What support it gives to local authorities to address adult illiteracy.

Each local authority is responsible for what it spends on adult learning including adult literacy, based on its evaluation of local needs. The Scottish Government funds local authorities through the block grant. Under the Concordat, the Scottish Government establishes the overall direction and desired outcomes for policies but does not manage local service delivery.
The Scottish Government continues to raise awareness of adult literacy and numeracy through The Big Plus, which is managed by Skills Development Scotland and supported by Education Scotland. Education Scotland further supports adult literacy through Inspection and development activity. Our strategy ‘Adult Learning in Scotland (ALIS 2020), a Statement of Ambition’ recognises the key and distinctive role that adult learning, including adult literacy, plays in helping to develop the person, the family, communities and society.
The Scottish Government has awarded grant funding of £1,000,000 to national partners within the third sector through the adult learning and empowering communities fund. A proportion of this funding will be used to provide local adult literacy support and improved outcomes for adult literacy learners.