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Below is an overview of the types of services available to adult learners in Southwest Indiana. While some programs are offered in every county, others may only be available in specific counties as noted.
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
Adult Basic Education (ABE) courses help adult learners bring their math and reading skills up to an eighth grade level.
Adult Education Works in Indiana
The North Spencer Alternative Education Center will employ a workforce education teacher to assess a company’s workplace reading, math, and language skills among its employees, help the company develop a training plan to address any skill gaps, deliver instruction on site to raise those skills, and evaluate the results of the instruction in terms of employees’ learning gains and company productivity.
Adult Secondary Credit
Adult Secondary Credit programs enable individuals who attended high school but did not graduate to earn the credits they need to receive their high school diplomas.
Basic Computer Literacy
Courses in Basic Computer Literacy help adults gain the knowledge and ability to use computers and technology efficiently.
Basic Literacy
Basic literacy skills are critical for adults to improve their standard of living and quality of life. The National Assessment of Adult Literacy measures basic adult literacy along three scales—prose, document and quantitative—composed of literacy tasks that simulate the types of demands that adults encounter in everyday life.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
English as a Second Language, or ESL, is a means by which people whose native language is not English are able to effectively learn to speak, read, and write English.
Fast Track GED Classes
Gibson County Literacy Coalition is now organizing GED classes with a new approach – FAST TRACK! Be ready to test in 12 to 14 weeks!
GED Preparation and Testing
The General Educational Development Test, or GED, is taken by individuals who did not obtain a high school diploma to certify that they have attained American high school-level academic skills.
Indiana GED Connection Broadcast
GED ON TV is a series of 41 half-hour television programs designed for adults to watch on public television stations to brush up on the skills needed to earn an Indiana GED High School Diploma.