- Digital Equity for Immigrant and Refugee Communities: Preparing for the Digital Equity Competitive Grant (Event posted:
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The Digital Equity Act of 2021 provides an unprecedented opportunity to close the digital divide for all, including immigrants and refugees. With the Digital Equity Competitive Grant expected out in August/September 2024, immigrant and refugee serving organizations and State offices can tap into federal funding to support both new and existing digital equity and inclusion efforts. We invite you to join the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), World Education, and World Education… - Developing digital proficiencies of English learners in adult education (Resource posted:
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All around the globe, the development of digital skills is considered a priority because individuals are increasingly asked to interact with digital information. Digital literacy is required to communicate effectively and accomplish social and work-related tasks. Although there is a significant body of literature on the development of digital proficiencies in educational settings from elementary school to university, there is limited research with adults who are continuing their education later… - Current Assessment Needs in Adult Education and Workforce Development (Resource posted:
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The present report summarizes the research conducted through focus groups, literature reviews, and listening sessions to understand and document the specific assessment needs in adult education and workforce development. (November 2023) - Assessing the Dimensionality of O*NET Cognitive Ability Ratings Across Job Zones (Resource posted:
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The present report analyzes the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network (O*NET) data, revealing social skills, reasoning skills, and verbal skills are important for success across different types of jobs. (February 2024) - Texas Standards 2.0 Webinar (Resource posted:
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Webinar recorded on 11/3/2021 for the UMass ASAP project. Here, presenters Maria Elena Oliveri, Karl Haigler, and Anson Green provide an explanation of how the Texas 2.0 adult education/workforce development standards were created. These standards bridged adult education and job training programs using the O*NET job classification system. More info about the Texas Standards 2.0 project, including the Standards themselves, is available here. (November 2021)
