WORKING CONDITIONS STANDARDS

Standards for Quality Working Conditions in ABE/ESOL Programs

In its effort to support quality ABE services, MCAE is committed to improving the quality of working conditions for all program staff. To that end, MCAE developed Standards for Quality Working Conditions in ABE/ESOL Programs. These Standards are a field-generated vision of quality that can be used to guide program improvement, advocate for policy change, and highlight the innovative practices of programs committed to improving the working conditions of practitioners.

To download the Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education Standards for Quality Working Conditions in ABE/ESOL Programs document, please click here.

To download the Program Self-Assessment of Working Conditions based on MCAE’s Standards for Quality Working Conditions in ABE/ESOL Programs document, please click here.

We are interested in your feedback and ideas about how to use this document to educate and bring about change in the field. We also welcome stories of how your program has made progress on any of the indicators (so we can disseminate creative solutions to the field). Please send questions and suggestions to Working Conditions Committee chairs Andy Nash at anash@worlded.org or Laurie Sheridan at lsheridan@worlded.org. Please also consider becoming a member of the MCAE Working Conditions Committee.