Section 14: Purpose of adult and non-formal education

The purpose of adult and non-formal education shall be to(a) provide functional literacy education for non-literate adults
(b) to provide functional and remedial education for those young people who prematurely dropped out of the formal school system;
(c) to provide further education for different categories of those who have completed formal education to any level in order to further improve their basic knowledge and skills
(d)
to provide in-service training on the job and also vocational or professional training for different categories of workers or professionals in order to improve their skills; and
(e) to give adult citizens the necessary aesthetic, cultural and civic education for public enlightenment.