Community Education program brochures Metro North ABE - Consortium newsletter, Feb. 2016 | Page 3

ABE 101
Market Trends:
Information for ABE
More than ever, Minnesota ABE
providers need to pay close attention to
labor market information. This info,
collected by the Department of
Employment & Economic Development
(DEED), is shared with workforce
centers to influence their services.
These services include training, often in
partnership with local agencies, that
include post-secondary and ABE.
Labor market information can foreshadow future adult basic education
instructional opportunities, and allow
ABE programs to be proactive in
meeting community needs. This info is
not only important to ABE managers,
but also to ABE support staff and
classroom teachers.
Along with knowledge of current labor
market information, ABE programs need
to commit to creating responsive
programs that successfully partner and
provide adult instruction in support of
the local labor market data. To achieve
this, ABE programs need highly trained
teachers who can work collaboratively in
developing and teaching curriculum,
which supports employment training
and skilled managers, and support staff
who can successfully participate in
complex partnerships. This requires
ABE programs to fully support ongoing
professional development for teachers,
managers, and support staff.
Visit www.http://mn.gov/deed/data to
stay informed of MN labor market
information. Consider subscribing to
DEED’s newsletters.

Career
Pathways
Elk River ABE offers series
of courses to promote
professional advancement
As the U.S. labor market continues
to shift to jobs requiring at least
some postsecondary education, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners are exploring ways to
prepare adults to obtain and succeed in these jobs. Career pathways—a series of linked
educational courses and training
programs—is a promising approach
to help more adult learners acquire
a postsecondary credential that potentially sets them up for greater
professional advancement. The Elk
River Learning Lab of Metro North
ABE offers classes in these career
pathways.
Classes for the Careers in Health
Care Pathway include a medical
terminology course, w