality.In recent years,Germany has promoted the digital transformation of continuing education in a systematic manner,with the federally initiated INVITE programme serving as a central policy lever.This study examines the institutional logic of Germany's digital transformation of continuing education from three interrelated dimensions:action rationales,im-plementation frameworks,and future directions.The findings indicate that Germany does not conceptualize digitalization merely as a process of technologi-cal upgrading.Instead,through project-based governance and multi-stakeholder collaboration,the INVITE programme seeks to address long-standing structural challenges in the continuing education sector,including stratified participation,fragmented provision,and discontinuous learning pathways.Looking ahead,Germany's reform agenda is expected to focus on strengthening inclusiveness,enhancing system interoperability,and improving collabora-tive governance mechanisms,thereby promoting substantive equality of learning opportunities and the long-term sustainability of the continuing education system.