Transforming Data into Action describes the accomplishments of the eight colleges that participated in College Success for Single Mothers, a three-year project that NCTN launched in January 2020. The goal of the project was to increase colleges’ capacity to collect data to identify parenting students, with particular attention to single mothers students, and use that data … Continued
College Success for Single Mothers is a three-year project (2020-2022) led by NCTN, in partnership with PERG Learning and Achieving the Dream with funding from ECMC Foundation. The goal of the project was to increase colleges’ capacity to collect data to identify parenting students, with particular attention to single mothers students, and use that data to … Continued
No Matter What Obstacle is Thrown My Way documents program models and service strategies implemented specifically in community college settings to support single mothers and increase their rates of persistence and completion, leading to greater career and economic opportunities and success for themselves and their families. College Success for Single Mothers, a three-year project that NCTN … Continued
Monday, November 11, 2019 4:45 PM – 6:15 PM Preparing adult learners for a digital world requires more than digital literacy skills. Essential interpersonal, intrapersonal, and cognitive problem-solving skills enable us to be resilient, agile, and lifelong learners at work, home, and in our communities in an increasingly complex and ever-changing world. And the good … Continued
The NCTN is a nationally-recognized leader in developing and promoting the role of college and career navigators and career coaches at the center of programs that foster student persistence and success. Our face-to-face and online training programs for college and career navigators have been offered in 25 states to hundreds of frontline staff and administrators … Continued
As US companies close or relocate to lower wage countries, jobs are lost. In fiscal year 2012 alone, 3,375 Massachusetts workers were impacted by certified Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) events, placing Massachusetts eighth in TAA job losses nationwide (U.S. Department of Labor, 2014). Most of these workers are older, less educated, and have narrow work … Continued
While the need for a skilled and educated workforce is increasing, too often, adult education and English language programs are not connected to job training or other postsecondary education programs to help address the challenge. Few adults have time to wait to gain basic academic and English skills before they can begin workforce training. Yet, … Continued
Download: Blending College Preparation and Career Development for Adult Students [PDF] – This article appeared in the special Career Pathways edition (July/August 2018) of the COABE Journal. This two-year pilot project was designed to be the first “rung in the career ladder” for dislocated, unemployed, and underemployed adults who have been out of school for some … Continued
The National Career Awareness Project (NCA) was an extended professional development and state capacity building project. Teams from sixteen states participated in the project. State teams, consisting of a state team leader and two teachers/counselors, explored the career planning process using the NCTN’s Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE/ESOL Classroom (ICA) curriculum. The ICA curriculum guide prepares … Continued
The National Career Awareness Project (NCA) was an extended professional development and state capacity building project. Teams from sixteen states participated in the project. State teams, consisting of a state team leader and two teachers/counselors, explored the career planning process using the NCTN’s Integrating Career Awareness into the ABE/ESOL Classroom (ICA) curriculum. The ICA curriculum guide prepares … Continued