The STAR programme is therefore designed to provide virtual and face-to-face training services and technical assistance to AdultBasicEducation (ABE) instructors or teachers in order to enhance their knowledge about and capacity to effectively use evidence-based reading instruction strategies or practices to teach and assist adult learners to improve their reading skills.
Members of the parliament actively participated in the discussion during this session and underlined the need of bringing all out of school children into primary schools, provision of basiceducation opportunities to adult illiterates and out of school youth, particularly educational facilities for girls and women.
The Ministry of Education issued a decree establishing an official seal of approval and two types of certificate to be awarded to states and municipalities who succeed in providing good and effective basiceducation, including youth and adult literacy programmes.