Making Skills Everyone's Business A Call to Transform Adult Learning in the United States

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Synopsis

Skills matter. In the past year, a remarkable convergence of data, analysis, and policy informed us of just how much
they matter to individuals, their families and communities, and to the economy overall. This report presents a vision
for making adult skill development--upskilling--more prevalent, efficient, effective, and convenient. This vision
rests on an understanding that foundation skills--the combination of literacy, numeracy, and English language as
well as employability skills required for participation in modern workplaces and contemporary life--are a shared
responsibility of, and value and benefit to the entire community



This report begins with a deeper look at the data before articulating seven
strategies to transform adult learning in the United States, illustrated with
"Innovation in Action" vignettes from around the country. It includes
a section describing the efforts undertaken by ED subsequent to the
OECD Survey to gather facts, analyze trends, and seek input from a
broad range of stakeholders in roundtable discussions.

Book details

Author:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISBN:
N/A
Publisher:
U.S. Department of Education
Pages:
48
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2015-03-10
Usage restrictions:
Public domain
Copyright date:
2015
Copyright by:
U.S. Department of Education 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Self-Help