This document is intended for adult education providers in Victoria, Australia, who intend to deliver courses leading to one or more of the following certificates in general education for adults: Certificate I in General Education for Adults (Foundation); Certificate II in General Education for Adults; and Certificate II in General Education for Adults (Further Study). The following topics are discussed in the introduction: general information (copyright information and licensing/franchise arrangements); course information; course names, qualifications, and information about the courses' consistency with the Australian Qualification Framework; course development (consideration of industry and market needs and review for reaccreditation); course outcomes; course structure; assessment strategy; delivery of the course; articulation and credit transfer; and ongoing monitoring and evaluation). Appended to the introduction is a series of tables detailing the alignment of the indicators of competence of the National Reporting System and the learning outcomes of the Certificates in General Education for Adults (CGEA). Each of the remaining four sections, which together constitute more than 90% of the document, consists of an introduction and four modules for one of the following streams of the CGEA: reading and writing; oral communication; numeracy and mathematics; and general curriculum options. Administrative guidelines and appendices detailing annual report formats and examples conclude the document. (MN)