High-quality IET programs adhere to state and federal policies and take advantage of multiple available funding streams. The resources in this section support alignment with federal and state policies.
State and Federal IET Policies
The resources in State and Federal IET Policies address approaches that align with state and/or federal IET policies.
Integrated Education and Training: A Career Pathways Policy & Practice
Center for Postsecondary and Economic Successes (CLASP) (2017)
Results of a national survey of adult education providers to learn more about IET models, funding mechanisms, and partnerships across the country.
Integrated Education and Training Policy: 50-State Scan
National Skills Coalition (2016)
A survey of all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that 18 states have adopted at least one form of integrated education and training policy.
Upskilling Learners with Disabilities
National Skills Coalition (2019)
This brief (1) outlines how adult education, workforce development, and vocational rehabilitation partners can unite to help individuals with disabilities access skill-building opportunities and (2) shows how IET programming can be used to include and support them in this endeavor. The authors highlight a case study and provide recommendations for considering this approach and for supporting appropriate collaboration among WIOA systems.
Foundational Skills in the Service Sector
National Skills Coalition (2017)
This paper describes the characteristics of American workers who are employed in key service-sector industries but lack foundational skills, highlights promising practices and interventions to help them upskill, and details key federal and state policy levers that foster economic mobility.
Webinar: Integrated Education and Training: Practice & Policy (2016)
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
This webinar recording features a panel of leading experts from around the country discussing how IET models are being implemented. Panelists share real examples of the opportunities (and lessons learned) that can support administrators and practitioners in developing quality IET models.
Measurable Skill Gains (MSG) Guidance for Integrated Education & Training (IET) and Workplace Literacy
Technical College System of Georgia (2021)
This policy brief from the Technical College System of Georgia provides supplementary guidance for establishing approved workplace literacy programs and collecting data to report on Measurable Skills Gain (MSG) Types 3, 4, and 5 for workplace literacy and IET participants. It outlines standards for documenting IET learner achievements in sections covering assessment via credit-hour transcripts, progress toward a milestone, occupational exams, and desired milestones for employers. The brief also provides scenario-based examples, a definitions appendix, and bulleted lists.
Maryland's MSG Policy
Maryland Department of Labor (2023)
Maryland’s Measurable Skill Gains (MSG) Policy outlines all MSG types, with a special focus on Type 4. Included in the resource is a Progress Milestones Gains Report template. While this resource is state specific, for states that have not developed MSG guidance on the MSG types, especially Type 4, nor have considered how MSG can play a role in IET program design, the resource is a helpful starting point worthy of review and can guide the development of appropriate state policy.
Virginia's IET by Industry Information
Virginia Department of Education (2023)
This public Tableau dashboard includes a listing of the training partners and employer partners involved in Virginia’s IET programs. The dashboard allows views by industry or funding source, and the categories of information include the credential embedded in the program, whether the credential stacks, and the names of training and employer partners. This resource can be used to inform a state or local program about the range of possibilities for IET programs or help demonstrate to an industry partner that the model already has traction in that industry.
ICAPS Manual FY24
Illinois Community College Board (2024)
This manual provides an overview of Illinois’s IET implementation guidance. It includes definitions and guidance on the rationale for IET, the required components of IET, Illinois-specific requirements, team teaching, student supports, braided funding, recruitment strategies, and partnerships. This resource is beneficial to state administrators looking to develop or enhance IET policy within their state.
Federal Funding Resources
The resources in Federal Funding Resources support the development and maintenance of multiple funding sources for all phases of an IET program.
Braided Funding: Using Federal Perkins V Funds to Support ICAPS Programs
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (2022)
The Illinois Integrated Career & Academic Preparation System (ICAPS) is committed to the implementation of effective IET programs. This informational video highlights how Perkins V funding can be braided to support IET programs.
Resources on Ability to Benefit
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) (2019)
This webpage provides a series of linked resources on Ability to Benefit provisions related to federal financial aid for students lacking a school diploma or equivalent. These resources provide best practices for states and institutions to help low-skilled students access financial aid, complete postsecondary credentials, and secure family-sustaining jobs.
Career and College Readiness ICAPS and Braided Funding
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (2022)
This webinar features providers from Heartland Community College describing how they adapted the Integrated Career & Academic Preparation System (ICAPS) model to emphasize a student-centered approach, transitions and career navigation support, and braided funding. It describes an agency shift in this level-up program to infuse more career pathways guidance at multiple stages of intake and push-in to classes, including the hiring of an actual career navigator position. It provides the case for IET programming and describes their braided funding approach to execute their programming.
Braided Funding: How to Get the Most Bang for Your Federal Perkins V Buck
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (2022)
This webinar from the Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support’s Transitions Academy provides an in-depth exploration of how funding under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act can be braided with adult education funding in order to support integrated programs, such as an IET. After providing a Perkins funding overview, the webinar thoroughly describes common allowable expenses and the special populations targeted by the funding.
State and Federal Financial Aid for Adult Students without a High School Credential
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (2021)
This issue brief provides technical details about what the Ability to Benefit provision is and guides programs in connecting adult students with two major tuition assistance programs: the Washington College Grant program and the Federal Pell Grant program.
WIOA Wednesday: Performance Accountability, Parts 1 and 2
U.S. Departments of Education and Labor (2016)
This two-part webinar provides stakeholders with a better understanding of the performance accountability provisions in section 116 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and the accompanying regulation.
Investments in I-BEST Programs: A Cost Benefit to Students and Society
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (2013)
This article provides a cost-benefit analysis of the return on investment for I-BEST instruction, with a focus on the annual rate of return. By providing a picture of how IET delivers financial benefits, it can aid programs as they attempt to direct investments, resources, and partnerships toward the development of IET programs.