Department of Adult Education and Community Development was carved out of the defunct Department of Educational Foundations and Management in year 2015 and took off as a full-fledged department on 17th August 2015. Since then, the department has been producing graduates on yearly basis. The need for specialist Adult Education personnel with a broad-based modem theoretical and practical knowledge skills led to the creation of the department. The philosophy of the department was based on the programmes and the roles and interests of the stakeholders that is, the learners and the instructors. It emphasizes the training of teachers who will provide literacy and functional literacy education to the early leavers and people who had never had the advantage of formal education. Adult Education also exposes students to various academic programmes and techniques that facilitate the training in the formal education sect as well as university community. It enables the instructors to be well versed in key concept of Adult Education that will put learners through in the understanding of each concept and to translate each concept into practical use.

The objectives of the department among others are to:

1. train Teachers/Facilitators who will provide literacy and functional literacy education to the early leavers and those who lacked access to formal education.
2. acquaint students with basic techniques of research in adult education and other fields of education, and also to provide them with training and skills for planning and executing community development programmes.

iii. provide in-service, on-the-job, extension services in vocational and professional training for different categories of workers and professionals, to improve their skills.

1. equip students who opt for academic option of the programmes with necessary skills and competencies to teach in secondary schools and tertiary Institutions.
2. provide leadership skills in the specialist areas.

In line with the above objectives, and the NUC Benchmark, the department runs programmes that have been accredited by the NUC, including B.Ed., B.A.Ed. and B.Sc. Ed. Honors Degree in Adult Education Specialised Areas as seen below:

1. Adult Education/Literacy and Vocational Education
2. Adult Education/Cooperative Management           

• Adult Education/Community Development

1. Adult Education/Women Education
2. Adult Education/Industrial and Labour Studies
3. Adult Education/Social Development and Extension

The teaching subjects are taken from the cognitive Faculties: Arts, Social Sciences and Management Sciences. The department is also running Post-graduate programmes including; Diploma, Masters, M.Phil. and Ph. D degrees in various fields of Adult Education.

STAFF STRENGTH

The department is blessed with seasoned Lecturers and non-teaching Staff with various areas of specialisation

Avaliable Opportunities For Adult Education Specialists:

Adult Education programmes offer courses leading to self-reliance, getting employment opportunities in relevant Industries and Economic establishments, such as Teaching, working in Ministries and Parastatals, Industries, Banking, manufacturing companies, NGO’s, Social workers, Community and Extension officers, Activists and getting International Employments.