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Upcoming Webinar: Ability to Benefit - Understanding New Processes, Resources, and Guidance

01/14/2025 at 1:01 PM - 4:01 PM ET
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Webinar on Ability to Benefit - Understanding New Processes, Resources, and Guidance 

The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) invites you to participate in an informational webinar on January 14, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET to learn more about the updated Ability to Benefit (ATB) regulations and guidance and to understand states' role in this process.  ATB programs enable students without a high school equivalency to be eligible for Title IV student assistance if the student is enrolled in an eligible career pathway program (ECPP).  Webinar participants will discuss how the new regulations and guidance impact institutes of higher education (IHE), support access to financial aid for adult learners, and Dual Enrollment for Adult Learners (DEAL). 

Launched in September, the DEAL project is an OCTAE initiative in collaboration with the Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG).   

Join staff from OCTAE, ED’s Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), and the DEAL project team to review: 

  • the state alternative application process 
  • the eligible career pathway program approval process 
  • technical assistance resources, and 
  • upcoming technical assistance opportunities from the DEAL project. 

Registration is required to attend. Please send any questions you have about ATB in advance of the meeting on the registration form or by emailing the DEAL project team at DEAL@manhattanstrategy.com  

If you have questions or to request accommodations to attend, please email Erin Berg, Community College Program Specialist, at erin.berg@ed.gov