General
Resource Materials and Providers
Labor Market Information
Learning Support

General

Maine's Department of Education believes education is a lifelong process, and provides for and encourages the growth of educational opportunities for all adults.  Adult High School completion, tests of General Educational Development (GED), adult vocational education and professional development services are available.
    URL: http://www.state.me.us/education/aded/homepage.htm

Resource Materials and Providers

The Center for Adult Learning and Literacy (CALL) is the state literacy resource center and staff development service provider for the Maine Adult Education system.  CALL provides staff development activities, distributes adult education resources to practitioners, and  provides statewide leadership for staff development.
     URL: http://www.umaine.edu/call/staffdev/call.htm

The New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) strengthens adult literacy services in the area through sharing and collaborative special projects among State Literacy Resource Centers (SLRC), adult literacy practitioners and policy-makers in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
   URL: http://www.nelrc.org

Maine's Department of Education offers adult education programs throughout the state.  Employers can access a comprehensive directory of programs to find one in their county or local community.
     URL: http://www.umaine.edu/call/localdirectory/PROGRAMS.HTML

Employers can find out more about the types of adult education programs offered in Maine from the state Department of Education.  Areas covered include grant information, corrections education, English as a Second Language, general educational development (GED), high school diplomas and workplace education.
     URL: http://www.umaine.edu/call/programming/programming.htm

CareerCenter, Maine's employment resource, assists employers with candidate referrals, labor market research, wages and licensing, customized job training, apprenticeships and training funding.
     URL: http://www.mainecareercenter.com/Employers.html

Labor Market Information

Maine State Chamber of Commerce members now have access to the HR Comply Survival Guide, an encyclopedic volume of Maine and federal employment law; electronic Turnkey Training for employment compliance training; and other essential small business services.
    URL: http://www.mainechamber.org

The Division of Labor Market Information Services of Maine's Department of Labor develops and maintains state and area labor market and occupational information programs.  It provides economic, management, and actuarial analyses for program planning and delivery.
     URL: http://www.maine.gov/labor/lmis

Learning Support

The Maine Education Assistance Division provides information on the state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing education programs, and career opportunities.
     URL: http://www.famemaine.com/

Adult, Career, and Technical Education of Maine's Department of Education provides vocational-technical education programs and services to youth and adults.
     E-MAIL: yvonne.davis@state.me.us

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Last updated: January 8, 2003.