The ADVANCE IET project (2022–2025) provides new training opportunities and resources to assist state adult education offices, professional development providers, and local program staff in enhancing and expanding IET programs for adult education participants.
Building upon the inaugural Increasing IET Opportunities for Adults project (2019 – 2022), which resulted in an IET Design Toolkit and Train-the-Trainer resources to support the design and development of IET programs for adults, ADVANCE IET will provide:
- Two Basic IET Design Camp cohorts in spring and summer 2023
- Five Advanced Design Camp cohorts in winter and spring 2024
- Deployment of a National IET Coaching Cadre to provide customized and targeted state technical assistance
- Curation and distribution of IET program and instructional resources
- A new IET video series documenting implementation strategies, promising program design, and specialized models that serve diverse learners in a variety of settings
- Three new online self-paced IET courses
The ADVANCE IET project is being conducted by the American Institutes for Research in partnership with World Education, Inc. under contract to the U.S. Department of Education. The project started in September 2022. For more information, please email Amy Dalsimer, the Project Director, at adalsimer@air.org, or contact IETDesignCampInfo@air.org.
About Integrated Education and Training
Our nation’s economy and global competitiveness depend on an educated, skilled workforce that can quickly adapt to changes in technology and business processes. Adult educators understand that adult learners need opportunities to obtain workplace and career management skills through work-based learning experiences that prepare them for the complex future they face.
The federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) has changed the landscape of adult education by focusing the field on workforce development outcomes and programming that support the integration of education and training and career pathways. Integrated Education and Training (IET) is an educational practice grounded in adult learning theory. IET programs help adults who lack basic skills, relevant occupational skills, and essential workplace skills to attain the competencies and credentials needed for in-demand careers.
The Increasing Integrated Education and Training Opportunities for Adults project (2019–2022) developed resources to assist state adult education offices, professional development providers, and local program staff in enhancing and expanding IET programs for adult education participants. The project built on prior OCTAE investments in developing career pathways for adults including the Policy to Performance Toolkit (OCTAE, 2012), the Career Pathways Planner (OCTAE, 2016), and the Career Pathways Checklist (OCTAE, 2017).
The Increasing Integrated Education and Training Opportunities for Adults project was conducted by the American Institutes for Research in partnership with Safal Partners, under contract to the U.S. Department of Education. The project concluded in September 2022. For more information, please email Amanda Ahlstrand, the Project Director, at aahlstrand@air.org, or contact IETDesignCampInfo@air.org.
