Congratulations to the CAEP 2021 Model Programs! The Advancing CA Adult Education Model Programs are innovative, emerging, and model CAEP practices. Model CAEP Programs align to the CAEP program areas and the state priorities: equity, leadership, learner transition, marketing, program development, program evaluation, and technology and distance learning. 

This section highlights the CAEP 2021 model program submissions. Browse through each program to learn more about how CAEP programs and consortia have created innovative programs in response to the needs of adult learners.

The CAEP Summit 2021 has come and gone, however, there are still opportunities to continue to promote the wonderful strides adult education programs are making in alignment with the CAEP statewide priorities.

Saddleback college used data to inform their decision to invest in a postcard campaign to reach learners who resided in underrepresented cities in their programs. When the campaign did not produce a significant return on investment, the college shifted gears to social media advertisements. The social media advertisements resulted in learners joining their Spanish HSE program. In an effort to continue to grow programs and market adult education past enrollment, Saddleback college uses other mediums to inform ways to reach students. Learn more about the ways in which Saddleback College reach adult learners.

The Employment Development Department (EDD) in collaboration with the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development is seeking public comment on 13 proposed regions in California, as part of the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program (CERF). The 13 regions selected were based on an analysis from the state’s Labor Market Information Division, in addition to other key factors. The following were considered when selecting the proposed regions:

Review the attachments and submit public comments. The EDD will consider all public comments received by November 10, 2021. Submit all comments to WSBCERF@edd.ca.gov. Please include “CERF Public Comments” in the email subject line.

CAEP TAP and OTAN invite California K-12 adult education agencies to participate in the Canvas program; we call it the California Distance Learning Cooperative (CDLC). Earlier in 2021, we launched a Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) pilot with 25 agencies and are now ready to expand by an additional 127 agencies to a total of 152 before the end of June 2022. Our vision would be to have all adult education agencies participating in the CDLC in the next 3 years. Our non-credit and credit community college partners already have 100% access to the Canvas LMS and this would further our efforts for alignment to post-secondary training.

Learn more about the benefits of using Canvas and explore an opportunity to join the CDLC.

In their latest blog post, PPIC reports California’s labor market recovery slowed in September, as employers added just half as many jobs this month (47,400) as last, the lowest monthly gain since January. California’s unemployment rate is tied for the highest in the nation (7.5%), and the state has yet to recover one-third of the jobs lost in early 2020. At the same time, historically high levels of job turnover—coined by some as the “Great Resignation”—along with high levels of job openings and wage growth complicate the picture of economic recovery.

Job openings and resignations are historically high. The “Great Resignation” is a little less great in California than nationally, but more Californians quit their jobs in August than at any point in the last two decades. Even though job openings are also historically high, turnover among those already employed contributes to slower job growth overall.

Learn more about how the stability rate is defined, how the CDE arrived at a fixed number, and more by accessing the web page and report.