TLC has convened a consortium of adult education providers and workforce development organizations to collaborate on an industry-based contextualized curriculum. We evaluated how the contextualized curriculum compares to the traditional adult education curriculum. Results have shown the use of contextualized curriculum has reduced completion time of lessons and increased literacy levels in less time to meet the minimum requirements for employment or training.
The consortium developed contextualized lessons for healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, construction, and IT. All lessons are in an easy-to-use format and can be used as a guide for adult educators and workforce development professionals. Our goal is to develop an effective literacy tool that has a consistent format, is web-based, and can be used to complement vocational training and on-the-job workplace programs.
Key Features
Hundreds of hours of reading and math instruction aligned to real job settings
Designed with partners from NewBridge, Aspire Greater Cleveland, Towards Employment, DigitalC, and Cuyahoga Community College
Industry-based design improves literacy gains and accelerates readiness for employment
Construction curriculum includes a comprehensive 27-week GED-aligned program piloted with YouthBuild students
Manufacturing module piloted at Lorain County Community College as part of a Manufacturing Readiness program
Hospitality modules are tailored for non-native English speakers
Partners
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