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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Equipped for the Future is pleased to
announce our next training for the Preparing for Work curriculum, to be held
March 11 and 12, 2008. Please feel free to pass this announcement on to anyone
you think might be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Anna Bogle<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Professional Development Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Equipped for the Future<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>600
Henley Street, Suite 312</span></font></b></st1:address></st1:Street><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Knoxville</span></font></b></st1:City><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">37996</st1:PostalCode></span></b></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>abogle@utk.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Are you
an instructor in Adult Education or Workforce Development?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Are you
concerned about preparing your students for success in the workplace?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Would
you like to help your students gain the skills necessary to be lifelong
learners?<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=6
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-weight:bold'>ANNOUNCING<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:-15.35pt;text-align:center'><b><i><font
size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>Equipped for the Future’s<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:-15.35pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=4 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
color:blue;font-weight:bold'>Preparing for Work: An EFF Work Readiness Course<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Training for Instructors
in Adult Education and Workforce Development<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:-15.35pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>March
11 and 12, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Martha
O’Bryan Center<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Nashville</span></font></b></st1:City><b><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:State></span></font></b></st1:place><b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-style:italic'>Preparing
for Work</span></font></i><font size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>,
developed by Equipped for the Future at the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Center
for Literacy Studies</st1:PersonName>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
is a skills-based course designed for implementation in organizations and
agencies involved in preparing their clients and students for entry level work.
Each of the instructional modules that comprise the <i><span style='font-style:
italic'>Preparing for Work</span></i> course has integrated the specific SCANS
tasks (Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Basic Skills) and the EFF
Content Standards, identified on the National Work Readiness Credential (NWRC)
profile.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The learning activities
within the curriculum, designed to model authentic, work related experiences
and tasks, provide opportunities for learners to apply the skills being taught,
with an added focus on how skills transfer from one situation or context to
another as individuals advance along a career path.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>In the past year, EFF has
offered three nationally advertised trainings for the <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Preparing for Work</span></i> course. In
addition, the course has been adopted for use in programs in the following
locations: <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State>; <st1:State w:st="on">Florida</st1:State>;
<st1:State w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:State>; <st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State>; <st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State>;
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New Jersey</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Please
Note: This training is intended for instructors and is not a training for
trainers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0pt;margin-right:
-15.35pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:-19.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center'><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Register on-line at:</span></font></b><font
size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://utk-cls.ra.utk.edu/register/eff_event.asp"
title="blocked::http://utk-cls.ra.utk.edu/register/eff_event.asp">http://utk-cls.ra.utk.edu/register/eff_event.asp</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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text-align:center'><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Registration deadline is February 22,
2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Please
pass this announcement on to anyone who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-weight:bold'>For more
information please see contact:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Anna Bogle<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Professional Development
Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Equipped for the Future<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>600
Henley Street, Suite 312</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Knoxville</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">37996</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>abogle@utk.edu<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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