Implementing Program Changes to Meet Adult Learner Needs for the 21st Century Workforce
November 30, 2011
Facilitators: Lynne Nicodemus, Vice Principal Pittsburg Adult Education Center, and Kelley Keith, Associate Dean of Adult Basic Skills, Mt. Hood Community College
In this first Webinar of the 2011-12 Administrators Forum, CALPRO Professional Development (PD) Partners Lynne Nicodemus and Kelley Keith shared the theoretical foundation and practical applications for preparing learners for the 21st Century workforce.
This Webinar is a product of the April 2011 COABE/CCAE National Adult Education Conference PD Partners effort. CALPRO sponsored ten PD Partners to attend the joint conference in exchange for their disseminating the research, policy, practice, and resources from the conference with the rest of the California adult education community through articles and Webinars.
In this session the presenters discussed: characteristics of the current global economy and their implications for adult education, four policies that will guide adult education agencies to meet these challenges, and the Oakland Adult and Community Education pilot project that demonstrates how these policies can be implemented.
AUDIENCE: Administrators
TOPIC: Administration & Management
PUBLISH DATE: June 2024