Tag Archives: adult education

Major efforts are needed to make high-quality adult learning and education a reality worldwide

Posted on 11 December 2019 by GEM Report

By Werner Mauch, Team Leader Monitoring and Assessment of Lifelong Learning, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Every three years, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning publishes the Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE) to monitor the extent to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Learning, Uncategorized | Tagged adult education, GRALE 4, lifelong learning, Target 4.3 | 1 Comment

It’s not ok if prisoners can’t read

Posted on 7 September 2017 by GEM Report

Tomorrow is International Literacy Day. A group, which has higher rates of illiteracy than other sections of the population but is rarely discussed, is those in the correctional justice system. In the 2016 GEM Report, we noted that more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Literacy, Marginalization, Uncategorized | Tagged adult education, adult literacy, literacy | 3 Comments

Target 4.3 – What is at stake for monitoring progress on technical, vocational, tertiary and adult education?

Posted on 21 October 2016 by GEM Report

4.3 By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university Target 4.3 covers a very wide range of education opportunities. For monitoring progress, two issues stand out. First, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, monitoring, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged adult education, monitoring, monitoring sdg 4 blog series, SDG4, SDGs, Target 4.3, TVET | 4 Comments

Learning how to farm – the impact of Farmer Field Schools

Posted on 28 September 2016 by GEM Report

By Mwatima Juma, Tanzania Country Programme Officer – IFAD A group of 20 farmers gather around a facilitator who is demonstrating how to prepare nutritious fodder for dairy cows on Zanzibar island, off the coast of Tanzania. They are attending … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Rural areas, Uncategorized | Tagged adult education, Africa, agricultural development, agriculture, education, farmer field schools, farmers, farming, IFAD, rural development, sustainable development | 3 Comments

Afghan police better their lives – and others’ – with literacy

Posted on 26 September 2016 by GEM Report

Gul Rahman, a patrolman at Paktya Province prison security unit, Afghanistan, has greatly improved his ability to serve as a policeman as a result of his literacy class. He is married and the sole breadwinner for 12 family members. “Afghanistan … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, agricultural development, Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Equality, legal aid, legal rights, Legislation, Literacy, Marginalization, peace, rural development, sdg, sdgs, Skills, Sustainable development, united nations | Tagged adult education, afghanistan, development, education, human rights, legal aid, target 4.6 | 4 Comments

It’s a little bit early to celebrate International Literacy Day

Posted on 8 September 2016 by GEM Report

We have now officially moved from talking about whether someone is ‘literate’ or not, to discussing how proficient their literacy skills are. This is a significant step forward, which we should celebrate today – International Literacy Day. But we don’t yet … Continue reading →