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Download full textUNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2018
Basic education is essential if societies and economies are to thrive and become sustainable in challenging times. However, many people have never had an opportunity to benefit from education and many others leave the initial phase of education without attaining the level of proficiency in literacy and numeracy needed to participate fully in…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Adult Basic Education, Recognition (Achievement), Accreditation (Institutions)
Chanda, Noyona – 1990
This document makes the case for assessing prior learning and offers practical advice on how to do it within British English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and adult basic education (ABE) programs. Following an introduction, it is explained that a person's prior learning is obtained through prior study or life experiences. The next section…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, College Credits, English (Second Language)
Advocates for Community-Based Training and Education for Women, Toronto (Ontario). – 1998
This Skills and Knowledge Profile is designed to help adults identify the wide range of skills and experience they have and give themselves credit for what they have learned outside school. It can be used for training and education programs, education proposals, and for self-assessment. Using checklists, short-answer formats, and line drawings,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Adults
Morais, Anne – 2001
The Skills and Knowledge Profile (SKP) is a tool developed in Canada to document learning styles and strategies of adult learners. The instrument was developed as a systematic approach to capturing the learning styles of unemployed and employed adults across sectors. It is made up of these six sections: (1) Learning Access and Personal…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style
Commission of the European Communities, Brussels (Belgium). Directorate-General for Education and Culture. – 2001
This document provides European social partners' responses to the Commission's memorandum on lifelong learning. Part 1, Opinion of the European Center of Enterprises, makes comments and proposals related to the memorandum's six key messages, which are new basic skills for all; more investment in human resources; innovation in teaching and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Developed Nations
Vanstone, Sue, Comp. – 1999
This bibliography provides a thorough and representative sample of the different types of available Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) publications and resources. These publications and resources are grouped under nine categories: (1) PLAR Policy (Canada, Europe, Africa, Australia, United States of America, New Zealand, Asia and the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Bibliographies
