Basic Education for Adults
Services include literacy and math instruction for adults whose skills are at or below the eighth-grade level, GED Test Preparation, high school completion for adults who want to earn an adult high school diploma and ESL instruction. Students receiving both basic skills instruction and job training are included in the evaluation of the professional-technical training or worker retraining programs and not in the evaluation of basic skills instruction. Students receive basic skills instruction at community and technical colleges (98 percent) and other organizations such as libraries and community-based organizations (2 percent).
State Core Indicator Results
| Employment Percentage of participants who were employed two quarters after leaving the program. * |
23% |
| Earnings Median annualized earnings two quarters after leaving the program. |
$33,000 |
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Skills
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N/A |
| Net Employment Effect Additional employment rate attributable to the workforce development program. ** |
3.4% |
| Net Participant Benefits Additional yearly earnings attributable to program participation (adjusted for benefits, taxes, and costs of participation). ** |
$2,600 |
| 10-Year Economic Impact Economy wide 10-Year net economic benefit provided by the workforce development program. ** |
$807 Million |
| 10-Year Taxpayer Return on Investment Taxpayer’s 10-Year net return from an investment in the workforce development program. ** |
$-0.60 to 1 |
*Includes out-of-state employment data. Does not include self-employment. ** See latest Net Impact Study
