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Adult Education: The Next Five Years
Randy L. Whitfield, Ed.D.
Basic Skills & Family Literacy Conference
November 2009
North Carolina Community College Systemwww.nccommunitycolleges.edu
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Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009
Purpose: To increase access to adult
education to provide for economic
growth.
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Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009
In order to remain competitive in today's global
economy, the United States must reverse the
trend of underinvestment in adult education and
workforce development and empower its
workforce through adequate resources and
effective and innovative educational and
workforce programs.
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Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009
Since 1979, investments in adult
education and workforce
development programs have declined
in real terms by more than 70
percent.
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North Carolina Community College Systemwww.nccommunitycolleges.edu
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Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009
In order to meet the needs of The workforce, there must be a strongconnection between the adult educationand workforce development system, inorder to better meet the needs oflimited English proficient job seekersand those with basic skills deficiencies.
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Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009
For example, in program year 2006,
less than 11 percent of individuals who
exited the title I adult program under
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
were co-enrolled in adult education.
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North Carolina Community College Systemwww.nccommunitycolleges.edu
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Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009
The purposes of this Act are thefollowing:(1)To increase access substantially to adult
education, literacy, and workplace skills services for adults who have limited basic skills, lack a high school diploma or its equivalent, or are limited English proficient.
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Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009
(2) To create seamless pathways from adult education and occupational skills development to postsecondary education or training and workforce development programs and services that help adult learners persist throughout the pipeline from the lowest levels of basic literacy or English language proficiency to the achievement of a level of proficiency that will enable the adult learner to successfully transition to family-sustaining jobs in careers with the promise of advancement.
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Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009
(3) To develop an adult education, literacy, and work skills system that coordinates and integrates adult education, literacy, and workplace skills services with workforce development and postsecondary education and training opportunities across agencies and programs.
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(4) To greatly improve outcomes for adults receiving adult education, literacy, and workplace skills services in terms of learning gains, acquisition of basic workforce skills, accelerated learning, acquisition of a high school diploma or its equivalent, or successful transition to postsecondary education or training or to family-sustaining jobs in the workplace.
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Adult Education, Literacy, and Workplace Skills
It is the purpose of this title to create a partnership among the Federal Government, States, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy services, in order to–
(1)assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency and postsecondary education and training;
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(2) assist adults who are parents to obtain the educational skills necessary to become full partners in the educational development of their children;
(3) assist adults in the completion of a secondary school education and transition to postsecondary education or career pathways; and
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4) assist adults with limited English proficiency in improving their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in English and mathematical skills and acquiring an understanding of the American system of Government, individual freedom, and the responsibilities of citizenship.''
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Adult Education, Literacy, and Workplace Skills
The term `career pathway' means a high quality,
rigorous, engaging set of education, training, and
workplace experiences that-- (A) align adult
education, job training, postsecondary education,
or occupational training to create a pathway to
attaining a recognized postsecondary education
credential that will qualify an individual for career
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(B) include advising and counseling to support the development of individual education and career plans; and (C) lead to a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent (for individuals who have not completed secondary school), a postsecondary degree, a registered apprenticeship or another recognized occupational certification, a certificate, or a license.
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The term “eligible provider” means an organization that has demonstrated effectiveness in providing adult education, literacy, and workplace skills activities.
Deletes “of demonstrated effectiveness” after “a community based organization.
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The new bill adds the following new eligible provider:
J) a partnership between an entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (I) and an employer.''
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The term “family literacy services'' means servicesthat are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours,and of sufficient duration, to make sustainablechanges in a family and that better enable parentsto support their children’s learning needs, andthat integrate all of the following activities: (A)Parent adult education, literacy, and workplaceskills activities that lead to readiness forpostsecondary education or training, careeradvancement, and economic self-sufficiency. 04/19/23 18
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(B) Interactive literacy activitiesbetween parents and their children. (C) Training for parents regarding how to be thePrimary teacher for their children and full partnersin the education of their children. (D) Parent literacy training that leads to economicself-sufficiency. (E) An age-appropriate education to preparechildren for success in school and life experiences.
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North Carolina Community College Systemwww.nccommunitycolleges.edu
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Adult Education, Literacy, and Workplace Skills
The term “integrated education andtraining” means training that combineseducation or training for a specificoccupation or occupational cluster withEnglish literacy instruction or other adulteducation, literacy, and workplace skillsactivities, including programs that providefor dual or concurrent enrollment.
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Adult Education, Literacy, and Workplace Skills
The term “integrated English literacy and civicsEducation program” means programs of instructiondesigned to help an individual of limited Englishproficiency achieve competence in English throughcontextualized instruction on the rights andresponsibilities of citizenship, naturalizationprocedures, civic participation, and United Stateshistory and government to help such an individualacquire the skills and knowledge to become anactive and informed parent, worker, and communitymember.
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The term “workplace skills” means thecombination of basic skills, critical thinking skills,and self management skills with competency inutilizing resources, using information, workingwith others, understanding systems, working withtechnology, and other skills necessary for success in the workplace.
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Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009
Core Indicator of Performance:Placement or completion of
postsecondary education, including registered apprenticeship, or other skill training programs; and
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Core Indicator of Performance:Attainment of work readiness, workforceskills, and certificates that are nationallyor industry recognized or approved by the State board or local board, as appropriate.
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New Performance Measures
Employment performance indicator
Technology literacy indicator
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So what does all that mean for
Basic Skills/Literacy programs?
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Form Partnerships
Title I, Job Link Career Centers
Career Readiness Certificate Programs
Curriculum and Continuing Education
Business and Industry
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Develop/Use Advanced Curricula
Approximately 27% of GED graduates enroll in postsecondary, but less than 10% actually earn a degree.
Programs need to develop or use advanced curricula rather than just GED preparation materials that currently exist.
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Increase Number of Students Served
Expand marketing campaign Focus on finding target population in
service area – Where are your potential students?
Set up workforce courses (not necessarily in the workplace)
Connect Basic Skills/literacy to outcomes students want (get a job).
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Increase Career Counseling Services
Work with Continuing Education and Curriculum to find best paying jobs in your area.
Encourage students to take HRD courses.
Encourage students to take college success courses.
Have lunchtime seminars on career topics.
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Increase Program Outcomes
Focus on all outcome measures to determine where your successes and your weaknesses are, then work toward replicating successes and eliminating weaknesses.
Set goals for program improvement.
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Resources
Guide to Adult Education for Work: Transforming Adult Education to Grow a Skilled Workforce, National Center on Education and the Economy, Workforce Development Strategies, Group, Walmart, 2009.
Reach Higher, America: Overcoming Crisis in the U. S. Workforce, Report of the National Commission on Adult Literacy, June 2008.
Supporting the Presidents Workforce Initiatives; The Postsecondary Goal: Five million postsecondary diplomas or certificates, National Council of State Directors of Adult Education (NCSDAE), 2009, www.ncsdae.org.
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