【Abstract】Lifelong learning refers to the continuous learning process throughout the life of a person in order to meet the needs of social development and individual development.

【Key words】Learning； needs； process

【作者簡介】Desheng.He， Chongqing Water Resources and Electric Engineering College.

This is the biggest characteristic of education for life. It broke through the normal school， the framework of the education as a continuous learning process is a personal life， is people in life are the sum total of all kinds of culture， has realized from preschool age to old age the unity of the whole education process. It includes both formal education and informal education. It includes all stages and forms of education system.

Lifelong educations universality means that people who accept lifelong education include all people， regardless of gender， age， wealth and race. Hamburg， UNESCO education researcher da bei lifelong education has the characteristics of democratization， opposed to serve the so-called elite education knowledge， is able to provide a variety of ordinary people can get education equality of opportunity. As a matter of fact， each and every one of todays society， all want to learn to survive， and to learn to survive is inseparable from the lifelong education， because the survival and development is the mainstream of The Times， will survive must learn， this is a new topic put forward by the modern society for everyone.

Lifelong education includes family education， school education and society education. It includes， so to speak， all stages of human life， education for all time， all places， all occasions and all aspects. Lifelong education has expanded the learning world and injected new vitality into the whole education career.

Modern life is flexible， showing that anyone who needs to learn can accept any form of education anywhere and anytime. The time， place， content and manner of study are all determined by the individual. People can choose the most suitable learning according to their own characteristics and needs.

Lifelong learning enables us to overcome difficulties at work and solve new problems at work. To meet our needs for survival and development； We can get more development space and realize our own value better. Can enrich our spiritual life， constantly improve the quality of life.

Learning is the only way for human beings to understand nature and society and to constantly improve and develop themselves. No matter a person， a group， or a nation or a society， only through constant learning can we acquire new knowledge， increase our abilities and keep pace with The Times. The 16th national congress of the communist party of China （CPC） of China （CPC） stressed that “a learning society should be formed for the whole people to study and study for life， so as to promote the all-round development of people.” This puts forward new and higher requirements for learning from depth and breadth.

Lifelong learning is about learning all ones life. From childhood， youth， youth， middle age to old age， learning will accompany peoples whole life course and influence the development of peoples whole life. This is what the developing and changing world requires of people. Since the birth of man， learning has become a basic activity of the whole human being and every individual. Without learning， one cannot recognize and transform nature， and cannot recognize and adapt to society. Without learning， man cannot achieve all the progress he has achieved today. The function of learning is not only limited to the mastery of certain knowledge and skills， but also makes people intelligent and civilized， noble and perfect， and all-round development. It is based on this understanding that people always regard learning as an eternal theme， repeatedly emphasizing the importance of learning and exploring scientific methods of learning. At the same time， people are increasingly aware that there is no end to practice and learning. As the saying goes， there is no limit to my life， and there is no limit to my knowledge. Nowadays， the world is changing rapidly， new situations and new problems emerge in an endless stream， and the pace of knowledge renewal is greatly accelerated. In order to adapt to the ever-developing and changing objective world， people must change learning from a simple pursuit of knowledge to a way of life， and strive to live， learn， and learn for a lifetime.

Lifelong learning requires us to cherish the opportunity to study in school. In the process of study in school， we have not only mastered the knowledge， but also learn to knowledge acquisition method， enhances the ability of independent judgment and choice， the most important thing is to establish the concept of lifelong learning， formed the good habit of active learning continuous learning. Lifelong learning is not only the need of work but also the need of life， it is the need of human progress.