Support Services

Student goals are translated into five languages to assist low-level learners with self-exploration: Vietnamese, Russian, Spanish, French, and Chinese. Students identify two reasons why they want to learn English, the two areas they most need help with in learning English, and their interests (view more)

Based on the experience of organizations taking part in the Fathers at Work initiative, Going to Work with a Criminal Record offers fundamental lessons on connecting people with criminal records to appropriate jobs and employers as well as tools to organize their efforts. It outlines how to avoid mistakes...(view more)

This report discusses the challenges ABE programs must address in developing and implementing transition services, provides examples of promising practices, and discusses the implications of this transformation for policy and practice.Transition assistance discussed in this report includes providing...(view more)

This training guide provides participants with an overview of the major tenets of motivational interviewing through an exploration of the approach and practice with the intervention strategies found to be effective in enhancing motivation. Motivational interviewing is a form of collaborative conversation...(view more)

MyPathCareers website was developed for Oregon students, job seekers, advisors, counselors, parents, and others to learn more about specific careers.  The resource includes videos and provides information on occupational and labor markets. The site includes more than 350 career pathway roadmaps. This...(view more)

The MyMnCareers website is for Adult Basic Education students and others who want to explore careers, set goals, get training, or learn more to advance their careers. Three levels of content are represented by the portals on the front page: ELL learners, GED learners, and post-GED learners. Reading levels...(view more)

This web-based resource provides a roadmap for “green jobs”.   Community college courses, certificate degrees, and apprenticeship programs across Oregon are mapped for five emerging and existing “green” occupations and industries, including solar and wind. Career, industry, skills progression,...(view more)

The Personalized Employment Planning system (PEP Talk) is designed to help adults personalize the process of creating an employment plan by using the PEP Talk Blueprint and the Montana Career Information System. Clients, made up primarily of adult basic education students and job services participants,...(view more)

This page from the Adult Learner Persistence page offers program staff the opportunity to self evaluate their programs and to see where they can improve to help increase student persistence in their programs and throughout the student’s career pathway. The survey can be completed by individual...(view more)

Strategies for Success is designed for use by instructors and service providers who work with adult learners in the process of choosing a career, changing careers, or selecting an educational concentration. The purpose of the curriculum is to help learners explore careers and make smart decisions about...(view more)