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New Podcast Series Highlights Student Voices
July 1, 2021
The Advancing Innovation project has a new podcast series highlighting the voices of adult learners. Staff from three of the programs named as innovative practices in adult education interviewed their students to gain insight on their educational experiences, what they gained from participating in the programs, and advice for other adult learners. Episodes in the series include:
- Secondary Credentialing Program: Multi-Craft Core Curriculum High School Equivalency Diploma (MC3/HSED) – Holly McCoy, Executive Director of the Literacy Services of Wisconsin and Matt Waltz, Chief Operating Officer of the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership speak with Steven Miravete, a current building trades student in the MC3/HSED program. Steven shares what interested him in the building trades and the effect of the support he receives from faculty. Listen Now
- Bridge Program: PluggedIn Virginia (PIVA) – Samantha Lassiter, a current student in the PIVA Boot Camp program, talks with Danielle Perry, Integrated Education and Training Coordinator of the Peninsula Regional Education Program in Virginia. Samantha talks about the value of participating in the program and her new confidence as she works towards securing logistics certification. Listen Now
- IET Program: Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) – Fran Johns, a CCMA instructor in Indiana, talks with Jamie Shepherd, who graduated from the program. Jamie shares how a desire for change and course flexibility led her to enroll. Listen Now
Partnerships Play Key Role in Innovative Practices in Adult Education
February 16, 2021
The Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project announced the second round of innovative practices in adult education for bridge and integrated education and training (IET) programs. The five adult education practices highlighted employ innovative approaches and partnerships that support adults’ development of the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to enroll and be successful in postsecondary education or occupational training, earn short-term credentials, and obtain employment.
The programs, which are part of local school districts, have developed strong partnerships with a range of stakeholders, including community and technical colleges, universities, workforce development providers, and employers.
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February 9, 2021
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Just Published: Compendium of Innovative Practices
October 15, 2020
Check out the LINCS Resource Collection for the recently published Compendium of Innovative Practices: Secondary Credentialing Programs for Adults, featuring four innovative secondary credentialing programs. Adult education State staff, program administrators, instructors and staff, workforce development staff, federal agency staff, and adult education researchers can use the Compendium of Innovative Practices to learn about new and enhanced approaches for adults to earn a secondary credential that include occupational training or earning of postsecondary credits as part of the credentialing option, or that involve web-based delivery of a credentialing program.
Meet the Innovators in Secondary Credentialing!
September 21, 2020
It’s National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week (NAEFL)! The Advancing Innovation project is excited to announce our first round of innovators in adult education. Four practices were selected for their innovative approaches for adults to attain a secondary credential while developing career-readiness skills, earning college credits, or obtaining an occupational certificate in a career pathway. Explore the Gallery of Practices for short profiles of the innovators in secondary credentialing for adult learners.