Adult Education for Providers of Programs

Adult Education for Providers of Programs

Adult Education provides an opportunity for adults to improve or achieve education levels equivalent to those of high-school graduates each year. Instruction is tailored to meet the individual needs of adult students. Standardized tests identify existing skill levels, appropriate instruction, and academic gains due to instruction.

• Adult Education Office Contacts
• Adult Education Programs and Services

What's New 

The 2022 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title II applications are LIVE! Please use the following documents when completing the Instructional, IELCE and Institutional grant applications in the Next Generation Grant, Application and Cash Management System (NexSys). These documents are no longer found within the grant application.

• 2021-2022 WIOA Guidance and Requirements (required read - provides information about program requirements and reporting)
• Narrative Template (required upload under the Narrative Upload section of the applications)
• IET Plan and IET Plan Example (required upload for programs providing Integrated Education and Training [IET] services)
• 2021-2022 Function Code List (allowable function codes and descriptions)
• Budget Job Aid (helpful guide for building budgets in the application)
• Out-of-State Travel Form (required for programs requesting funds for out-of-state travel)
• 2021-2022 WIOA Application Guide PowerPoint (screen-by-screen guide for the WIOA applications)
• MDE NexSys website for user guides (includes guides for adding users to the agency and application, using budget pages and using NexSys)

Note: Please read the Important Information section within the application for specific requirements and guidance for required uploads.

Complete and submit your WIOA grant application(s) no later than 11:45 p.m. on Friday, February 11, 2022. 

Important Program Information

• Funding
  Important information relating to state and federal funding for adult education.
• Adult Education Policies
  Policies for operating state and federally funded adult education programs in Michigan.
• Michigan Adult Education Reporting System (MAERS)
  MAERS website link, forms training and reference materials for using MAERS.
• Resources
  Adult education general and program resources for administrators, teachers and support staff.
• Workforce Development OFFICIAL Futures for Frontliners (F4F)-Path 2 Handbook

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Professional Development Materials

State professional development activities have been moved to our learning management system, Keywe. Please visit Keywe to create an account, view and access all trainings and videos.

Keywe Tutorial Video

​The recordings and slide decks for the State of Adult Education and Futures for Frontliners - Path 2 meetings have been moved to Keywe. 

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Program Overview and FAQs 

• Adult Education Program Overview
• Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education under WIOA - FAQs
• Federal - Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education - (OCTAE) Memos
• State of Michigan, Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Workforce Development - Policy Issuances

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Outreach Materials

• Learn More Earn More Outreach Campaign Materials
  • Adult Education Provider Toolkit
  • Poster
  • Employer Fact Sheet
  • General Fact Sheet
  • HSE Fact Sheet
  • ESL Fact Sheet
  • Arabic Outreach Materials
    • Arabic Poster
    • Arabic General Fact Sheet
    • Arabic HSE Fact Sheet
    • Arabic ESL Fact Sheet
  • Spanish Outreach Materials
    • Spanish Poster
    • Spanish General Fact Sheet
    • Spanish HSE Fact Sheet
    • Spanish ESL Fact Sheet 
• Futures for Frontliners (F4F) - Path 2 Outreach Materials
  • F4F Checklist for Participants

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