Formal education geared to individuals classified as adults, typically over the age of 18; includes education provided by institutions of higher education but may also include informal training of wor [..]

The processes by which adults learn and build on their existing knowledge and skills.

Different from children, adults prefer to create their own goals for learning, they like to take advantage of their already established competencies and favor problem solving educational techniques in [..]

Anyone involved in education and training who has completed her/his initial education. Learning policy tends to treat adults as people aged 19 or over. Learning includes formal education or training leading to a qualification and, increasingly, the range of informal learning opportunities, some of which are significant sources of skill or knowledge [..]