Adult Education
News & Announcements
Alert
One Stop Workforce Center Participation.
Informational Superintendents Memo No. 200. This memo pertains to adult education program participation in the one stop workforce center system. The memo's attachment provides guidance to program staff who are negotiating arrangements with the other local one stop partners.
CBLO and EL/Civics Grant Application Technical Assistance Session:
Technical assistance meetings for the English Language-Civics Education and Community-Based Literacy Organization grants were held on Friday, April 25. A PowerPoint presentation for each grant, along with a summary of the EL/Civics question and answer session, are available on the Grants and Funding page.
Governor Kaine Announces GED ON DEMAND. Governor Kaine on Friday, October 12, announced a public-private partnership that will provide for on-demand GED instruction for Virginians who are subscribers to Comcast and Cox's digital cable services. For more information, read the Governor's News Release.
Programs filling out reimbursements for adult basic education (ABE) and corrections and institutions (C&I):
New forms have not been developed for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Please use the reimbursement forms from last year (2006-2007) that are available by clicking on the Forms link on the menu on the right side of this page.
Education and literacy are keys to a better quality of life – but over 1 million Virginia adults age 18 and older do not have a high school diploma or its equivalent, and many more lack literacy in key areas such as math or business skills.
To serve these populations, programs throughout the commonwealth offer everything from GED test preparation to tutoring in English language-based life skills.
Quick links: Forms, SSWS Login Page (password required)
Quick links: GED information , request a copy of your certificate or transcript.
How VDOE helps
Adult Education
VDOE supports adult education in Virginia primarily by funding and supporting the programs at the local level. Each locality or region has an adult education program manager and instructional specialists. Additional program support is directed to rural areas of the state where additional resources and leadership are needed.
Community colleges and county and city school systems most often are the providers of these services.
Literacy
VDOE supports literacy in Virginia primarily by funding and supporting the programs at the local level.
Regional Literacy Coordinating Committees, or regional interagency groups, meet on a regular basis to discuss how to improve adult education and literacy services in the region through collaboration among businesses, local programs, and other agencies.
Services are delivered by local school boards, community colleges, community-based organizations, employers, state, local and regional correctional facilities, and state institutions.
Community-based literacy programs offer tutoring and other one-on-one or small group instructional approaches delivered primarily by volunteers.