United Kingdom Usage
In the United Kingdom, basic skills education is literacy and numeracy education for adults who for some reason did not acquire these skills to a level sufficient for everyday adult life when they were at school. It is therefore often referred to as "adult basic skills". Skills for life is a basic skills programme running in further education colleges, taken by young people over 16 and by older adults. Students on vocational courses and apprentices are often required to take "key skills" units in communication, application of number and information and communication technology (ICT)....
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