Career Development and Planning
The Career Coach helps students with career path assessments, resume writing, career exploration and planning for their vocational futures. Additionally, the Career Coach works alongside students to develop and revise college and career plans, college admission process, and financial aid information and applications. In the process, students will connect with career exploration opportunities within their community, make progress towards a secondary certification, and gain work based learning experiences.
Employability Skill classes are also offered for those students seeking to transition to the workforce or for those seeking to improve their soft skills for future employment. Resume Writing, Interview Skills, and Time Management are examples of the content of these courses as students apply their reading and writing skills in the workforce. Similarly, a weekly Job Club is presented to students who are in the process of applying for careers as a way for students to meet, discuss, and improve their employability skills.
Lead Career Coach: Mr. Matt Patton
Office Hours: M-F: 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM
Phone: 870-733-6787
Crittenden County Literacy Council
Adult Learning Alliance of Arkansas is the statewide non-profit that provides structure and support to county-level literacy councils serving adults in over 50 Arkansas counties. These councils offer instructional tutoring to adults who want to learn to read, write or speak English better. All services are free.
Adult Learning Alliance of Arkansas was founded in 1971 as a statewide non-profit organization to provide a network of training, professional development, and other forms of support to the growing number of literacy councils in the state.
In 1991, the Arkansas Legislature recognized the valuable contribution of the work of volunteers in adult literacy by granting it state funding. This funding supports a staff and a state office, and the remaining funds are sub-granted to community based literacy councils.
Adult Learning Alliance of Arkansas also operates an AmeriCorps program, Arkansas Reads, which places service volunteers at literacy councils throughout the state. These members provide tutoring and recruit volunteer tutors and students in order to promote sustainability within literacy councils after their service term has expired.
Crittenden County Literacy Council offers:
Computer Literacy
Health Literacy
Tutoring
Help in Math and Reading
Hours of operation for our literacy program.
Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
For more information on our Adult Education Literacy Council, please contact:
Chaarity Munn
cmunn@asumidsouth.edu
870-733-6720
Integrated Education and Training
ASU Mid-South Adult Education Center Tech Academy
CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+) Certification
The program prepares students for entry level tech/computer based jobs, while giving students a groundwork to apply knowledge and skills to future education and/or employment. Those looking to increase their technological aptitude, and those looking for a certification for job/career purposes.
The workplace training takes primarily in the Adult Education Center computer lab. However, students will work across campus in various computer labs and IT workspaces as they learn and make progress towards their certification.
This managed enrolled course is 6 weeks long. Classes will meet three days a week for a minimum of 9 hours per week of face-to-face class time. Program participants must have a High-School Diploma or be concurrently enrolled in the adult education program to participate in the program.
Additional Resources
- Career Readiness Certificate
- GED Registration Website — https://ged.com/
- GED Transcript Request Form — https://www.arcareereducation.org/services/adult-education/high-school-equivalency-ged/ged-record-request
- Student Handbook — https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KvEXCPKCOtWYxwlIXHGC6l2M2MBwp-5lcGbuv9ZfVDA/edit#
- TABE Registration Form — https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3YHqQpZUxX6AnK-H0ioYaVDroSXMQxiQRdH7k1mejHeGITA/viewform
