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For 35 years, the annual conference of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) has provided an international forum for 500 participants to learn, network, exchange ideas, and work with other sectors to transform lifelong learning.
Come Learn About:
- Recruiting and Retaining Adult Learners in a Challenging Economy
- Designing and Delivering Adult and Accelerated Programs that Work
- Marketing to Adult Learners on a Budget
- Assessing Prior Learning
- Forming Strategic Partnerships with Business, Government, and Labor to Expand Opportunities for Adult Learners
Conference Features:
- Opening Keynote Speaker: New York Times Columnist (TBA)
- Five Plenary Sessions focusing on Working Together to Make Learning Lifelong
- 25+ Interactive Workshops covering such topics as Prior Learning Assessment(PLA) Programs; Accelerated Learning Programs; How to Become an Adult Learning Focused Institution; Marketing, Recruiting & Retaining Adult Students and Business and Government Policies and Programs for Adult Learning.
- Informational Roundtables
- Networking Opportunities, including an All-Attendee Welcome Reception and daily refreshment breaks in the Exhibit Hall
- CyberCafé for Email Access
- Learner of the Year, Institutional Service, and Morris T. Keeton Award Celebrations
- Special Interest Group Sessions for Adult Learning Focused Institutions (ALFI) and PLA Practitioners
Who Attends the CAEL Conference?
- Adult learning specialists and advocates
- Managers of accelerated degree programs and online learning courses
- Employers investing in workforce education and training
- Prior Learning Assessment faculty and administrators
- Government,labor, business and education professionals involved in workforce development programs and policy
- Executives and managers of non-profits and community-based organizations working with adult learners
- Individuals involved in issues related to skills standards and employability
- College representatives interested in creating a more adult learning focused institution
- Human resource development and training professionals
- Continuing education professionals
Register Online
For more information, please contact Kelsey Irish, Meetings/Membership Manager, at kirish@cael.org
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