Adult Education teaching aims to develop the acquisition of knowledge related to the new paradigms of Adult Education in the perspective of lifelong learning. It therefore has as objectives:
1. To provide students with historical, theoretical, and methodological knowledge related to Adult Education.
2. To develop skills and competences in the field of professions related to adult education, with particular attention to the acquisition of qualitative methods aimed at developing human resources.
3. To promote the ability to study the literature related to Adult Education.

With the Adult Education study the student will be able to achieve the following educational goals:
- Knowledge and understanding:
Knowledge and understanding of the theoretical, historical, epistemological and methodological dimensions of Adult Education in the perspective of lifelong learning.
- Applying knowledge and understanding :
Problem solving skills related to learning processes, activities and training paths for adults.
Ability to investigate and organize complex problems and information in different contexts and according to appropriate methods for facilitating learning, designing and implementing training processes aimed at developing human resources.
- Making judgements :
Ability to analyze and elaborate the theories, processes and data related to Adult Education.
Ability to evaluate the quality of processes and training projects in different contexts.
- Communication skills:
Ability to critically and systematically express arguments related to the theories and processes of Adult Education.
Communication and relational skills useful for facilitating training processes and developing adult skills.
- Learning skills:
Ability to exercise critical and metariflexive functions in relation to the knowledge related to Adult Education and to one's own learning ability.
Self-management skills in learning and using context resources for this purpose.