What is adult learning?

Adult learning embraces a diverse range of learning experiences from basic literacy and numeracy skills to further degrees and diplomas, including:

• Adult Basic Education and Training
• Skills Development in the Workplace
• Health and Environmental Education
• Small Business Training and Entrepreneurship
• Sustainable livelihoods
• Arts and Culture

This section of the website provides you with the opportunity to explore critical themes, issues and approaches to adult learning. We encourage you to air your views, ask questions and debate controversial issues. If there are other topics or themes you would like to see raised on the ALSA website, write to us at: info@aldsa.org.

Topics for debate

• Adult Education and Poverty Reduction
  
  
• Assessment
  
  
• Literacy and livelihoods
  
  
• Gender
  
  
• REFLECT