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Background and Supporting Evidence for Adult Education for Work

October 31, 2009

Reviews the growing need for skilled workers and the adult education system's response. Suggests quality elements and measures for transforming programs to better prepare adults for work and postsecondary education and training.

Employer Guide to Adult Education for Work: Transforming Adult Education to Grow a Skilled Workforce

October 31, 2009

Offers employers advice on the key elements of an adult education program designed to prepare adults for postsecondary learning and work and build a globally competitive workforce. Outlines employers' roles, promising practices, and quality assessments.

Guide to Adult Education for Work: Transforming Adult Education to Grow a Skilled Workforce

October 31, 2009

Proposes a framework for an adult education program designed to prepare adults for both postsecondary learning and work and build a globally competitive U.S. workforce. Includes benchmarks, promising practices, case studies, and a self-assessment tool.

International Trends in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning

October 31, 2009

Summarizes emerging international models and strategies for adult basic education and language training programs in the areas of learning standards, certifications, financial incentives, employer involvement, and quality measures.

Tough Choices or Tough Times: The Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce

January 1, 2007

Proposes a far-reaching redesign of the American education system to improve the quality of the American workforce in response to global competition for jobs.