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The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center equips the field of adult education and literacy with essential skills and resources to expand access to high-quality instruction and workforce preparation.
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The Latest from VALRC
April 2026 PROGRESS: Showcasing Success
Progress, Virginia's adult education and literacy newsletter, returns from hiatus this spring with the first of several "mini issues." This edition focuses on how we highlight adult education's success stories, whether individual student achievements or program successes. Read More
More Than Job Hunting: How Career Fairs Become Community Catalysts
For Maria, walking into the English Empowerment Center's Career and Opportunities Fair meant stepping into uncharted territory. Like 81% of the 285 people who attended this event, this was her first career fair ever. Read More
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
Read the latest round-up email to learn about online training events in May and June. Find out how to share your expertise… Read More
SPOTLIGHT 2025
Read the fourth volume of collected writing by Virginia adult education learners. Read More
Upcoming Events
Refresher: LACES Data Analysis Session
Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system. This is a refresher session geared towards beginning… Read More
Literacy Minnesota: How Adult Brains Learn Languages
Learn what research has to say about how adult brains learn a new language, how trauma and stress impact learning, and how this influences the… Read More
IET Office Hour
Come discuss IET planning tools, IET maps, and all aspects of programming for IETs, IELCE, and workforce programming in adult education. Come with questions! Read More
VALRC: LACES Data Analysis Session
Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system. Join here… Read More
NEDP Spring Leadership Meeting
This meeting is for Virginia’s NEDP program managers and leaders. Register here. Read More