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Core Mandate

To provide literacy and education to out-of-school youth, adults and older members of society in order to create a well-informed and productive human resource that is self-reliant and who live in dignity, respect and free from abuse.

Core Functions

• Eradicate illiteracy among the hard-to-reach, those in vulnerable and marginalized areas out-of-school youth, adults and older members of society by providing them with the basic communication, literacy and numeracy skills.
• Sustain and promote multiple literacies through Alternative Provision of Basic Adult and Continuing Education programmes.
• Provide education to the hard-to-reach, those in vulnerable and marginalized areas, out-of-school youth and adults through alternative education approaches.
• Promote acquisition of relevant knowledge, skills and attitude among the hard-to-reach, those in vulnerable and marginalized areas, out-of-school youth and adults in order to facilitate their adaptation to new technologies and production skills.
• Promote self-confidence, values and positive behaviour towards society through ALE programmes.
• Collate, store and disseminate data on ALE literacy levels.
• Coordinate ALE programmes and provide a Secretariat to the Special Board of Adult and continuing Education.
• Train local human resource for county development through participatory and integrated development approach.

Services offered by the Directorate

• Provision of adult basic education and training (ABET) level I-II.
• Provision of adult basic education and training (ABET) level III.
• Accelerated Education Programme (Secondary)
• Community Education and Empowerment.
• Teachers Certificate in Adult Education
• Community learning centres (CLCs)
• Customer oriented services.