The dual purpose of the Rhode Island Adult Education Professional Development Center (the PDCenter) is to positively impact learner outcomes through increasing the knowledge and skills of adult education practitioners and providers, and to also develop a system to recruit, train, develop, and support the next generation of adult education professionals.
The PDCenter is a collaborative effort between the following:
Rhode Island Department of Education
The Governor's Workforce Board
Rhode Island Foundation
United Way of Rhode Island
LifespanFunding has come from the Rhode Island Foundation, United Way and the Rhode Island Department of Education (utilizing WIA Title II Leadership funds, and the Governor's Workforce Board's RI Job Development Funds).
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System Model of Professional Development for Rhode Island adult education
Building the Critical Links report of the Governor’s Adult Literacy Taskforce

