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- Program-specific Requirements for Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ProgramsThe Unified or Combined State Plan must include a description of the following as it pertains to Adult Education and Literacy programs under title II, the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA).
d. 1. Describe How the State Will Establish and Operate Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Programs Under Section 243 of WIOA, for English Language Learners Who Are Adults, Including Professionals with Degrees and Credentials in Their Native Countries.
Current Narrative:
Missouri has an established program that integrates English Literacy with Civics Education. Missouri will continue to operate the program in the coming Program Year. Missouri provides services to English language learners who are adults, including professionals with degrees and credentials in their native countries, that enable such adults to achieve competency in the English language and acquire the basic and more advanced skills needed to function effectively as parents, workers, and citizens in the United States. Services include instruction in literacy and English language acquisition and instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation, and may partner with Title I and other partners to provide workforce training.
Missouri created sector strategy teams at the regional level which include adult education programs providing English language acquisition activities. Career pathways and employment strategies will be created for the sectors identified. Adult English language learners have opportunities to be placed in unsubsidized employment in in–demand industries and occupations that lead to economic self–sufficiency. Adult Education will partner with Title I and other sector stakeholders, to design opportunities for the English language learner.