TRAIN PD Consortium at TCALL Supporting Adult Literacy: The Role and Resources of Libraries Beth Ponder, Professional Development Specialist

TCALL Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning Introductions Please tell me – –Who you are –Where you work –What your role is –What are you doing now around literacy issues

TCALL Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning Objectives for the day Become familiar with the PIAAC data Recap the WIOA legislation and the libraries potential role Look at sources for state and local data Share resources Local planning

TCALL Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning Where does the US stand internationally? PIAAC Assessment o International assessment administered in 23 countries in o yr olds o 36 million Americans have low literacy skills, nearly 24 million of whom are part of the workforce

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Adults from low-educated families are 10 x more likely to have low skills

TCALL Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning US Adults with low skills are 4x more likely to have poor/fair health – 2 x the int’l average

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TCALL Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning Making Skills Everyone’s Business: A Call to Transform Adult Learning in the United States Create joint ownership of solutions Expand opportunities for adults to improve foundation skills Make career pathways available and accessible in every community Ensure all students have access to highly effective teachers, leaders, and programs Align federal policies and programs to integrate services for adults Increase the return on investment in skills training for business, industry, and labor Commit to closing the equity gap for vulnerable sub-populations

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law on July 22, 2014 WIOA is a bipartisan effort WIOA revised and reauthorized the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 WIOA is authorized until 2020

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) – Some of the buzz words Partnerships Career Pathways / Career Awareness Transitions to Postsecondary Employment, employment, employment Digital Literacy

TCALL Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning Resources – where else should I be looking?

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Who are you partnering with now? Who do you need to be reaching out to?

TCALL Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning Where would you start to look for state and local data?

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Next Steps What are you going to do now?

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