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Preparations are being made for the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI), ‘Living and learning for a viable future - the power of adult learning’, to be held in Brazil in 2009. As part of these preparations, member states are requested to prepare a national report on the developments in adult learning and education since 1997 (CONFINTEA V), on the current state of the art and future challenges of adult learning and education. These reports will constitute a major input for the Brazil conference, help to prepare a regional synthesis for the regional preparatory conferences and supply critical data for a Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE).

This report aims to present a situational analysis of the development of adult learning in Papua New Guinea. The Government’s ability to supply basic services, including educational services, to the people is impaired by the rapidly growing population. A national educational reform process was begun in 1994. The reforms were intended to increase accessibility and participation at all levels and to support the goal of education for all. The reforms were also intended to revise the curriculum to make it more relevant to village life through the introduction of vernacular education and to focus on life skills. Show less