Continuing Education Programme
38. Continuing Education Programme (CEP) is aimed at achieving the fourth
objective of the Scheme that is, „Establishing a learning society by providing
opportunities to neo literates and other targeted beneficiaries for lifelong learning‟.
The programme recognizes increased demand for learning generated by Basic and
Post Literacy Programmes and the potential need of adult learners to further
enhance their skills on their own terms and at their convenience. CEP, as the very
name suggests, will not have a fixed time frame as in the case of the other three
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programmes, but will be organized on a continuous basis. The approach is to
create a sustainable learning environment so that learners are encouraged to
continue with their literary aspirations and take advantage of the programme
facilities to satiate their learning appetite.
39. The Programme will provide facility of a library and reading room, which would
be gradually provided with other contemporary ICT devices. Short-term thematic
courses like Health awareness / care, Food and nutrition, Water conservation /
drinking water / sanitation, Population development education issues –
AIDS/STD, Sex education, Consumer awareness / Consumer rights, Legal
literacy, RTI or any other topic of interest and relevance to the lives of the learners
will also be offered under this programme.
40. To implement the programme, 1.70 lakh Lok Shiksha Kendras (Adult Education
Centers) will be established in Panchayat grams of the districts covered under the
programme. It will subsume the already sanctioned Continuing Education Centers
(CECs) in a particular district. Existing CECs and the nodal CECs in the districts
not covered under the programme will have to be closed down, unless the
Government of States wish to run them at their own cost through Public Private
Partnership or otherwise. Gram Panchyats may as well be given this offer.
Specific approval of NLMA will be required to continue an existing CEC under
this programme.
41. A Lok Shiksha Kendra will act as a centre for registration of learners for all
teaching learning activities in their jurisdiction; Nerve center for literacy
campaign including identification of the learners and volunteers, batching and
matching of the learners with suitable Volunteers as well as their training,
providing literacy kits to learners and volunteers, keeping track of the progress
made by each learner-volunteer group; Nodal centre for mass mobilization
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activities; Technology center; Center for thematic courses on behalf of other
departments such as Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Fisheries,
Horticulture, Sericulture, Handloom, Handicrafts, Health, Education, Rural
Development, Urban Development, Women and Child Development, SCs, STs,
OBC welfare, Panchayatiraj, Science & Technology etc. or based on local
demand; Library and reading room; Venue for group discussion; Vocational and
skill development and extension facility for other departments; Center for
promoting sports and adventure and recreational and cultural activities; A
composite information window and Data center for Adult education besides any
other activity related to the mission.
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