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Colorado -
Resources
General
Resource Materials and Providers
Labor Market Information
Learning Support
General
In addition to preK-12 public
education, the Colorado Department of Education
oversees non-collegiate adult education efforts in Colorado,
including adult literacy programs and GED equivalency
examinations.
URL: http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_adult.htm
Resource
Materials and Providers
The State
Literacy Resource Center serves the Denver metro area as
well as the state. Hosted by the Colorado Department of
Education, Center for At-Risk Education - Family and Adult
Literacy, the Centre focuses on current issues in adult/family
literacy, reference and research and is the central contact
point for information on the State Literacy Resource Center
program.
URL: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeadult/adultSLRCdenver.htm
Community Colleges of
Colorado prepare 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.cccs.edu/
The Northern Colorado
Literacy Resource Center of Longmont serves the northern,
northeastern and eastern plains (excluding Denver Metro
area). Hosted by St. Vrain Valley Adult
Education, the Centre focuses on English as a second language,
professional development/teacher training, and 0 - 4 level
reading.
URL: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeadult/adultSLRClongmont.htm
The Southern Colorado
Literacy Resource Center of Trinidad serves southern
Colorado including the San Luis Valley. Hosted by the
Trinidad State Junior College, Adult Education Services, the
Centre focuses on family literacy, and workplace
literacy/workforce education.
URL: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeadult/adultSLRCtrinidad.htm
The Four Corners Resource
Center of Cortez serves the Four Corners region, western
Colorado and mountain areas, as well as the state. Hosted
by Southwest BOCES, the Centre focuses on regional and
state-wide distance learning, SCANS competencies and skills.
URL: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeadult/adultSLRCcortez.htm
Colorado's Career
and Technical Education Programs provide
curriculum and instructional materials to secondary and
post-secondary vocational educators on subjects including
adult education.
URL:
http://www.cccs.edu/CTE/CTE.html
The National
Veterans Training Institute provides training for workforce
development staff that work with veterans. The Institute is
funded by the United States Department of Labor.
URL:
http://www.nvti.cudenver.edu/
Labor
Market Information
The Colorado
Association of Commerce & Industry (CACI) and the
Community Colleges of Colorado have launched a joint
workplace-skills project to better align manufacturing
technology programs with the actual workforce development needs
of Colorado manufacturers.
URL: http://www.businesscolorado.com
Learning
Support
The American Indian
College Fund raises money from corporations, foundations,
and individuals to support scholarships and other developmental
needs at the member colleges of the American Indian Higher
Education Consortium.
URL: http://www.collegefund.org/
Exemplary workplace education programs from the
7th Workplace Learning Conference
are featured on this site. One example is a partnership between
a business, the Colorado state government and a community
college ( # 7 slide set: Colorado's Workplace...).
URL:
http://www.amerisys.org/kc/main/kc_frame2.asp?kc_ident=kc0002&intID=32
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problems or questions regarding this web site contact campbell@conferenceboard.ca.
Last updated: June 23, 2005. |