Karsten Weitzenegger is an active member of EPALE — the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe, the European Commission’s official hub for professionals working in adult education and continuing training. As a trainer, capacity development specialist, and international consultant who designs learning processes across more than 40 countries, EPALE is not merely a profile listing, it is an active professional workspace.
What EPALE Is
EPALE is a multilingual online community operated by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme. The platform connects more than 169,000 professionals across Europe: learning managers, trainers, facilitators, researchers, and policymakers, all united by the goal of strengthening the quality and accessibility of adult education throughout Europe.
EPALE provides free access to resources, event announcements, practitioner reports, and current debates on continuing education, available in all EU languages. Its podcast series and magazine regularly address strategic questions in the field, most recently under the theme “The Future Fitness of Adult Education”.
Why This Matters for International Development Consultants
Capacity development and vocational education are core business in international development cooperation, from Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ) training programmes to TVET reforms across sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. EPALE bridges an important gap: it connects European educational practice with the global context, fostering exchange on pedagogical innovation, digital learning formats, and evidence-based training design that feeds directly into project work.
As a certified Train-the-Trainer (University of Hamburg) and AIZ trainer delivering modules on gender integration, results orientation, and compliance reporting, Karsten Weitzenegger uses EPALE both as a source of inspiration and as a channel for returning hard-won international field experience to the European knowledge space.
Register for Free
Membership of EPALE is free of charge and open to any professional working in, or interested in, adult education — whether as a trainer, learning manager, researcher, or policy actor.
👉 Register now — epale.ec.europa.eu
Make yourself and your work visible across Europe. Help shape what adult learning means tomorrow.
Karsten Weitzenegger is an independent consultant and evaluator in international development cooperation with over 25 years of experience. He works with the European Commission, GIZ, BMZ, the World Bank, and UN agencies — across more than 40 countries. weitzenegger.de
