translate English to French: "Convincing individuals and organisations of the advantages of learning, and removing barriers that may deter people from learning is a priority. EQUAL can play a big part as it provides the opportunity to test new approaches for improving the nation’s literacy, language and numeracy.
In France, the average age of individuals exiting from the labour market currently stands at 57,5 years old, while the objective for 2008 is to bringing it to 59 It’s worth noting that the European Council has asked Member states to raise the average exit age five years by 2010.