Refers to services available through One-Stop Centers for individuals and employers. Intensive services are available to adults and dislocated workers who meet eligibility criteria and can include comprehensive assessment, individual employment/education plan, group counseling, individual career planning, and case management. Intensive services for [..]

Adult basic and literacy education programs that are planned and delivered through business/education partnerships and provide customized work-related basic (or foundation) skills instruction to those already employed and in need of more advanced skills to maintain or advance in their jobs. (PA WIN)

Extent to which a program or services can be reached by those who want or need them. (PA WIN)

Hands-on approach to teaching and learning in which students work collaboratively to increase their understanding through an active process of “doing and reflecting” on real-life tasks, problems, issues, or assignments. (PA WIN)

Instructional programs that provide the basic skills to adults who are performing below the ninth-grade instructional level in reading, writing, computation, computer literacy, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills. (Task Force on Adult Education, VA, 2001)

Instructional programs that serve adults with less than a high school diploma (or equivalent) and with basic skills from ninth grade and above, including General Educational Development credential (GED), high school credit programs for adults, and external diploma programs. (Task Force on Adult Education, VA, 2001)

A systematic, periodic review and analysis of an employee’s job performance by a superior, to compare that performance to a set of predetermined standards, identify strengths and weaknesses, and develop a plan to improve an employee’s performance. (PA WIN)

A formal process by which individuals learn their jobs through a combination of classroom instruction and on-the-job training from a skilled expert in their specific job. (PA WIN)

Collecting and analyzing information to make judgments about the needs and learning progress of individuals or groups; also, techniques, devices, or instruments used to collect evidence, ranging from formal and standardized (such as TABE) to criterion referenced tests (CRTs) to alternative (portfolios) to informal (observation checklists). (PA WIN)