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Education and Training

A lack of career readiness, disabilities, low-literacy, and other soft-skill deficiencies can be major barriers for individuals in becoming self-sufficient. Education and training programs that focus on developing marketable skills, including those that focus on industries and sectors with available jobs, represent an opportunity for individuals and families to achieve sustainable self-sufficiency. Research resources on a number of education and training programs and approaches are available on the SSRC, including resources on Adult Basic Education, apprenticeships, community colleges and post-secondary education programs, drop-out prevention and GED programs, low-literacy and ESL programs, as well as TANF-focused training programs.

View recommendations from the SSRC Librarian on Education and Training and relevant Federal laws and regulations below. 

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