Equipped for the Future (EFF)

Equipped for the Future (EFF) is a National Institute for Literacy research project that seeks to improve the quality of adult education services by offering the field a comprehensive content framework, better-defined results, and standards that enable programs to focus on achieving those results.

Based on extensive input from learners, instructors, administrators, and others, including many in Washington State, EFF crafted 16 content standards that expand the range of skills currently addressed in adult education to cover what adults must know and be able to do to fulfill their roles as workers, parents and family members, and citizens. In addition to communication skills, like Read with Understanding and Listen Actively, the standards also focus on decision making skills, such as Plan and Use Math to Communicate and Solve Problems; interpersonal skills like Cooperate with Others, Resolve Conflict, and Negotiate; and lifelong learning skills like Learn through Research, Take Responsibility for Learning, and Use Information and Communications Technology.

In addition to being an EFF development partner, Washington uses EFF as a framework for its learning standards, curriculum framworks, and program improvement activities.

Links:
http://eff.cls.utk.edu/default.htm

http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/_e-abe_learningstandards.aspx