Adult Education Participants. Metro North has eight Adult Basic Education (ABE) agencies providing a range of ABE and ELL programs. Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) ensures meaningful access to ABE services by having staff out stationed at the one-stop career centers. This is pending DESE’s open and competitive guidelines. The out stationed staff will: • Schedule and maintain posted hours at their assigned OSCC (attachment A) • Develop, monitor, and maintain two-way referral systems with OSCC staff • Connect eligible ABE students looking for employment or trainings to OSCCs • Train OSCC staff on ABE program intake, assessment, and referral procedures • Disseminate information about OSCC services to regional ABE programs The OSCC will: • Dedicate staff to become knowledgeable about the region’s ABE programs • Designate space for ABE staff for co-location at agreed upon scheduled times • Ensure OSCC staff is trained to respond to/or make referrals for potentially eligible customers • Refer eligible customers to out stationed staff Bunker Hill Community College can be available to help all target populations with the following: • Provide information to customers about higher education including programs leading to a certificate and/or Associate degree. • Provide information to customers about our non-credit offering in our accelerate career programs through Workforce Development. • Ensure that Training Pro is updated with BHCC credit and non-credit programs that lead to a certificate, degree and/or career program. • Complete Training Opportunities Programs (TOP a.k.a. Section 30) forms, Individual Training Accounts (ITA), and Transitional Assistance Accounts (TAA) for students attending BHCC’s programs.
Adult Education Participants. Boston has twenty DESE funded ABE agencies providing a range of ABE and ESOL programs. An estimated 74,000 residents have less than a high school diploma, not including 15% to 25% of H.S. graduates with limited literacy and math skills; their limited basic skills impede their efforts to succeed in higher education and enter careers that pay a living wage and afford opportunities for advancement. There are currently 2,912 residents enrolled in programs with 50% of the students working, and 33% seeking employment. Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) ensures meaningful access to Adult Basic Education (ABE) services at the Boston area OSCCs by funding a Career Navigator co-located at each center. The role of ABE out-stationed staff is to serve as a liaison between regional ABE programs and local OSCCs. The out-stationed staff is expected to: schedule and maintain posted hours at their assigned OSCC and be available by phone or email on days when not on site develop and monitor a two-way referral system with OSCC staff maintain accurate records of customer intakes, assessments, referrals, and other services connect eligible ABE students looking for employment or training to OSCCs train OSCC staff on ABE program intake, assessment, and referral procedures take OSCC walk-in customers and phone calls when on site disseminate information about OSCC services to regional ABE programs (e.g., make presentations at ABE programs, organize informational trips to OSCCs) provide accurate and comprehensive information about OSCC services Shared customers are ABE/ESOL students who enrolled in more than one core Partner program at any time during a fiscal year. Criteria for shared customers is: proof of right to work in the US, SPL 4+, GLE 9- 12, and on track to get a high school diploma or equivalent in 6 months. Referral to OSCC: ABE programs anticipate co-enrolling 200 students to OSCCs. Educational providers will assist customers to enroll in Job Quest and make a direct referral to the ABE Career Center Navigator.
Adult Education Participants. Metro North has eight Adult Basic Education (ABE) agencies providing a range of ABE and ELL programs. Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) ensures meaningful access to ABE services by having staff out stationed at the one-stop career centers. The out stationed staff will: • Schedule and maintain posted hours at their assigned OSCC (attachment A) • Develop, monitor, and maintain two-way referral systems with OSCC staff • Connect eligible ABE students looking for employment or trainings to OSCCs • Train OSCC staff on ABE program intake, assessment, and referral procedures • Disseminate information about OSCC services to regional ABE programs The OSCC will: • Dedicate staff to become knowledgeable about the region’s ABE programs • Designate space for ABE staff for co-location at agreed upon scheduled times • Ensure OSCC staff is trained to respond to/or make referrals for potentially eligible customers • Refer eligible customers to out stationed staff
Adult Education Participants. Metro North has eight ABE agencies providing a range of ABE and ELL programs. Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) ensures meaningful access to ABE services by having staff out stationed at the one-stop career centers. This is pending DESE’s open and competitive guidelines. The out stationed staff will: Schedule and maintain posted hours at their assigned OSCC Develop, monitor, and maintain two-way referral systems with OSCC staff Connect eligible ABE students looking for employment or trainings to OSCCs Train OSCC staff on ABE program intake, assessment, and referral procedures Disseminate information about OSCC services to regional ABE programs The OSCC will: Dedicate staff to become knowledgeable about the region’s ABE programs Designate space for ABE staff for co-location at agreed upon scheduled times Ensure OSCC staff is trained to respond to/or make referrals for potentially eligible customers Refer eligible customers to out stationed staff Bunker Hill Community College can be available to help all target populations with the following: Provide information to customers about higher education including programs leading to a certificate and/or Associate degree. Provide information to customers about our non-credit offering in our accelerate career programs through Workforce Development. Ensure that Training Pro is updated with BHCC credit and non-credit programs that lead to a certificate, degree and/or career program. Complete Training Opportunities Programs (TOP a.k.a. Section 30) forms, Individual Training Accounts (ITA), and Transitional Assistance Accounts (TAA) for students attending BHCC’s programs.
