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CONFINTEA V, the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education (report indexed at TD/INT 59.65) was held in Hamburg in 1997. The aim of the conference was to emphasise the importance of adult learning and to encourage international commitment to adult and continuing education in the perspective of lifelong learning. The broad and complex issue of adult learning was considered under 10 themes. In 2003, the CONFINTEA Mid-term Review Conference (synthesis report indexed at TD/TNC 78.108) was convened to review developments in adult learning and the commitments that had been made at CONFINTEA V. A workshop was held at the conference to examine theme five, 'Adult learning and the changing world of work'. This document is one of the papers presented at the workshop. It highlights the achievement areas, recent developments and trends in adult learning in Nicaragua and says that there is increasing interest in providing adult education programs that provide knowledge and skills directly linked to the world of work, especially in countries with low income and poor access to education. The paper concludes with the following recommendations: having an 'education and work' component in the Programme for Education for Youth and Adults; establishing agreements between institutions responsible for the training of youth and adults to ensure the curricula is relevant; and incorporating the concerns of women, sustainable environmental practices, health care and the formation of a culture of peace and citizenship into education projects for youth and adults.