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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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Dear Colleagues, Technology is integral to nearly every aspect of our daily lives, including the way we learn and work. Therefore, everyone must develop digital resilience —the awareness, skills, agility, and confidence necessary to be empowered… Read More
Join international, federal, state, and local immigrant-serving organizations for the first-ever NIICE Conference. The inaugural conference theme is: THE ROAD TO ACCESS AND INCLUSION USCIS, in partnership with the White House Task Force on New… Read More
The Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) and the ADVANCE IET team are delighted to invite you to a live webinar on Connecting Jail-Based IET Programs to Career Pathways on 7/11/23 from 3:30 – 4:30 pm ET hosted by the ADVANCE… Read More
Equity in Career Connected Education: Advancing Economic Mobility On behalf of Assistant Secretary Dr. Amy Loyd, we invite you to participate in the Office of Career Technical and Adult Education’s (OCTAE) 2023 Equity Summit Webinar Series… Read More
On May 10, 2023, OCTAE released Program Memorandum (PM) 20-2, Negotiations and Sanctions Guidance for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Core Programs , along with attachments to the guidance. The guidance, developed jointly by… Read More
Amending the State Wage Interchange System (SWIS) Agreement The Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and its partners at the Department of Education, the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), and… Read More
OCTAE is pleased to share a newly released brief on career navigators in adult education. This brief was developed and published by a team at Mathematica that collaborated with subject matter experts to identify: the key activities navigators… Read More
March 8, 2023 Contact: Press Office (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov Today, the U.S. Department of Education is announcing five finalists in the Future Finder Challenge , a $1 million challenge to reimagine career navigation for adult learners. This… Read More
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) is pleased to announce that state teams are now able to apply for the ADVANCE IET Basic Design Camps. The spring Basic Design Camp runs from Friday, April… Read More
Live Session: The Color of Education Description: The Color of Education will explore the issue of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the correctional and reentry classrooms across our country. This engaging and interactive event will bring the… Read More
Live Session: Math Language Routines Description: This event demonstrates how supporting English learners with math language routines not only enhances their understanding of mathematics, but simultaneously builds their English skills. Adult… Read More
Guest-Hosted Discussion: Postsecondary Transitions Promising Practices Virtual Roadshow Stop One Description: Our first stop on the Postsecondary Transitions Promising Practices Virtual Roadshow will be the state of Maine to learn about the FAME… Read More
Live Session: Coffee Break Session: Digital Literacy as a Pathway to Computer Science through Idaho's Onramp Program Description: The College of Western Idaho partnered with Apple’s Community Education Initiative and On-Ramp to offer a digital… Read More
Hosted Discussion: Exploring the Language we use with Workforce Partners Description: How do you communicate with workforce partners about the services you offer to adult learners? Join the LINCS Career Pathways and Postsecondary Transitions group… Read More
Recent events have highlighted the necessity of considering how we recognize and work with adult learners who have experienced or are experiencing trauma. However, to effectively support students, it is critical to understand how secondary-trauma… Read More
Since the start of the Teaching the Skills that Matter in Adult Education (TSTM) training in the Fall 2019, the project has provided cohort training to adult educators from 34 states and has hosted two virtual conferences, touching over 3,000… Read More
Teaching the Skills that Matter in Adult Education (TSTM) training for Cohort 6 - COMING SOON! TSTM is an Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) funded technical assistance project designed and focused on building capacity and… Read More
Hosted Discussion: Career Pathways in Community Colleges Description: Join the LINCS Community Career Pathways Group Moderator Chrissie Klinger to learn more about leveraging partnerships with community colleges to enhance career pathways program… Read More
Live Session: Strategies in Providing ELA and Family Literacy Services to Afghan Refugees Description: Adult education can be critical for individuals and families from other countries trying to find their way and, in many cases, their family's… Read More
STudent Achievement in Reading (STAR) is headed to the 2022 ProLiteracy Conference in San Antonio, TX! Meet Melissa Zervos, STAR’s Deputy Project Director, on Tuesday, October 4 at 10:45 am CT in Room 7 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter.… Read More
In recognition of the 2022 National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, the U.S. Department of Education is proud to launch Stage 1 of the Future Finder Challenge , a $1 million challenge to reimagine career navigation for adult learners.… Read More
Teaching the Skills that Matter in Adult Education (TSTM) training for Cohort 6 - COMING SOON! TSTM is an Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) funded technical assistance project designed and focused on building capacity and… Read More
Adult education programs strive to provide adult learners with engaging and effective services that support their development of foundational skills, attainment of a high school equivalency (HSE) credential, and planning for next steps in… Read More
In the first year of the Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) initiative, Jobs for the Future (JFF), World Education, and Safal Partners launched a landscape scan to better understand what training resources and approaches are most… Read More
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the LINCS Technical Assistance Center are looking for adult education practitioners in leadership roles to serve as LINCS Community Moderators for two new groups, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion… Read More