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Iowa Department of Education’s three primary divisions are responsible for PreK-12 education, community colleges and workforce preparation, as well as the financial and information services that support these areas.
URL: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/

Resource Materials and Providers

The Iowa Literacy Resource Center provides a link to resource materials in Iowa and at a regional and national level for adult literacy practitioners and students. These resources are available in many formats; including print, audio, video and online.
URL: http://www.readiowa.org/

Regional Workforce Investment Boards, in partnership with Iowa Workforce Development, identify and certify training providers whose performance qualifies them to receive Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds to train Adults and Dislocated Workers.
URL: http://www3.iwd.state.ia.us/wia/trainingproviders.nsf/

Iowa Tech Prep of the Department of Education prepares students for a highly skilled technical occupation that allows either direct entry into the workplace as a qualified technician or continuation with further education.
URL: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ccwp/cc/index.html

The Bureau of Career and Technical Education of the Department of Education has identified content standards and competency benchmarks for several areas, including Business and Technology, Marketing, Agriculture, Consumer and Family Studies, Industrial Technology and Health Occupations.
URL: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ccwp/ct/sb.html

WorkKeys^®, ACT's system for identifying gaps between job requirements and workforce skills can help improve the workforce. Employers can also use it to identify and develop workers for a wide range of skilled jobs.
URL: http://www.workkeys.com/

Labor Market Information

Iowa Workforce Development provides information on Iowa's labor market, current employee training opportunities and employee skills assessment services for employers.
URL: http://www.iowaworkforce.org

You can find a list of local Iowa Workforce Development Centers through the Iowa Workforce Development web site. The Centers assist employers and the labor force with various types of labor market information and many other services.
URL: http://www.iowaworkforce.org/centers/files/offices.htm

The HR Solutions Center of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry has a wealth of resources and information for employers on compliance, payroll, hiring, training, insurance, seminars, surveys and more.
URL: http://www.iowaabi.org

Learning Support

The Bureau of Community Colleges of the Department of Education has published an Adult Basic Skills Certification Manual to provide practitioners with guidelines for providing Adult Literacy education.
URL: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ccwp/cc/abe.html

The Department of Education provides a document on the Legal Aspects of Work-Place Learning for students. This is a handy reference of the many legal aspects of concern for the educator.
URL: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ccwp/ct/learning/index.html

The Iowa Association for Lifelong Learning (IALL) is committed to professional development and support of a diverse membership which is, in turn, devoted to providing and promoting lifelong opportunities in Iowa. IALL provides connections with a diverse network of organizations and individuals.
URL: http://www.iowall.org

The Iowa Distance Learning Association brings together professionals in distance learning areas from education, corporate training, government and military organizations to share experience, knowledge, and expertise to better serve lifelong learners. Some activities include conferences and awards on distance learning.
URL: http://www.idla.org

The Midwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach promotes increased access to and availability of postsecondary education for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons in the Midwest.
URL: http://www.mcpo.org/

This report, published by the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy, compares selected adult basic education program characteristics of community college and non-community college programs in five states. The comparison is based on comparable data collected by CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System).
ABE in Community Colleges (pdf, 436 KB)

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Last updated: Aug. 20, 2004.