Integrated Education and Training HISET plus skill development

1. Adult Education and Workforce Development Working Together Integrated Education and TrainingHISET plus skill development

2. American business loses more than $60 billion in productivity each year due to employees’ lack of basic skills. National Adult Literacy Survey

3. Capstone Stories Kathy’s Success Story – Passed HiSET and CNA certification Michelle’s Success Story – Passed HiSEtand Welding certification

6. State Assessment of Adult Literacy 2003 • 35% at or below basic Prose Literacy skill level • Finding in a pamphlet for prospective jurors an explanation of how people were selected for the jury pool. • 28% at or below basic Document Literacy skill level • Using a television guide to find out what programs are on at a specific time. • 49% at or below basic Quantitative Literacy skill level • Comparing the ticket prices for two events.

8. College & Career Ready Classes • HiSET Prep • WorkKeys Prep • College Placement Prep ELA Classes • Reading • Writing • Listening • Speaking • Citizenship • Civics

9. Unemployment Rate Franklin County, MO • January 2012 steady decrease • May 2018 – 3.3% • January 2019 – 3.6% Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

10. Civilian Labor Force Franklin County, Missouri Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

11. Integrated Education and Training (IET) How Does It Work?

12. 3 Adult Learning Theories • Andragogy • Self directed, motivated • Draws from life experiences • Problem centered • Self-Directed Learning (SDL) • Individuals take the initiative for their learning • Transformative Learning (TL) • Learning that changes the way individuals think about themselves and their world

13. 3 Required Components 1. Adult education and literacy activities2. Workforce prep – academic skills, critical thinking skills, digital literacy skills, self management skills3. Workforce training for a specific occupation – occupation skills training – on-the-job-training (OJT)

14. The adult education and literacy activities, workforce preparation activities, and workforce training must be provided concurrently and contextually such that: 1. Each are of sufficient intensity and quality; 2. Occur simultaneously; and 3. Use occupationally relevant instructional materials in all 3 components.

15. Who is our Hidden Talent?

16. Hidden Talent Pools • If regional unemployment rate has dropped 4% • What about these demographic groups? • High School students (46%) • People without a high school diploma (6.1%) • Veterans • Vocational Rehabilitation Program • Partnering with job seeker services, MO employment offices, and job fairs. • Probation re-entry

17. Key to Success • Integrate Adult Education with Workforce Development • High School Equivalence (HSE) –Reading, Writing and Math skills to pass the HiSET • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Cooling, Refrigeration (HVAC/R), Welding, Precision Machinery (PM) and Certified Nursing Assistant programs.

18. Key to Success Collaboration, Communication, Coordination A joint effort between Adult Education and Literacy and Workforce Development

19. References Missouri State Assessment of Adult Literacy (2003) http://www.air.org/sites/default/files/downloads/report/SAAL_MO_web_0.pdf United States Census Bureau Quick Facts https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/00 Teaching Excellence in Adult Literacy https://lincs.ed.gov/sites/default/files/11_%20TEAL_Adult_Learning_Theory.pdf