First, research suggests that any spillover benefits come almost exclusively from basic literacy and numeracy.
For the second stage, following the two-month basic literacy course, the mobile-based literacy programme begins.
In addition to basic literacy and numeracy skills, learners receive a livelihood skills education.
In some of the CLCs both basic literacy and post literacy courses are also offered.
In one district, 1, 800 young herders have so far been taught basic literacy, Swahili, English and maths.
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For example, the co-founder of Netscape, Jim Barksdale, is supporting basic literacy programmes for children in Mississippi.
The classes cover basic literacy in Khmer, and numeracy combined with health information specific to mothers and children.
Virtually all U.S. children and adults have completed primary school and can demonstrate competency in basic literacy and numeracy.
It shows that some 200 million young people need a second chance to acquire basic literacy and numeracy skills.
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It has helped improve basic literacy and numeracy a bit, but would work better if it were more rigorous.
This programme is designed for learners who have completed the basic literacy programme or for those with existing basic literacy skills.
Essentially therefore, millions of adult Canadians struggle to deal with or comprehend basic literacy material and are in need of further training.
Women and girls continue to face significant obstacles: nearly two-thirds of 796 million adults without basic literacy skills in 2008 were women.
Basic literacy--as well as computer literacy--is key to financial and social stability.
Garment-makers cannot find enough workers with even the basic literacy they need.
Gender disparity also remains a persistent problem: of the 124 million adults in East Asia without basic literacy and numeracy skills, 71 per cent are women.
The shortcomings in the provision of education to children and basic literacy skills to adults made the implementation of the Family Basic Education (FABE) programme imperative.
At least 250 million children cannot read and count - even after four years of school - and 796 million people still lack basic literacy skills.
During this stage, learners attend a basic literacy course at a community literacy centre which meets two to three hours per day and six days a week.
The first is an entry-level initiative designed for illiterate individuals, and the second, an advanced level, targets workers who already have some basic literacy and numeracy skills.
In developing countries, around 200 million young people need a second chance to acquire the basic literacy and numeracy skills, which are essential to learning further skills for work.
As a result, most children graduate from the primary school level without having mastered basic literacy and numeracy skills, and many of them fail to proceed to secondary level.
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In most cases, youths and adults with limited basic literacy skills find it difficult to re-enroll in the formal education system due to family commitments and the fear of being stigmatized.
While literacy and numeracy skills are not required for CHW recruitment, experience has shown that CHWs are more effective in their work when they have at least basic literacy and numeracy skills.
The basic literacy programme takes place over one and a half years, and is held for three hours per day for five days a week at the NFE centres, usually housed in local schools.
The move was announced in the wake of a report by former chief inspector of education Graham Donaldson, who will serve on the McCormac review, which recommended trainee applicants undergo basic literacy and numeracy tests.
This programme is selected for serving the learning and training needs of the rural community, and particularly those of women and girls, through the provision of basic literacy and functional skills in over 950 centres.
His victory was challenged after newspapers reported that he could not read or write - but after he passed a basic literacy test, a judge in Sao Paulo ruled that he could take up his seat.
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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.
The claims from private schools are similar to those from HM Inspectorate of Education, which said in its submission to the Donaldson review that many new teachers in Scotland felt ill-prepared to teach basic literacy and numeracy.
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