ROLE OF LIFELONG LEARNING IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON KNOWLEDGE

The contemporary society, which permanently changesand renews itself, confronts with a continuously increasing demand of qualifications, specializations, abilities and competencies in all activity areas.The capacity of organizations to adapt to these changes depends on the development of new knowledge and competencies.As a consequence of thisfact, modern educational policies aim to the expansion of the continuing education concept on individual and organizational level. The articlehighlights the significant aspects related to the continuing learning in accordance withthe new requirements of the society and organizations based on knowledge. It also discusses the effects of continuing learning on organizations development.