The Association aims to: 

  1. promote, strengthen and develop education and training for those who will work professionally with children and young people providing citizenship education and education to promote social identity in a European and world context; 
  2. develop networks of information, research and dissemination;
  3. promote and organise conferences, training and events that develop research in citizenship education; and
  4. provide a network resource for organisations and individuals in education and training for citizenship.