District of Columbia - Resources
General
Resource Materials and
Providers
Labor Market Information
Learning Support
General
The
Federal Department of Education ensures
equal access to education and promotes educational
excellence for all Americans. Its web site offers a
range and an ever-growing collection of information
including initiatives and priorities, grant opportunities,
offices, publications, research and statistics.
URL: http://ed.gov
For information on Workplace
Education from the Office of Vocational Education in
the U.S. Department of Education, visit:
URL: http://ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/f-16.html
Access over 1,200
links to government information and services for jobs, learning,
and other issues on balancing work and family through the
FirstGov for Workers website, of the U.S. Department of
Labor.
URL: http://www.workers.gov
The Adult Education
Office of the University of the District of Columbia
provides skills training to assist residents in gaining
employment and/or upgrading employment and offers business
and technology classes.
E-MAIL: kbrisbane213@hotmail.com
The Center for Adult
Learning and Educational Credentials is the official site
of the GED Testing Service. It provides
information about high school equivalency programs, adult
literacy, testing adults and ESL.
URL: http://www.gedtest.org/
The National
Adult Education Professional Development Consortium
manages professional development programs for state adult
education staff and provides information on adult
education.
URL: http://www.naepdc.org
Resource
Materials and Providers
The
Division of Adult Education and Literacy
Clearinghouse responds to requests for
information on adult education and literacy related
issues. It provides referral services, produces and
disseminates publications.
URL:
http://ed.gov/offices/OVAE/AdultEd/clearing.html
The
U.S. Department of Labor has developed a Workforce
Tool Kit containing information for employers on
training your workforce, restructuring, accessing
workforce resources, and more.
URL:
http://www.doleta.gov/whatsnew/insidebind.pdf
The Center for
Workforce Preparation (CWP) provides tools, models and
best practices in workforce development. An affiliate of
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the CWP helps state and
local chambers better engage in workforce development.
URL:
http://www.uschamber.com/CWP
The Workforce
Investment Council oversees
the creation and improvement of services and programs that
address the workforce development needs of the region's
employers and residents.
URL: http://dc.gov/agencies/detail.asp?id=1028
The District of
Columbia Literacy Resource Center provides training
and technical assistance to literacy providers; houses
collections of literacy materials (print, video, audio)
and links local service providers with national literacy
organizations.
URL: http://www.dclibrary.org/
Labor
Market Information
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
offers a variety of workforce development strategies for
chambers of commerce interested in helping members and
communities hire, retain, train and advance workers.
URL: http://www.uschamber.com
Learning
Support
The Washington, D.C.
affiliate of Literacy Volunteers of America provides free
tutoring to adults who cannot read. Literacy Volunteers of
America - National Capital Area also provides training to
volunteers who wish to teach literacy skills.
URL: http://www.lvanca.org/home.html
The Washington Literacy
Council matches volunteer tutors with adult DC residents for
free one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and writing. Students
that improve their reading skills improve their employment
opportunities and living standards.
URL: http://users.erols.com/washlc/welcome.htm
The District of Columbia's
Department of Human Services provides information on the
state's education programs, colleges and universities, financial
aid assistance programs, grants, scholarships, continuing
education programs, and career opportunities.
Office of Postsecondary Education, Research, and Assistance
Suite 401
2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
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Last updated: October 18, 2002. |