Emily Griffith Technical College Adult Education Program Overview Adult Workforce Advisory Committee

Emily Griffith Technical College
Adult Education Program Overview
Adult Workforce Advisory Committee
January 22, 2015
EGTC Mission Statement
The mission of Emily Griffith Technical
College is to provide knowledge, skills, and
values that enable students to compete
successfully in the workforce and to be
self-sufficient citizens and lifelong learners.
EGTC Overview
• Serving “all who wish to learn” since 1916
• One of the country’s oldest adult English as a Second
Language programs
• The largest GED testing center in Colorado in 2014
• Over 50 Career and Technology Education (CTE)
certificate programs linked directly to employment
• Robust pathways into CTE programs that include
financial, advising, and employment support
• New building, new accreditation, new EG Foundation
leadership, new partnerships
Multiple Entry/Exit Points
Partnerships
Advanced Degrees
(2, 4 year and beyond)
Career
Post-Secondary Career and Technical
Education (certificate programs)
ASE/GED
ABE
ESL
Pre-College Programs
Pre-College Program Overview:
Adult Education
• Two Adult Education Programs (500 students
annually):
– Adult Basic Education:
• Native English-speaker literacy programs
• TABE scores 4-8 reading and math
– Adult Secondary Education:
• Common core/GED preparation
• TABE scores 9-12 reading and math
• GED Testing Center
Pre-College Program Overview:
English as a Second Language
• Six English as a Second Language (ESL)
Programs (3,000 students annually)
– Career Readiness
– In-home tutoring
– Parent Engagement
– Community
– Pre-Academic, Career, Technical
• Vocational Transitions class*
– On-the-Job Training Program at Emily’s Coffee*
*Programs receiving Adult Education and Literacy Grant funding
Vocational Transitions Class
• Program Goal: Transition non-native English speakers into postsecondary CTE programs at EGTC
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Raise TABE reading test scores (2 grade levels)
Increase reading fluency
Give students academic success skills
Provide scholarship of up to $750 per student into CTE programs
Provide student advising before transitioning to the college
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9-week class (managed enrollment)
2 hours/day 5 days a week
Skill and language outcomes
Orientations, advising, and meetings with CTE advisors and instructors
TABE pre- and post- test
Emily’s Coffee
Job Training Program
• Program Goals:
– Provide non-native English speakers with pathways to jobs in customer
service/food service/retail
• Conduct working interviews
• Provide bus passes for transport to/from job sites
– Transition OJT program completers into post-secondary Professional Baking
and Culinary Arts program
• Articulate completers into CTE programs without TABE test
• Provide scholarship of up to $750 for CTE programs
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3-levels based on language proficiency and goals
Task and language outcomes
Starts every Monday
1.5 hours a day for 5 days a week
Student and employment advisement
Located in DPS main building (1000+ employees and students)
Adult Education and Literacy Grant
Funding
• Vocational Transitions Program Funding Includes:
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Course costs (instructor salary, books, tests, materials)
Scholarships for students
Pre- and post-testing
Advising
Administrative costs
• Emily’s Coffee Program Funding Includes:
• Course costs (portion of lead trainer and barista salary, materials,
tests)
• Bus passes for students for working interview/job shadow transport
• Scholarships for students
• Advising
• Employer liaison
Thank you!
Linda Van Doren – Instructional Dean
[email protected]
Paul Loupe – Adult Education Program Supervisor
[email protected]
Sara Holzberlein – ESL Program Supervisor
[email protected]
Kevin Mohatt – Community Outreach Coordinator
[email protected]