The Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit guides users through a team-based approach to develop customized IET solutions that address the needs of adult learners and local businesses through four iterative phases: Research and Assess, Design and Plan, Develop and Implement, and Evaluate and Improve. Train-the-Trainer materials are also available to support the IET Design process. See the abstract for links.
Resources
This page provides a compilation of resources on varied topics relevant to adult educators. Although the number of research studies focusing on adult learners is limited, the items listed in the "Research" category are evidence-based or recognized as "promising practices" by federal and state agencies.
FEATURED RESOURCE
Evidence to Action Brief: Supporting Adult Learner Transitions: Unlocking Postsecondary Opportunities
Successful postsecondary transitions can change the life trajectories of adult learners and their families. Providing effective support for adult learners’ transition to postsecondary education has become one of the critical missions for adult education. This evidence-to-action brief is designed to help California adult education programs strengthen their approaches to building coordinated pathways into posts ...
MARCH 17, 2026
Resource type: Research Publications
AUDIENCE: Administrators , All teacher types , Support Staff
Topic: Post-Secondary Alignment and PathwaysÂ
File Type: PDF
ADVANCE IET: IET Resource Repository
This collection of freely available resources has been compiled to support program development and continuous improvement of quality IET programming, including IET curricular resources.
Integrated Education and Training (IET) Quality Indicators
These indicators can be used by states and programs to review existing IET programs and plan new ones, identify priority areas for improvement over time, develop action plans to incorporate best practice strategies, and promote shared learning.
Integrated Education and Training (IET) in Corrections: A Companion Guide to the IET Design Toolkit
This guide summarizes considerations, tools, and examples that can be used by state and facility administrators and instructors as they develop and implement IET programs in jails and prisons.
IET Strategies in Action: Promising Practices for Integrated Education and Training Pathways to Postsecondary Education
IET Strategies in Action is a series intended to provide adult educators with a snapshot view of the ways in which some IET programs have implemented IET models and practices that serve diverse student populations in a variety of settings. Promising Practices for Integrated Education and Training Pathways to Postsecondary Education highlights promising practices for how IET providers can connect IET programs to credit-bearing credentials and pathways to associate degrees.
IET Strategies in Action: Promising Practices for Regionally Responsive Integrated Education and Training ProgramsÂ
IET Strategies in Action is a series intended to provide adult educators with a snapshot view of the ways in which some IET programs have implemented IET models and practices that serve diverse student populations in a variety of settings. Promising Practices for Regionally Responsive Integrated Education and Training Programs describes four strategies that some state adult education agencies and local programs have used to respond to regional needs and learners’ career interests.
IET Strategies in Action: Promising Practices for Collaborating with Industry and Workforce Development Partners in Integrated Education and Training Programs
IET Strategies in Action is a series intended to provide adult educators with a snapshot view of the ways in which some IET programs have implemented IET models and practices that serve diverse student populations in a variety of settings. Promising Practices for Collaborating with Industry and Workforce Development Partners in Integrated Education and Training Programs highlights how IET program providers can collaborate with industry and workforce development organizations to establish IET program design with learner-worker training or work-based learning opportunities.
Teaching Skills That Matter: Workforce Preparation Issue Brief
This issue brief provides an overview of workforce preparation skills, a description of why these skills are important for adult learners, recommendations for implementation, and tips for teaching workforce preparation in the classroom.
The Role of Navigators in IELCE/IET Career Pathways
The Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans project aims to support adult educators in developing and delivering high-quality IELCE/IET programming in alignment with an immigrant integration approach. Enhancing Access Spotlights describe specific aspects of IELCE/IET implementation. This Spotlight provides an overview of the role of navigators in IELCE/IET career pathways.
Expanding Boundaries: Taking a Regional Approach to IELCE/IET
The Enhancing Access for Refugees and New Americans project aims to support adult educators in developing and delivering high-quality IELCE/IET programming in alignment with an immigrant integration approach. Enhancing Access Spotlights describe and provide examples of specific aspects of IELCE/IET implementation. This Spotlight provides an overview of regional approaches to IELCE/IET.