ADULT EDUCATION,
GED & ESL
CONTACT INFORMATION
Community Education (Adult Education and GED)
Kawerak’s Community Education Program (CEP) known as Nome Regional Adult Education Program provides free basic educational opportunities in Adult Education (AE), General Educational Development (GED), and English as a Second Language (ESL). Program services include remediation in reading, writing, and math skills. We offer face-to-face and distance tutoring, Intensive Study Courses throughout the region, and Distance Education options. Once participants reach a certain level, we will begin to work with them on Workforce Development skills, career exploration, and post-secondary options. Our program can also assist participants with supportive services, like the fee to obtain a State of Alaska ID. Our program works closely with Kawerak’s Employment & Training Department.
Our program encourages literacy, remedial education, continuing education, and the development of future job training skills to help prepare and qualify participants for meaningful employment opportunities, self-sufficiency, and family-sustaining wages.
Eligibility
Nome Regional Adult Education Program services are free and available to all residents of the Bering Strait Region 16 years of age or older. Tribal affiliation is not a requirement.
Hours of Operation
Nome Regional Adult Education Program is open 5 days a week, year-round, from 8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Our program is located in Nome at Kawerak’s Ublugiaq Building, first floor, rooms 123-126. Our computer lab is in room 112.
Enrollment Procedure
Bering Strait residents in outlying villages can contact the Nome Regional Adult Education office at 1-800-478-7574 or the Staff cell phone at (907) 434-1258. Interested persons can call 443-4469 for an appointment to enroll. AE/GED interested persons 17 or under, must have a dropout letter from their last high school of attendance and a signed Parent Permission form.
Alaska Adult Education Student Application
Kawerak Release of Information
AE/GED Educational Assessment and Academic Plans
All GED, AE, and ESL participants must set up a my.alaska.gov account and be active on AlaskaJobs to start the enrollment process. AE/GED Participants are required to complete the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) to assess current academic skill levels in reading and math. Additional testing may be given if deemed necessary by the instructor/tutor. Participant & Instructor will develop a Personal Career and Learning Plan (PCLP) outlining the necessary objectives to accomplish academic goals. The academic plans will be reviewed on a regular basis to monitor progress and assist the learner with the attainment of their educational goals.
Our program uses the GED.com GED Ready Practice Tests to drive instruction. Participants will need to have or create an email account. GED.com has a link to several popular email sites to set up an email account. The GED Ready Practice Tests can be taken at GED.com for a fee. This fee is covered for enrolled participants. Once a participant has taken a practice test, the GED.com website will score the test and give automatic feedback on the areas that need to be studied/practiced. The feedback corresponds to lessons from the Kaplan GED Strategies, Practice, and Review book which is free to participants in our program.
Our Program offers many distance education options including paper materials or online tutoring platforms such as GED Plus, ALEKS.com, and Essential Education GED Academy. Currently, students wishing to enroll with our program for Distance Education can also participate in Project REMOTE, which will cover computer and internet costs.
GED Computer-Based Testing
The GED Test is a computerized test and requires the test taker to have basic computer and keyboarding skills. There are four tests in the content areas of Reading through Language Arts, Social Studies, Math and Science. The cost to take an Official GED Test in a content area is $30.00. This fee is covered for participants in our program who are ready to take the Official GED test.
Official GED tests are only administered at a qualified Pearson Vue Testing Center or remotely by GED.com. The Pearson Vue Testing site in our region is located at Kawerak’s Ublugiaq Building in Nome. The AE/GED Instructor and participant will schedule an official GED Content Area Test with the Pearson Vue Test Administrator.
For the Official GED Test, a score of 145 points is passing. When a learner successfully passes all four tests, they receive their diploma and transcripts from GEDCredentialing on behalf of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Participants who earn their GED are eligible to participate in annual the Northwest Campus/Kawerak Inc. Graduation Ceremony in May of the current or following year.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
ESL instruction is available at the Nome Regional Adult Education office. Local immigrants and Foreign students who wish to improve their English-speaking skills may enroll in our program. ESL students are required to take the BEST PLUS 2.0 and the Best Literacy tests. Participants are scheduled for individual one on one instruction, as well as media-based instruction.
Participant’s Responsibilities
Participants are responsible for their own progress in completing all practice materials sent to them or completing their online Distance Education studies. Participants are responsible for regular attendance to stay enrolled in our program.
