adult education

noun

1. a program of noncredit courses for adults regardless of previous education, offered typically by a university extension or institute.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adult education¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

Under the deals for Norfolk and Suffolk, the two counties would have had a directly elected leader with greater control over building, skills training, adult education and possibly transport.

From BBC

According to the IFS, average employer spending on training has fallen by 27% in real terms since 2011, and public spending on adult education and skills is down 31% over the same period.

From BBC

These programs include housing, food assistance, financial assistance, adult education, energy assistance, financial capabilities, family development and transportation.

From Seattle Times

More money was allocated for apprenticeships in the 2021 Spending Review, but the Institute for Fiscal Studies says this will only "partially" make up for "significant cuts to public spending on adult education" over the past decade.

From BBC

“The reason it is important to us — we have 3,000 households with about 9,000 people — is that it gives us a physical connection to that moment in history when our survival as a people was on a precipice,” said Rabbi Sarah Berman, director of the synagogue’s adult education department.

From New York Times