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Adult Learner Leadership Council

Now accepting nominations for Virginia’s Adult Learner Leadership Council

A working group providing input for learner-centered programming and increasing awareness of adult education throughout the state.

Do you have learners from your program (past or present) who would be great advocates for adult education programs? VALRC would like to support a group of adult learners from across the state who will lend their experience, perspectives, and input to program efforts. Some examples would be:

  • The statewide promotion of adult education programs & how best to inspire enrollment.
  • Review & advising for the adult learner publication, SPOTLIGHT.
  • How best to incorporate & elevate learner voice into programs.
  • Effective messaging & use of the LACES data management student portal.
  • Leadership opportunities for adult learners (presentations, webinars, publications, COABE, etc.)
Nomination Form

Adult Learners can benefit through: 

  1. $500 stipend – Upon completion, participants will receive a stipend for their efforts.
  2. Leadership training – VALRC facilitators will deliver project-based leadership skills training to participants according to standards & best practices.
  3. Employability skills development – Throughout the year, VALRC facilitators will work with adult learner leaders to identify * document evidence of leadership skills developed, which can be put on a résumé.

4 adult learners sitting around a table with a computer and papers“What matters is not what we teach; it’s what they learn, and the probability of real learning is far higher when the students have a lot to say about both the content and the process.” – Alfie Kohn

Adult Learner Commitment

  • 1-year term (November 2024 to October 2025)
  • 3 in-person meetings with VALRC facilitator (location TBD and transportation reimbursement provided)
  • Monthly Zoom meetings with VALRC facilitator
  • Additional responsibilities decided on by group

Nominate an adult learner leader today!

We are looking for GED®, NEDP, ABE, and English language learners who would like to actively develop their leadership skills and share their talents with us and each other. Nominations will be open until October 31 with invitations to participate going out in November.

Questions? Contact us at [email protected].