General
Resource Materials and Providers
Labor Market Information
Learning Support

General

Adult basic education programs funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education, provide a full range of instructional services that address the basic educational needs of adults and families.
     URL: http://www.able.state.pa.us/able/site/default.asp

Pennsylvania has a wide assortment of institutions serving postsecondary/higher education. Adult basic and literacy education services address the basic educational needs of 56,000 individuals and families, helping adults meet their needs and goals in their roles as citizens, workers, and family members.
    URL: http://www.pdehighered.state.pa.us/higher/site/default.asp?g=0

Resource Materials and Providers

The Pennsylvania Workforce Improvement Network (PA WIN) helps adult basic education providers develop a centralized, market-driven system of services for employers and incumbent workers.  PA WIN develops and expands the ability of adult basic education and training providers to provide high quality workplace foundation skills training and education programs.
    URL: http://www.ed.psu.edu/pawin/

Pennsylvania's Adult Basic and Literacy Education practitioners can access the latest research, program innovations, and instructional resources through the AdvancE State Literacy Resource Center. The Center, located in the Pennsylvania Department of Education, is a free service available to all adult educators in the state.  
    URL: http://www.able.state.pa.us/able/cwp/view.asp?a=13&Q=39910&g=177&ableNav=|2990|&ableNav=|2760|

The Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy at The Pennsylvania State University is a part of the College of Education.  The University also conducts educational research and takes part in outreach projects.
   URL: http://www.ed.psu.edu/isal/index.html

GED tests allow people to use knowledge they acquire from first-hand observation, experience, reading, self- directed study, conversations, informal discussions and just living with problems, ideas and other people.  By passing them, individuals can earn the Commonwealth Secondary School Diploma, issued by the Department of Education.  
     URL: http://www.able.state.pa.us/able/cwp/view.asp?a=5&Q=39791&ableNav=|2620|2786|

The Pennsylvania Literacy Corps of the Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education establishes collaborative partnerships between higher education institutions and providers of adult basic and literacy education.  College students as tutors help to overcome the illiteracy problem in the Commonwealth.
     URL: http://www.ed.psu.edu/paliteracycorps/

The Bureau of Career and Technical Education (Pennsylvania) provides vocational-technical education programs and services to youth and adults.
     URL: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/career_edu/site/default.asp

Pennsylvania Partners, funded by the State of Pennsylvania, provides training for individuals in the Pennsylvania workforce development system. 
     URL: http://www.papartners.org

Labor Market Information

The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry gives employers and their management teams wide-ranging access and comprehensive expertise on virtually any business-related topic or regulatory issue. The PA Chamber Educational Foundation offers a wide range of business training opportunities. 
    URL: http://www.pachamber.org

The Center for Workforce Information and Analysis provides various types of labor market information including statistics on metropolitan areas as well as smaller labor market areas within Pennsylvania.
    URL: http://www.lmi.state.pa.us/

Learning Support

Pennsylvania's Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education provides information on the state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial aid assistance programs and services, grants, loans, scholarships, continuing education programs, and career opportunities.
     URL: http://www.pdehighered.state.pa.us/higher/site/default.asp

The Foundation Skills Framework for Building Pennsylvania's Workforce provides a common language and understanding of the new basic-or foundation-skills needs of Pennsylvania's workforce. Tools and materials based on the framework will help employers provide basic skills education and training to employees.
     URL: http://www.ed.psu.edu/foundationskills/default.asp

A report on Health Literacy, by the Pennsylvania Adult Basic and Literacy Education Interagency Coordinating Council, looks at the readability of health education materials, communication between patients and health-care providers, and other issues that may affect how health literacy impacts the workplace.
     URL: http://paadulted.org/able/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=81826

The Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education's Distance Learning Project provides professional development and technical support for distance learning programs in adult basic and literacy education. Training for instructors includes use of technology and various curricula, create a "virtual classroom" environment.
     URL: http://www.able.state.pa.us/able/cwp/view.asp?a=7&Q=42479&g=177&ableNav=12842|3104|&ableNav=2760|/

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Last updated: February 21, 2003.