Awards founded to honour adult learners

PEOPLE who have excelled in improving their basic education skills will be honoured later this year.

The award scheme, launched yesterday by the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) in partnership with the EBS Building Society, will also recognise the outstanding work being done by those involved in promoting basic education.

The Adults Continuing Education Awards (ACE) will recognise the hard work and dedication of the 5,500 tutors in VEC Adult Literacy Centres, and the 34,000 learners currently improving their literacy and numeracy skills.