Webinars — COABE Making Connections and Finding Solutions With You We're all about providing solutions and being good partners with state adult education leaders, program directors, and teachers. In 2016 we continued to listen to you and adult learners, and we launched some of our best programs and initiatives to drive student success and outcomes.If you're looking for more information about these programs, visit www.GEDtestingservice.com to find loads of resources! Here are our top 5 highlights of 2016: 1. Students and educators can now connect on a whole new level with GEDPrep Connect™. 2. We improved our scoring system to create new performance levels, GED® College Ready & GED® College Ready + Credit, and we adjusted the passing score from 150 to 145 to ensure our score levels represent the full range of abilities of today's high school graduates. 3. 4. 5. Students and their advocates no longer need to submit personal information through a fax machine. We plan to bring more exciting programs in 2017!
Webinar Resources — COABE COABE Professional Development Webinars generously sponsored by Burlington English Join us to discuss the value of working with your local and state workforce investment boards. With the new WIOA authorization, ABE has become a more important player in the workforce world. Learn about the spectrum of career pathway work required under WIOA, the role of local WIBs and how ABE can play a key role in career pathways integrated education and training. Presenters: Judy Mortrude, Eric Nesheim, and Karen Wolters Our leadership initiatives are generously sponsored by our corporate sponsor GED Testing Service: GeorgiaBEST | Department of Labor GeorgiaBEST - Business Ethics Student Training While many students graduate from high school and prepare for the future with the appropriate academic credentials, some lack the soft skills needed to succeed in today’s workforce. A startling fact is that 89 percent of all first-time hires who lose their job do so because of a lack of soft skills. Workforce readiness is more than just hard skills training and it is the key to Georgia’s economic future. By investing in today’s students, we are investing in tomorrow’s workforce, and our future. Additional Information Versions of the GeorgiaBEST program are offered to middle school, high school, and adult education students throughout the state. Discipline and CharacterAttendance and PunctualityTeamwork and Work habitsProductivity and Academic PerformanceOrganization and ResponsibilityAttitude and RespectSelf-Management and Time ManagementOral and Written Business Communication SkillsAppearance and Professional ImageSocial Media Ethics
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