Pavlov, IvanSzabó, Soňa2025-07-012025-07-012025978-80-908330-8-12571-385Xhttps://repo.umb.sk/handle/123456789/665In: Adult Education 2024 - competences for life : IAEC 2024 : proceedings of the 14th International Adult Education Conference / rec. Larysa Lukianova, Anna Marianowska ... [et al.]. 1. vyd. Praha : Česká andragogická společnost, 2025. ISBN 978-80-908330-8-1. ISSN 2571-385X. S. 140-148.The paper describes an innovative model for evaluating adult learning needs, developed as a result of a scientific research project and applied in practice to support the professional development of teachers in Slovakia. The model conceptualizes adult learners' learning needs and their evaluation as a necessary prerequisite for an effectively designed process of professional learning support. In a broader context, this issue falls within the field of education management in organizations, and the results of the model’s validation in Slovakia have demonstrated its potential in supporting teachers’ professional development in practice.en© autorinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessvzdelávacie potrebypotreby vzdelávaniaeducational needsprofesionálny rastvzdelávanieeducationArticle