Adult education is an important part of the new workforce investment system.
To give States greater flexibility in administering the program, the several prescriptive administrative requirements and restrictions on the use of funds are eliminated. For example, the Adult Education Act, as amended prohibited States from expending more than 20 percent of the State allocation for high school equivalency programs. The new law eliminates this restriction. Factors the State must consider in awarding funds include whether the program provides learning in real life contexts, employs advances in technology, and is staffed by well-trained instructors, counselors, and administrators. Placement in, retention in, or completion of postsecondary education, training, unsubsidized employment or career advancement.