34 CFR § 463.34 - What are workforce preparation activities?

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title: "34 CFR § 463.34 - What are workforce preparation activities?"
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title_name: "Education"
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section_name: "What are workforce preparation activities?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
part_number: "463"
part_name: "ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 102 and 103, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 55553, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 463.34 What are workforce preparation activities?

Workforce preparation activities include activities, programs, or services designed to help an individual acquire a combination of basic academic skills, critical thinking skills, digital literacy skills, and self-management skills, including competencies in:

(a) Utilizing resources;

(b) Using information;

(c) Working with others;

(d) Understanding systems;

(e) Skills necessary for successful transition into and completion of postsecondary education or training, or employment; and

(f) Other employability skills that increase an individual's preparation for the workforce.

(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3272(17); P.L. 111-340)