Earlier this month, Ofsted inspectors warned of the problems created when pupils start in secondary school without adequate skills in literacy and numeracy - and how a lack of these basic skills becomes a barrier to learning other subjects.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Education | Struggling pupils get extra help

Expansion of basic education and training in other essential skills required by youth and adults.

UNESCO: II Part Analytic Section

Young children have been helped to acquire basic literacy skills before being enrolled into the formal primary school system while, on the other hand, youths and adults have benefitted from basic literacy and vocational skills training.

UNESCO: Community Library and Resource Centres

Besides imparting basic skills to rural journalists, the workshops also provided a useful forum for the discussion of press freedom and other professional issues and their possible solutions.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES