Continuing education

Twelve thousand adults have no access to any kind of educational services, even though a significant portion of the population has not finished preparatoria or primary school.[1] Approximately 137,290 adults over fifteen years of age have not attained a basic education, accounting for 42% of the total population of the state.  The main reason for this is general apathy, as many people do not see any social or economic advantage to further their education.  Another factor is drastic budget cuts within the State Institute of Adult Education (IEEA), the organization which provides continuing education services in the state. 

Source: State Institute for Adult Education. Planning Under directorate.

Additional areas of need pertaining to continuing education are adult work training and on-the-job training. The Secretary for Labor and Social Benefits and the state government have implemented a set of training and employment support programs to promote a new labor standard that is certified by the ISO 9000 quality system. These programs focus on decreasing unemployment and underemployment with short courses, followed by a scholarship.  The current programs include skilled labor training, on-the-job labor training, training for self-employment, productive sector training, training vouchers (pilot program), training for unemployed professionals and technicians (pilot program), and training for workers in defunct companies (pilot program).