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National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) was originally called “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week” when Congress, in 1945, declared the first week of October an opportunity for employers to look beyond a person’s physical limitations. In the 71 years […]
Join us in celebrating adult education and family literacy programs serving adult students, parents and their young children by providing high quality instruction in basic literacy and math skills, oral and written English, high school equivalency degrees or post-secodary training. Help us break the cycles of low literacy, low education, and poverty.
Join CLEE Staff on August 11 from 6-8pm at the Embassy Suites in west Knoxville to ways to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities in Knoxville. Mayor Madeline Rogero plans to attend – make your voice heard! Click on the header to register or for more information,
Center staff member Duren Thompson was a featured speaker at FlipCon 2015, on July 13-15th. Focused on “flipped learning,” her presentations highlighted the Center efforts to improve the quality of PD for adult literacy practitioners, as well as strengthen adult learners’ skills for college and career transition.
Are you a service provider or instructor who helps prepare adults to get jobs? Do you need a curriculum that addresses both employability skills (or soft skills) and academic skills? The Equipped for the Future Preparing for Work curriculum can […]
3pm-7:30pm at the Nashville Airport Marriot – Jobseekers Register here: http://j.mp/1CpNoGM
Also: TNCareer Coach from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. to help jobseekers prepare and an Employer Diversity and Inclusion Lunch and Learn at the Nashville Airport Marriot 11:30 am -1:00 pm.
Provide your literacy learners with the skills needed for success in entry level employment – using the approaches and materials from this hands-on 1.5 day training. Click here for more information and to register online – Registration deadline is May 25th, 2015.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)! This year’s theme from the U.S. Department of Labor is “Expect. Employ. Empower.” Join CLEE’s Corporate Connections staff in celebrating though activities and events across the state.
On March 6th, 8-9:30am CLEE invites local stakeholders to learn about the issues, share ideas and be part of the national solution to the large # of US adults with low basic skills.
October 2013 is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Supported by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), organizations across the country join in this month’s national campaign to raise awareness about disability employment issues and to celebrate the many and […]
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