Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection

Persistent barriers to accessing high-quality, affordable postsecondary education remain for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. This guide was developed by the U.S.

This guide summarizes considerations, tools, and examples that can be used by state and facility administrators and instructors as they develop and implement IET programs in jails and prisons.

The Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit guides users through a team-based approach to develop customized IET solutions that address the needs of adult learners and local businesses through four iterative phases: Research and Assess, Design and Plan, Develop and Implement, and Evaluate and Improve. Train-the-Trainer materials are also available to support the IET Design process. See the abstract for links.

This website provides free contextualized video lessons and resources for adult educators and adult students.

This compendium describes five innovative practices in bridge and integrated education and training (IET) programs as selected by the  Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project.

This compendium describes nine innovative practices with a holistic approach to adult education services as selected by the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project.

This practice guide provides community colleges with five specific recommendations for supporting occupational skills training through career pathways.

The Personal and Workplace Success Skills Library is a curated collection of resources to guide the integration of personal and workplace success skills into curriculum and instruction, advising and coaching, assessment, and program design.

This website contains resources curated by state staff in Wisconsin to support the development and expansion of Integrated Education and Training.

This report explores an approach for enhancing career-relevant learning in the classroom. 

This e-guide provides resources and guidance to internationally trained immigrants seeking to use their education in the field of law in the United States.

This compendium describes the four innovative practices in secondary
credentialing selected from the Round 1 Advancing Innovation in Adult
Education applications.

This brief explains what civics education skills are and why they are important for adult learners.

This brief explains what workforce preparation skills are and why they are important.

This special edition of the COABE Journal highlights career pathways and workforce development.

This themed edition of the COABE Journal highlights educational programs, approaches, and professionals who work with adults currently serving or who have served time in correctional settings.

This report analyzes data on the postsecondary degree and non-degree credential attainment of first- and second-generation adults (ages 16 to 64) to explore the relationship between these credentials and adults’ economic outcomes.

Evaluation report on the Accelerating Opportunity (AO) initiative, which aimed to help adults with low basic skills earn valued occupational credentials, obtain well-paying jobs, and sustain rewarding careers.

This report explores how improving the process by which edtech is developed and deployed in the marketplace can result in greater classroom impact for adult educators and learners.

Power in Numbers aims to help adult students receive the higher-level math skills they need to succeed in the real world. This video series comprises of three short videos in English and Spanish and an accompanying video discussion guide. The series serves to promote the importance and relevance of advanced math skills to inspire adult learners.

This report presents the results of a systematic examination of rigorous evaluation studies to determine what is known about the impact of career pathways on adults seeking to attain a living-wage career.

This First Look report from the National Center for Education Statistics provides selected key findings on adults' attainment of nondegree credentials (licenses, certifications, and postsecondary certificates), and their completion of work experience programs such as apprenticeships and internships.

This module focuses on the task analysis process in relation to content demands, thinking skills, and language use.

An evaluation of the two-year Transition to College and Careers demonstration project, which addressed academic and non-academic barriers to college for adult learners in six adult education centers across New England.

This report presents findings from a research project that examines how adult education providers in three cities designed and implemented career pathways programming for adults who are immigrants or have barriers to employment and education.