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Will it Stick?
Developing Adult Education Workforce Strategies by Teri Barnett The Beginning The academic and workforce development needs for adult education learners in Northern Virginia (NOVA) are remarkably different from any other region in the state. Our learners, regardless of the program, are about 95 percent English language learners. They… Read More
Refugee Integration through Digital Equity
by Mary Lynch Through its partnership with World Education and Commonwealth Catholic Charities, Literacy for Life seeks to ensure that refugees resettling in the Peninsula area have access to Internet service, devices, and digital literacy skills so that they can benefit from Literacy for Life’s existing… Read More
Free Economic Empowerment Curriculum Coming in November
by Dr. Cheryl A. Ayers Guided by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the primary goal of the U.S. Economic Empowerment Project is to offer a retroactive opportunity for disenfranchised, marginalized, low socioeconomic, and low educational attainment adults in all 50 states to learn… Read More
Closing the Digital Skills Divide in Virginia
Closing the Digital Skill Divide: The Payoff for Virginia Workers, Business, and the Economy This page contains the archived presentation and important links from the February 2023 webinar on Closing the Digital Skills Divide in Virginia presented by the National Skills Coalition. The webinar presentation materials View the… Read More
Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE)
Integrated English literacy and civics education, or IELCE, is defined in WIOA as education services provided to English language learners who are adults, including professionals with degrees and credentials in their native countries, that enable such adults to achieve competency in the English language and acquire the basic and more… Read More
Adults with {Dis}abilities: Featured Instructional Resources
Professional Development Learning events on this page have been selected to be responsive to the requirements stated in Adult Education Director’s Memo #62-23 for current grantees. See also our Science of Reading page. More events will be added as they become available. Read More
Apprenticeship: Why it’s a Great Workforce Strategy
by Debby Hopkins “Learning more about modern apprenticeship and how you can incorporate this workforce strategy into your efforts is well worth your time.” When you consider how to pursue careers in health care, cyber security, financial services, or law, does an apprenticeship option cross your mind? A December… Read More
Developing a Relationship Strategy
by Vici Garber “It is important to note that our relationship was not an overnight success. It was established over time with a foundation built on trust, follow-through, collaboration, and proven expertise.” The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was signed into law in July, 2014. WIOA… Read More
Kate Daly Rolander
I serve as the Director of Literacy Programming and the Workforce Education Specialist at the Resource Center in VCU’s Center for Teacher Leadership. In my role as manager, I support VALRC’s specialists through intentional collaboration, a focus on communication, and advocacy for the field in which we work, adult education. Read More