Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti have worked extensively to provide means for adults and children alike to empower themselves to continue learning. The Jan Vachan Andoland and Jeevanshala programmes both address learning and literacy solutions at the village level.

    There are 21 points the concept of Continuing Education as a process that is Continuing Learning in a society is tried to explain. The primary objective of any educational work and learning is the development of human skill and abilities. This potential must be developed to enable the brand cast possible intelligent, active, responsible and democratic participation in ensuring and safe guarding and equitable healthy, peaceful and human future Continuing Education.                                            

1.Learning/ Education is intimately associated with Life, Living, Growing, Awareness, Empowerment, Change and Transformation. The reverse is also true. Absence of learning leads to stagnation, stunted growth, disempowerment, etc.

2.This is not only true about individuals but also about communities, societies and even Nations. Those (individuals, societies or nations) that do not learn, lag behind.

3.The primary objective of any educational work and any learning is the development of human skills and abilities. This potential must be developed to enable the broadest possible intelligent, active, responsible and democratic participation in ensuring and safe guarding an equitable, healthy, peaceful and humane future.

4.Human learning is inherently continuous and life long. We all learn new skills, new ideas, new problem solving techniques and acquire new knowledge about ourselves and the world around us.

5.The tremendous speed at which scientific, technological and other kinds of changes are taking place in all spheres of life, make it essential for everyone to constantly learn, unlearn and relearn new skills, ideas and so on. Many of these changes necessitate the mobilization of skills, abilities and creative problem solving skills of the entire humankind.

6.Learning can be formal, informal or non formal in nature. Social, Economic, Political and cultural factors affect learning characteristics, learning opportunities and learning environment.

7.For a long time, Continuing Education was understood in the limited sense of providing some additional education to those who have concluded formal education. In developing countries like India it was further limited to the objective of providing certain useful skills to those who have completed their basic literacy courses.

8.In some countries, especially in countries in South East Asia, Continuing Education was used to impart new skills to equip people to face the challenges of economic liberalization and globalization.

9.For the past one and a half decade or so much discussion has taken place about the concept and practice of Continuing Education among academic circles and among literacy practitioners. Many new terms, concepts and usages have become popular as a result of these. Some of the most popular concepts are Life Long Education, Learning Society, Learning to be and so on.

10.In order to acquire the skills and ideas that are necessary to face the challenges, opportunities and threats of the rapidly changing world, it is not enough to learn in special learning situations of life. In other words, it is necessary to learn life long. It is most important to acquire the skill and culture of learning to learn.

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