ABE/GED Instructor Qualifications

ABE/GED Requirements:

Required:

  1. Master’s Degree in Education, Adult Education, or in a related field
  2. Two years experience teaching basic skills (reading, writing, and/or math) to undereducated, at-risk, and multi-cultural adult or high-school populations
  3. C-Best or an equivalent exam in Reading, Writing, and Math
  4. Have basic computer literacy skills

Preferred:

  • Degree in Adult Education, Special Education, English, Reading, Social Science, Math, Developmental Education

Possible Additional Requirements:

Other specialized skills may be required according to ABE site and level needs. These requirements may also include:

  1. Learning disabilities background
  2. Reading instruction certificate, endorsement and /or significant course work
  3. Course work in second language acquisition

Revised Date: 05/22/09

 

Prior Instruction Qualifcations

ABE/GED Requirements:

Required:

  1. Master’s Degree in Education, Adult Education, or in a related field
  2. Two years experience teaching undereducated, at-risk, and multi-cultural populations
  3. C-Best or an equivalent exam in Reading, Writing, and Math
  4. Have basic computer literacy skills

Preferred:

  • Degree in Adult Education, Special Education, English, Reading, Social Science, Math

Possible Additional Requirements:

Other specialized skills may be required according to ABE site and level needs. These requirements may also include:

  1. Learning disabilities background
  2. Reading instruction certificate, endorsement and /or significant course work
  3. Course work in second language acquisition

Revised Date: 03/25/2003

GED Instructors

Minimum education and Experience requirements:

  1. Hold a bachelor’s degree in one of the following: Adult Education, Developmental Education, English, Reading, Social Science, Mathematics or the equivalent
  2. A Master’s Degree in one of the above disciplines is preferred.
  3. Three years experience teaching undereducated adults.
  4. Demonstrate mathematics proficiency at high school level.
  5. Demonstrate written and spoken communication skills.
Revised Date: 06/15/1989

 

ABE Instructors

Minimum education and Experience requirements:

  1. Hold a bachelor’s degree in one of the following:
    Adult Education, Developmental Education, English, Language Arts, Reading, Education, Social Science, or Equivalent.
  2. Endorsement, certificate, or significant course work in reading.
  3. Three years experience teaching undereducated adults – emphasis on teaching reading.
  4. Demonstrate written and spoken communication skills.

Revised Date: 06/15/1989