Announcements
Here's where you can find announcements from the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) at the U. S. Department of Education concerning AEFLA implementation.
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The adult education National Reporting System database is now open for program year 2023-24 reporting. The attached memo provides reporting instructions for grants awarded under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. NRS Annual Reporting… Read More
The National Reporting System (NRS) for adult education technical assistance (TA) guide has been updated to reflect changes made during OCTAE’s renewal of the information collection request which contains the annual reporting tables approved under… Read More
The U.S. Department of Education invites you to drive and support student completion of the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). We request that you engage with your adult education programs and stakeholders to promote FAFSA… Read More
The U.S. Department of Education’s ADVANCE IET project provides training and resources to assist adult educators in developing, strengthening, and scaling IET programs that effectively support adult learner pathways to high-quality careers. The… Read More
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) reminds you to register for the upcoming ADVANCE IET State Coaching informational webinar, which is part of the ADVANCE IET technical assistance project .… Read More
OCTAE (DAEL) is please to announce the 2024 Summer Teacher Training Institute (STTI) for adult education teachers offered through the LINCS Technical Assistance Center. STTI is a new and completely free LINCS professional development opportunity… Read More
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is announcing the opening of the application period for a new funding opportunity under the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program : the Citizenship and Integration Training Academy (CITA ). CITA is a… Read More
In this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), OCTAE urges States and localities to allocate Perkins V and AEFLA funds to basic or secondary education programs in prisons. Supporting Investments in Correctional Education through Adult, Career, and Technical… Read More
Are you looking for ways to initiate or enhance IET programming? Are you searching for specific classroom materials to incorporate into an established IET course? Start your search with the new Integrated Education and Training (IET) Resource… Read More
Webinar Title: Raise the Bar: Lead the World Description: Public education lifts up communities, unites people around student success, strengthens our democracy, grows our economy, and empowers people everywhere to realize their dreams. The U.S.… Read More
OCTAE is pleased to announce a new self-paced online course from ADVANCE IET is now available on the LINCS Learning Portal . The Integrated Education and Training (IET) Fundamentals course introduces the foundational concepts, requirements, and… Read More
Date: January 31, 2024 The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) released Program Memo 24-3: Use of Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Funds for Participant Child and Dependent Care and Transportation Costs – Frequently… Read More
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our LINCS Universal Technical Assistance (TA) webinar Raise the Bar: Lead the World originally scheduled for tomorrow, January 31, 2024 will be postponed until next month on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 . All… Read More
In 2024, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will announce new programs to help eligible entities pursue activities to advance digital equity in their communities. Therefore, several organizations – the U.S.… Read More
The U.S. Department of Education has announced Gladeo as the grand-prize winner and Workbay as the runner-up of the $1 million Future Finder Challenge to reimagine career navigation for adult learners. Gladeo will receive an additional $500,000… Read More
Correctional Education Webinar Series: Pipeline to Pell - Supporting Students in Higher Education in Prison December 4, 2023 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET The Office of Correctional Education, in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career,… Read More
The Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) and the ADVANCE IET team are delighted to invite your state staff and local program providers to a live webinar on IET Strategies in Action - Creating Success for Diverse Populations on… Read More
On October 31, 2023, the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education released Program Memo 24-2: Requirements for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plans for Program Years (PY) 2024-2027 . This policy guidance, developed… Read More
The application is now open for IET Advanced Design Camps (ADC). The IET Advanced Design Camp (ADC) is designed to help state leaders and current IET program practitioners improve and grow their IET programming. Each ADC consists of a one-hour… Read More
To increase the number of states and local programs delivering high-quality IET programs, OCTAE is offering state teams the opportunity to participate in IET Advanced Design Camp (ADC) training. The ADC is designed to help state leaders and… Read More
Today, in honor of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week and in partnership with the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), the U.S. Department of Education's; Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education;(OCTAE) is proud to… Read More
Today, in recognition of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, the U.S. Department of Education’s the ADVANCE Integrated Education and Training (IET) project, under contract with The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education,… Read More
Today, in recognition of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans (EARN) project team is pleased to announce the availability of new training… Read More
Today, in recognition of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, the U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce an upcoming Advanced IET Design Camp training, which is a part of the ADVANCE IET project . OCTAE has contracted… Read More
Today, in recognition of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department), To increase the number of states and local programs delivering high-quality IET programs, OCTAE is offering state teams… Read More