Upskilling Adult Learners with Disabilities: How Collaboration among Adult Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Workforce Development Partners Can Strengthen Systems

Autor/in	Bergson-Shilcock, Amanda
Institution	National Skills Coalition
Titel	Upskilling Adult Learners with Disabilities: How Collaboration among Adult Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Workforce Development Partners Can Strengthen Systems
Quelle	(2019), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Job Skills; Disabilities; Adult Education; Labor Force Development; Vocational Rehabilitation; Agency Cooperation; Skill Development; State Policy; Public Policy; Federal Legislation; Rural Areas; Partnerships in Education; Job Training; Technical Assistance; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Produktive Fertigkeit; Handicap; Behinderung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Arbeitskräftebestand; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Bundesrecht; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Technische Hilfe
Abstract	Businesses throughout the United States are facing a tight labor market and a growing need for skilled workers. At the same time, millions of U.S. adults have foundational skills gaps in areas such as literacy or numeracy. This issue is especially acute among Americans with disabilities, who are twice as likely as their non-disabled peers to have less than a high school education. States can benefit from these Americans' talents by improving coordination among the major systems designed to serve them and implementing policies that take advantage of the expertise that each system has to offer. This brief outlines how closer collaboration among adult education, workforce development, and vocational rehabilitation partners can advance effective practices and programs for workers with foundational skill needs and disabilities. It provides a case study of one such approach, and state and federal policy recommendations for strengthening alignment between these systems and replicating this approach in other communities. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Skills Coalition. 1250 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-223-8991; e-mail: info@nationalskillscoalition.org; Web site: https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01