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The Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center equips the field of adult education and literacy with essential skills and resources to expand access to high-quality instruction and workforce preparation.
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The Latest from VALRC
April 2026 PROGRESS: Showcasing Success
Progress, Virginia's adult education and literacy newsletter, returns from hiatus this spring with the first of several "mini issues." This edition focuses on how we highlight adult education's success stories, whether individual student achievements or program successes. Read More
More Than Job Hunting: How Career Fairs Become Community Catalysts
For Maria, walking into the English Empowerment Center's Career and Opportunities Fair meant stepping into uncharted territory. Like 81% of the 285 people who attended this event, this was her first career fair ever. Read More
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
Read the latest round-up email to learn about online training events in May and June. Find out how to share your expertise… Read More
SPOTLIGHT 2025
Read the fourth volume of collected writing by Virginia adult education learners. Read More
Upcoming Events
Bi-monthly Program Managers Meeting
Bi-monthly webinar for adult education program managers Read More
Right Question Institute: How the ‘Why Vote?’ Tool Motivates Lower-Income Adults to Vote
In this free, interactive webinar, RQI will introduce the “Why Vote?” Tool and explain how and why it works. The webinar is designed for staff… Read More
GEDTS: From GED to Career Pathways – Using IET, Pre-Apprenticeships, and Short-Term Training to Build Workforce Momentum
This session explores how adult education programs can strategically connect GED learners to workforce pathways using Integrated Education and Training (IET), pre-apprenticeships, and short-term training… Read More
ProLiteracy: Teacher Training Plus: The Power of “Yet”: Cultivating A Growth Mindset
Help adult learners build the persistence and problem-solving skills they need to thrive in the workplace. This webinar explores how to help students shift from… Read More
Refresher: LACES Data Analysis Session
Join a group of Virginia practitioners for a hands-on experience working with data in the LACES system. This is a refresher session geared towards beginning… Read More
Literacy Minnesota: How Adult Brains Learn Languages
Learn what research has to say about how adult brains learn a new language, how trauma and stress impact learning, and how this influences the… Read More