DTI - Levels 1 & 2 Literacy Benchmarks

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, also referred to as Adult Upgrading, is an umbrella term that refers to a wide range of services, credit, and non-credit programs designed to help adult learners achieve their goals. These goals may include:

•  increasing education and/or certification levels;
•  gaining prerequisites for further training or employment;
•  enhancing life skills, independence and self-sufficiency; or
•  learning skills in specific areas (such as technological literacy, communication abilities, or portfolio development).
 

LEVELS 1 AND 2 LITERACY BENCHMARKS reflect the roles adult learners fill in their everyday lives – as family members, community members, and workers. The Benchmarks, therefore, are those general skills, abilities, and attitudes adults need to function in their world.

Programs for this level are being offered in: