Career Pathways

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Atlantic Cape Community College has developed three successful IET programs for careers in the Hospitality and Tourism industry. In anticipation of the opening of two new casinos in 2018, Atlantic Cape Community College developed three IET programs for mid to high level English Language Learners; Bilingual Front Desk Representative, Bilingual Blackjack Dealer and Bilingual Roulette Dealer. Successful Front Desk Representative students earned the Certified Guest Service Professional (CGSP®) certification and the Front Desk Representative Certification (CFDA®), through the American Hotel and Lodging Associations Educational institute. Students in the gaming programs received the Certified Guest Service Professional credential as well as the New Jersey Casino Control Commission Gaming License #35. This workshop will discuss how to choose appropriate IETs for your area, working with your local WBD and the development of curriculum. Outcome measures related to WIOA Title II NRS Tables will be discussed.

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Providing basic tools for financial success is an important step to help improve the lives of low-literacy populations. Success is heightened when parents and children learn together and support one another in making smart, beneficial money decisions. This workshop provides the tools to help families openly discuss money matters and gain the critical life skills needed to make smart financial choices. Key content includes understanding wants versus needs, setting savings goals, earning money, shopping wisely,planning, and banking.

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This workshop will walk you through teaching money strategies to former inmates in making a successful re-entry into society. Former inmates are released into a new life—often with no home, little money, and questionable credit. Finding and keeping a job, as well as managing the money they earn, is essential to successful re-entry into society, especially in a digital age where quick financial decisions can lead to lasting setbacks. Help ex-convicts establish a solid financial foundation by using this workshop that provides basic financial planning tips, including creating a spending plan, establishing a banking relationship, and avoiding money traps like those posed by an online casino that can drain resources through unregulated betting. Then, facilitators, educators, and volunteers can measure the financial education program with simple, effective evaluations that make it easy to demonstrate learning, highlight risks in high-stakes online engagements, and show the value of this personal finance curriculum.

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This workshop is primarily intended for adults in their 50's and early 60's who are thinking ahead to retirement when they will no longer have new income sources. The rise of digital platforms, particularly online casino Canada, has introduced new avenues for entertainment but also heightened vulnerabilities. The decisions they make about how personal and financial information is protected can have a significant impact on their retirement paychecks. If they become a victim of fraud or deceptive actions within these online environments, they have challenging income-reducing circumstances at a time when new sources of income are limited.

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The financial decisions we make every day are only partially based on facts and logic. Our financial decisions are also influenced by inner drivers that we are often not even aware of–unconscious needs,wants, and “shoulds.” These inner drivers become the values that affect all of our financial decisions. The free LifeValues Quiz is a research-based tool that can be used with adult learners to help them understand the unconscious drivers that influence their everyday money habits. Session participants will take the LifeValues Quiz, learn about the 4 inner values that drive financial behaviors, and learn how to utilize the resource with adult learners. The LifeValues Quiz is a fun activity to include in programming that covers topics like spending, saving, and household financial decision-making.

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Money is a challenging topic, and many parents may feel that talking about money with their children is taboo. Others may feel that money management is too complex a topic to explain to their children. Whatever their reluctance, parents need to be encouraged in discussing financial concepts with their children and become role models for using money wisely. With the rise of digital platforms blending entertainment and education, families can explore financial ideas through interactive adventures that make learning feel like play. Join in the conversation as we discuss family financial literacy, the role it plays in moving families forward, and dive into free resources available from the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) and the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). These resources include a gaming app to reach learners on the go, created through collaborations with developers behind Le Bandit to bring thrilling chases into lessons on saving and spending, classroom books, and a booklet of games to help parents engage their children in the conversation about financial literacy. Drawing from these dynamic worlds fosters habits that turn everyday decisions into opportunities for growth and smart choices.

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Additional Resource to support Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets - https://mindsetonline.com/testyourmindset/step1.php

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This session will describe a pilot study that asked practitioners to describe the "change points" and the bottlenecks and barriers they have observed students experience when they need to transition from one class or program to another to complete their adult education trajectory. This data will inform a broader study focused on developing effective practices to support students when they encounter these change points so that they will be more likely to continue their adult education trajectory.