Events

Financial Aid for Adults Returning to College

This financial aid workshop is offered in partnership with Complete the Degree Chicago and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.

Designed to introduce participants to how financial aid works and provide a big picture overview, as well as an introduction to key terms, and concepts. Participants will learn about the following:

• Establishing eligibility for state and federal aid programs
• Packaging of awards
• Disbursement of aid
• Handling student enrollment withdrawals
• Identifying trusted sources of information

Where: CAEL Offices, 55 East Monroe, Suite 2710, Chicago, IL 60603

This free webinar takes place Wednesday, May 22 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

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Webinar on Serving Adult Students

The Adult Learning Focused Institution (ALFI) tools are a pair of survey instruments (Institutional Self Assessment Survey and Adult Learning Inventory) that work together to help you uncover what is important to your adult learners and how well your institution is helping them succeed.

Learn about ALFI tools and how some of your colleagues have used the tools and implemented changes at their institutions to improve their adult learner programs.

CAEL aims to help every college and university become an ALFI - one that offers specialized services to meet the unique needs of adult students. To achieve this goal, we have developed comprehensive principles and assessment tools that you can use to assess and improve your adult student services.

This free webinar will take place on May 30, 2013 at 1pm Central time.

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PLA Online Certificate Program

Learn to develop a professional portfolio assessment system for your institution, or strengthen your institution’s existing prior learning assessment (PLA) programs, by completing the online PLA certificate program. Offered by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) this program provides the basic tools to develop skills and procedures for assessing adults’ prior learning. The program is delivered over the Internet, allowing you to participate at any time, from any place, all you need is e-mail capability and a web browser.

To learn more please visit the following links:

http://www.cael.org/Professional-Development/Certification#Online%20PLA%20Certification

http://www.learning.depaul.edu/standard/content_areas/continuity_application/coursegroup.asp?group_number=139&group_version=
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Where are the skills? Partner with colleges that meet your needs

Too many colleges are not graduating students with the skills and competencies employers need. But there are ways to ensure that college curriculum is designed by your industry and for your industry, and delivered by education partners who know how to teach the required skills. This webinar will help you answer the following questions:

• How do you determine the best school for you?
• How do you move from a vendor relationship to a partnership?
• What can you expect from a partnership?

You’ll also hear concrete examples of companies that have built successful college partnerships.

This webinar will take place on June 11, 2013 at 1pm Central time.

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PLA Online Certificate Program

Learn to develop a professional portfolio assessment system for your institution, or strengthen your institution’s existing prior learning assessment (PLA) programs, by completing the online PLA certificate program. Offered by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) this program provides the basic tools to develop skills and procedures for assessing adults’ prior learning. The program is delivered over the Internet, allowing you to participate at any time, from any place, all you need is e-mail capability and a web browser.

To learn more please visit the following links:

CAEL Professional Development

DePaul University Continuing and Professional Education

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Career Advisor Certificate

CAEL and Indiana University have developed an online, instructor-led course designed specifically for those who need to provide career and education advice to adults. Participants will learn how to:

• Apply career development theory to your work
• Assess the value of education and training related to career choice
• Gather labor market data to assist with career planning and advising
• Help others develop a career plan
• Advise a diverse workforce
• Deal with ethical issues
• Help adults leverage social networking tools

The course content is organized into five Modules, each addressing one of the competency areas. Each Module takes two weeks to complete. There is an additional two weeks at the end of the course devoted to the final project presentation and review.

To learn more, please click here.
Click here to register.

This class will begin July 30, 2013.

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Career Advisor Certificate

CAEL and Indiana University have developed an online, instructor-led course designed specifically for those who need to provide career and education advice to adults. Participants will learn how to:

• Apply career development theory to your work
• Assess the value of education and training related to career choice
• Gather labor market data to assist with career planning and advising
• Help others develop a career plan
• Advise a diverse workforce
• Deal with ethical issues
• Help adults leverage social networking tools

The course content is organized into five Modules, each addressing one of the competency areas. Each Module takes two weeks to complete. There is an additional two weeks at the end of the course devoted to the final project presentation and review.

To learn more, please click here.
Click here to register.

This class will begin October 29, 2013.

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