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- Program-specific Requirements for Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ProgramsThe Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the following as it pertains to Adult Education and Literacy programs under title II, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA).
d. 1. Describe How the State Will Establish and Operate Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Programs Under Section 243 of WIOA, for English Language Learners Who Are Adults, Including Professionals with Degrees and Credentials in Their Native Countries.
Current Narrative:
Under WIA, the State has a history of providing English literacy and civics education, serving adult English language learners, including professionals with degrees and credentials from their native countries, with programming designed to develop competence in English, as well as employability, citizenship, and parenting knowledge and skills. The State will leverage these past successes to meet the new requirements under WIOA.
For Program Year 2017-18 IELCE (i.e., section 243) funds will required applicants to describe how they plan to provide services that include instruction in literacy and English Language acquisition and instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation, and are designed to prepare adults who are English Language Learners (ELLs) for and place such adults in, unsubsidized employment in in-demand industries and occupations that lead to economic self-sufficiency; and Integrate with the local workforce development system and its functions to carry out the activities of the program.
Applicants must show how services will be delivered in combination with integrated education and training IET activities. Eligible activities must include the following three components, Adult education and literacy activities, workforce preparation activities, and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster.
Workforce training can be provided by Co-enrolling participants in integrated education and training that is provided within the local or regional workforce development area from sources funded outside IELCE funds or by using IELCE funds to support integrated education and training activities as described in subpart D.
In order to assure all IELCE activities meet all statutory requirements. Funded providers must submit for approval to DWD applications indicating the scope of each proposed IELCE class. These applications must include all required elements for IELCE including an outline of the proposed curriculum. Providers must indicate how the workforce training will be funded as well as employer partners assisting in program implementation.
IELCE Example:
START Hospitality training offered with English Language Acquisition curriculum at a local hotel for current employees. A local English Language instructor teaches all components of the class. A second class offered at the adult education site refers students upon program completion to the local one stop for employment services.