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Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center provides leadership in staff development, resource dissemination and policy development for adult basic education practitioners in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Washington. The Resource Center maintains a professional library of materials for basic skills providers. http://www.literacynet.org/nwrlrc/
Office of Adult Literacy allocates federal funding, provides technical assistance and coordinates basic skills statewide. This Office of Adult Literacy is a division of the State Board for Community & Technical Colleges. http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/Board/Educ/ABE/oal.htm
State Board for Community & Technical Colleges is responsible for the administration, educational services and fiscal management of the state community and technical college system. http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/home.htm
Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board brings business, labor and the public sector together to shape strategies to best meet the workforce training needs of all of Washington's students, workers, and employers in order to create and sustain a high-skill, high-wage economy. The Board advises the Governor and Legislature on workforce development policy, and is responsible for state-wide planning, coordinating and evaluating Washington's workforce training and education efforts. http://www.wa.gov/wtb/
American Society for Training and Development is one of the world's premier professional associations in the field of workplace learning and performance. http://www.astd.org/virtual_community/
National Alliance of Business is at the forefront of local and national efforts to find innovative, long-term solutions to the challenge of improving workforce quality. The key to maximizing both corporate productivity and worker security is education and training. http://www.nab.com/
National Institute for Literacy was created as a part of the 1991 Literacy Act by a bipartisan Congressional coalition to be the hub of national literacy efforts. By serving as a resource for the literacy community, the Institute assists in addressing urgent national priorities--upgrading the workforce, reducing welfare dependency, raising the standard of living, and creating safer communities. http://novel.nifl.gov/
National Skills Standards Board was created by the National Skill Standards Act of 1994 to encourage the creation and adoption of a national system of voluntary skill standards that will enhance the ability of the United States to compete effectively in a global economy. These voluntary skill standards will be developed by industry in full partnership with education, labor, and community-based organizations, and will be flexible, portable, and continuously updated and improved. http://www.nssb.org/
National Workforce Assistance Collaborative exists to help small and mid-sized businesses adopt high performance work practices, become more competitive, and ultimately, to create and retain high-skill, high-wage jobs for American workers. In addition, it was set up to strengthen service and information providers so they can better meet the needs of these businesses in four key areas: workplace literacy, employee training, work restructuring, and labor-management relations. http://www.ed.psu.edu/nwac/
O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is a database that contains comprehensive information on job requirements and worker competencies. O*NET replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. By identifying and describing the key components of modern occupations, O*NET supplies the nation with updated information critical to the effective training, education, counseling and employment of workers. http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/
Training and Development, TRDEV-L is a moderated listserv discussion group that has served the world-wide community of professionals and students in training and development since 1989. The mission of TRDEV-L is to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas about improving performance of people in organizations. http://train.ed.psu.edu/trdev-l/
US Department of Labor and Training Administration contributes to the more efficient and effective functioning of the U.S. labor market by providing high quality job training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services primarily through State and local workforce development systems. http://www.doleta.gov/
usworkforce.org is a Web site designed to provide both answers to current and emerging questions about the Workforce Investment Act, and a work space where anyone and everyone with an interest in workforce development can pose questions, participate in discussion, and gather information. http://usworkforce.org/
The Western/Pacific Literacy Network's primary goal is to establish an on-line interactive structure for increasing communication and sharing information about adult literacy among the eighteen western states and Pacific islands. http://www.literacynet.org/
Workforce Education is a collection of resources related to basic skills instruction and administration both in places of work and in other instructional centers preparing individuals for work. These resources include information on associations and organizations, learning materials, research, policy and model programs. http://hub2.coe.utk.edu/workforce.html
Workplace Literacy and Basic Skills is a resource booklet published by the National Literacy Secretariat in Ontario, Canada. It provides answers to frequently asked questions about setting up workplace basic skills programs. http://www.nald.ca/nls/inpub/worklit.htm
