Description:
Services for Individuals - Adult Education -
The Department of Labor and Regulation believes an educated workforce and citizenry are essential to South Dakota. The Adult Education and Literacy Program, under Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, supports services and activities to:
Assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic self-sufficiency;
Assist adults who are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills that:
Are necessary to becoming full partners in the educational development of their children; and
Lead to sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family;
Assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma and in the transition to postsecondary education and training, including through career pathways; and
Assist immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners in—
Improving their
Reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills in English; and
Mathematics skills; and
Acquiring an understanding of the American system of Government, individual freedom, and the responsibilities of citizenship.