Career Pathways

Policy and Guidance:

AEL Letter Links:

• AEL 02-16 change 1: Implementing the IET Service Approach- Update
• AEL Letter 03-17: Implementing & Reporting Workforce Training under the IET Service A
• AEL 01-17: Implementing Programs, Activities, Services for ELLs
• AEL 02-17: Assessing English Language Learners in AEL Programs
• AEL 06-15 change 1: Expansion of Eligible Population to be Served from IHE- Update
• AEL 03-17: Implementing & Reporting WFT under IET Approach to Service
• AEL 04-17: Implementing and Reporting Workforce Preparation Activities
• AEL 07-17: Required Syllabus Design for AEL Instruction
• AEL 01-18 change 1: Educational Outcomes for AEL

Other AEL Guidance
FAQ
OCTAE IET Guide
OCTAE: AEFLA Resource Guide

Guides and Toolkits, Curricula, and Resources

Guides and Toolkits

• Developing Basic Skills Curriculum for an IET (Adapted for Texas 2018)
• Texas AEL Guide
• AEL Testing Guide
• A Quick-Start Toolkit: Building Registered Apprenticeship Programs
• Stackable Credential Website
• Perkins Collaborative Resource Network
• Stackable Credential Toolkit

Curricula

• Curricula and Texas Content Standards
• Texas Content Standards V2.0
• Skills Commons: Free and Open digital library of Workforce Training Materials

Resources

• AEL IET Plans for PY21-22
• Career One Stop Certification Finder
• TWC AEL Special Initiatives (Accelerate Texas)
• NSC: Upskilling Adult Learners with Disabilities – February 2019
• NSC: Workforce success relies on transparent postsecondary data
• Employability Skills Framework / Workforce Preparation Activities
• Employability Skills Framework One Page Handout Visual
• Industry Recognized Certifications Crosswalk for Career and Technical Education
• National Skills Coalition Resources
• Adult Education: A Critical Foundation for Middle-Skill Jobs
• Integrated Education and Training (IET) Research Brief No. 14/ September 2017 (California Department of Education)
• Center for Law and Social Policy. (2016). Integrated Education and Training: Model Programs for Building Career Pathways for Participants at Every Skill Level
• STATS in BRIEF: A Description of U.S. Adults Who Are Not Digitally Literate
• Peer Mentor Network

Technical Assistance - Resources

Career Pathways Checklist (2017)
Integrated Education and Training (IET): Building Career Pathways for Participants at Every Skill Level (March 2018- Mortrude)
Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit
Setting up a Training Services in Teams
Understanding Credentials in Texas: Certificates & Certifications