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This informational video highlights how Perkins V funding can be braided to support IET programs.
The Illinois Integrated Career & Academic Preparation System (ICAPS) is committed to the implementation of effective Integrated Education and Training (IET) Programs. This informational video highlights how Perkins V funding can be braided to support IET programs.
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States or local providers looking to create IETs using a braided funding model can use this guide to help understand how the regulations allow Perkins V funding to be used with Adult Education Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) funding for IET programs.
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From studies meeting WWC Standards and the Postsecondary Career and Technical Education topic area protocol, the report concludes that I-BEST had a range of statistically significant, positive effects on outcomes, such as improved credential attainment and short-term employment and earnings.
Rising employer demand for skilled workers has driven efforts to better align occupational training programs to industry needs. Yet, even as the demand for skilled workers increases, less than half of students who enter occupational training programs receive a credential within six years. Community colleges are working to find faster and more effective ways to train those in need of basic skills instruction in math, reading, or job skills. Traditionally, basic skills courses are offered in a sequence that must be completed before students can begin college-level occupational training. However, most students referred to basic skills training never enroll in college-level courses. As its name implies, Washington State's "Integrated Basic Education Skills and Training (I-BEST)" provides integrated basic skills and occupational training that allows students to complete their training program faster, and provides supports designed to ensure students stay engaged in training. Washington State's "I-BEST" program was developed by the Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) and was first implemented in the 2006-2007 school year. Since its creation, "I-BEST" has been replicated in other locations, sometimes under different names. "Accelerating Opportunity" was launched in four states in 2011 with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. With support from the U.S. Department of Labor's Workforce Innovation Fund (WIF), the "Accelerating Connections to Employment (ACE)" program was implemented in four states in 2013. Both "Accelerating Opportunity" and "ACE" programs note that they are based on the "I-BEST" model, with the same core commitment to integrated basic skills and occupational training. Supports provided by these programs differ slightly, and these differences are described in this report. This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) report, part of the WWC's Postsecondary Career and Technical Education topic area, explores the effects of "I-BEST" on education and labor market outcomes. The WWC identified 12 studies of "I-BEST." Three of these studies meet WWC standards. The evidence presented in this report is from studies of the impact of "I-BEST" on students in career and technical education programs--including African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and White students--in a variety of school settings, including urban, suburban, and rural community colleges.
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The high level of academic rigor makes this resource a valuable one for those engaging in IET program design. The style is academic and research-focused, but charts, bullets, and graphic elements are included to ease readability. It takes into account factors, such as how I-BEST has been implemented, the components of I-BEST, including instructional models, career navigational support for students, financial support (e.g., childcare and transportation assistance), job placement help, and I-BEST costs. Using common standards for gauging student career pathways progress, it supports data-based decision making based on I-BEST models for IET program design.
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2021
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This resource provides a comprehensive set of integrated learning outcomes (a single set of learning objectives, or SSLO) for a variety of career pathways, including those for home health aides, certified nursing assistants, logistics and transportation specialists, and building tradespeople and construction design technologists. Some SSLOs are designed specifically for English for Speakers of Other Languages and General Education Development.
This resource can be used to help create SSLO for a variety of career pathway integrated education and training programs. It offers the objectives, relative skill-development pieces and standards, and curricular ideas for implementation. Educators at different programs throughout Florida developed each SSLO, meaning the examples demonstrate effective SSLOs within a range of contexts.
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2021
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This resource evaluates the Mississippi Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training initiative, which integrates career and technical education with adult education to help residents without a high school credential or with low incomes gain valuable skills and employment. It provides comprehensive insights into the program’s implementation, outcomes, and return on investment, focusing on policy changes, student support services, and partnerships that enhance the educational and economic opportunities for nontraditional students in Mississippi. The report can be used as a guide for structuring the evaluations of program models and program outcomes as measured against an established theory of change.
This resource benefits educators, policymakers, and program administrators by providing detailed evidence of the positive impacts of the Mississippi Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training initiative on educational and employment outcomes for low-income and nontraditional students. It is useful for designing and refining integrated education and training programs, offering insights into effective policy changes, student support services, and community partnerships that enhance student success and economic mobility.
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2021
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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 five innovative practices selected by the Advancing Innovation in Adult Education project. The adult practices highlighted illustrate innovative and enhanced approaches for providing bridge and integrated education and training (IET) programs that assist adult learners in developing the skills, abilities, and knowledge they need to enroll in postsecondary education or occupational training, earn short-term credentials, and obtain employment.
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This compendium provides information about two types of practices: bridge programs and integrated education and training (IET) programs. Adult education bridge programs prepare adults to enroll in postsecondary education and training through occupationally contextualized literacy and numeracy instruction and career and college success activities. IET programs enable adult learners to develop their foundational skills and workforce preparation skills through occupational training that leads to educational and career advancement.
A variety of stakeholders will find this information useful, including AE state staff; AE program administrators, instructors, and staff; workforce development staff; federal agency staff; and AE researchers.
This compendium describes the project’s criteria for the selection of innovative practices, and provides context for the practices that were selected and profiles each of the innovative practices.
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2021
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These videos can be used to recruit teachers for IET and for messaging around the benefits of collaborative/team teaching for instructors and learners.
The Illinois Integrated Career & Academic Preparation System (ICAPS) is committed to the implementation of effective Integrated Education and Training (IET) Programs. To meet this need, ICAPS has developed a series of teacher videos to effectively implement IET programming. These videos can be used to recruit teachers for IET and for messaging around the benefits of collaborative/team teaching for instructors and learners.
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These videos can be used as a recruitment tool for learners and instructors to effectively collaborate in teaching and implementing IET programming.
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This spotlight describes actions and strategies that career navigators and advisors can take in helping English learners and immigrants participating in IELCE and IET activities.
Career navigators and advisors support adult learners by providing a consistent point of contact throughout their education program and identifying services and resources to support learners on their career pathway. This support can be crucial to English learners and immigrants learning to navigate complex U.S. systems. This spotlight offers recommendations and resources for career navigators and program staff serving ELs and adult immigrant learners.
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This spotlight offers strategies for career navigators to apply to the services they provide to English learners and immigrants. Career navigators will benefit from learning about different strategies and considerations they can bring to their work with these learners. Learners will benefit from the support of career navigators who are better prepared to help those learners take advantage of available services, supports, and opportunities. Strong navigation services also help English and immigrant learners who are better supported and prepare for and succeed in their next steps, be it continued education, workforce training, or careers.
In this spotlight, career navigators will learn from strategies and examples from Austin Community College’s Career Pathways Coordinator, the partnership of adult education providers in Chicago that provides a career navigator position at their local OneStop, and others. The spotlight culminates with a selection of resources, research, and training opportunities that career navigators can explore for more information.
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2023
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The Nursing Assistant textbook prepares students for employment as nursing assistants as well as for entry to other health-related programs. The book covers ten chapters, virtual simulations, and checklists to prepare participants to take the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Competency Exam. The book can be viewed online or downloaded in a variety of formats, including PDF and ePub.
Developed by the Wisconsin Technical College System’s Nursing Assistant program, this is an excellent open-source textbook for certified nursing assistant or nursing assistant instruction. As it was designed for the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Competency Exam, it may need to be adapted to each state’s required exam. The online version includes interactive glossary terms that allow learners to examine and reinforce key terminology as they read, and it also contains video content, links to supplementary sources, and interactive knowledge checks. Sample skills checklists are also provided throughout the book.
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2023