Tunis: Jordan took part in a regional workshop that opened on Wednesday in Tunis under the title "Better Data for Adult Learning and Education to Improve Governance and Policies in the Arab Region," organized by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning and the Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association. Ahmad Khawaldeh, a member of the Non-Formal Education Department at the Directorate of General Education, stated that Jordan is among the leading countries in the region in focusing on combating illiteracy and promoting adult education.
According to Jordan News Agency, Khawaldeh explained that the Kingdom's adult education and literacy program emphasizes various aspects of the issue, including logistics, equipment, and trained teaching staff. This focus has significantly contributed to reducing the illiteracy rate to less than 5 percent, based on the latest statistics. He highlighted that the program is accessible to all nationalities residing in the Kingdom and concludes after four years, with participants receiving a certificate from the Ministry of Education, which allows them to continue their education through a home study program. The program is implemented through 176 centers dispersed across different regions of the Kingdom.
The workshop aims to identify ongoing challenges and opportunities to enhance the governance of adult learning and education and the quality of data in the Arab region. It seeks to develop a unified Arab vision addressing the main challenges and opportunities related to the governance of adult learning and education.
The workshop is attended by government officials, international bodies, and civil society organizations from 12 Arab countries, in addition to Jordan: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Tunisia.