What are the right incentives for adult learners?

There are a number of ‘carrots and sticks’ one could use as an incentive for adults to start a learning trajectory, but before discussing some of them, first we need to understand what barriers adults face. If you understand the barriers, you can take measures to remove them and then adults will ‘automatically’ walk into the first learning institute they come across. This can sometimes be the line of reasoning applied by policy makers. More...