Participants who are able to come to our offices in person should make an appointment with an AE/GED/ESL instructor and are required to sign in and out. Distance Education participants are required to complete a Distance Education Contract and should contact their instructor at least once a week. All contact and progress are monitored and documented.
Community Education (Adult Education and GED)
Kawerak’s Community Education Program (CEP) known as Nome Regional Adult Education Program provides free basic educational opportunities in Adult Education (AE), General Educational Development (GED), and English as a Second Language (ESL). Program services include remediation in reading, writing, and math skills. We offer face-to-face and distance tutoring, Intensive Study Courses throughout the region, and Distance Education options. Once participants reach a certain level, we will begin to work with them on Workforce Development skills, career exploration, and post-secondary options. Our program can also assist participants with supportive services, like the fee to obtain a State of Alaska ID. Our program works closely with Kawerak’s Employment & Training Department.
Our program encourages literacy, remedial education, continuing education, and the development of future job training skills to help prepare and qualify participants for meaningful employment opportunities, self-sufficiency, and family-sustaining wages.
Eligibility
Nome Regional Adult Education Program services are free and available to all residents of the Bering Strait Region 16 years of age or older. Tribal affiliation is not a requirement.
Hours of Operation
Nome Regional Adult Education Program is open 5 days a week, year-round, from 8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Our program is located in Nome at Kawerak’s Ublugiaq Building, first floor, rooms 123-126. Our computer lab is in room 112.
Enrollment Procedure
Bering Strait residents in outlying villages can contact the Nome Regional Adult Education office at 1-800-478-7574 or the Staff cell phone at (907) 434-1258. Interested persons can call 443-4469 for an appointment to enroll. AE/GED interested persons 17 or under, must have a dropout letter from their last high school of attendance and a signed Parent Permission form.
Alaska Adult Education Student Application
Kawerak Release of Information
AE/GED Educational Assessment and Academic Plans
All GED, AE, and ESL participants must set up a my.alaska.gov account and be active on AlaskaJobs to start the enrollment process. AE/GED Participants are required to complete the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) to assess current academic skill levels in reading and math. Additional testing may be given if deemed necessary by the instructor/tutor. Participant & Instructor will develop a Personal Career and Learning Plan (PCLP) outlining the necessary objectives to accomplish academic goals. The academic plans will be reviewed on a regular basis to monitor progress and assist the learner with the attainment of their educational goals.
Our program uses the GED.com GED Ready Practice Tests to drive instruction. Participants will need to have or create an email account. GED.com has a link to several popular email sites to set up an email account. The GED Ready Practice Tests can be taken at GED.com for a fee. This fee is covered for enrolled participants. Once a participant has taken a practice test, the GED.com website will score the test and give automatic feedback on the areas that need to be studied/practiced. The feedback corresponds to lessons from the Kaplan GED Strategies, Practice, and Review book which is free to participants in our program.
Our Program offers many distance education options including paper materials or online tutoring platforms such as GED Plus, ALEKS.com, and Essential Education GED Academy. Currently, students wishing to enroll with our program for Distance Education can also participate in Project REMOTE, which will cover computer and internet costs.
GED Computer-Based Testing
The GED Test is a computerized test and requires the test taker to have basic computer and keyboarding skills. There are four tests in the content areas of Reading through Language Arts, Social Studies, Math and Science. The cost to take an Official GED Test in a content area is $30.00. This fee is covered for participants in our program who are ready to take the Official GED test.
Official GED tests are only administered at a qualified Pearson Vue Testing Center or remotely by GED.com. The Pearson Vue Testing site in our region is located at Kawerak’s Ublugiaq Building in Nome. The AE/GED Instructor and participant will schedule an official GED Content Area Test with the Pearson Vue Test Administrator.
For the Official GED Test, a score of 145 points is passing. When a learner successfully passes all four tests, they receive their diploma and transcripts from GEDCredentialing on behalf of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Participants who earn their GED are eligible to participate in annual the Northwest Campus/Kawerak Inc. Graduation Ceremony in May of the current or following year.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
ESL instruction is available at the Nome Regional Adult Education office. Local immigrants and Foreign students who wish to improve their English-speaking skills may enroll in our program. ESL students are required to take the BEST PLUS 2.0 and the Best Literacy tests. Participants are scheduled for individual one on one instruction, as well as media-based instruction.
Participant’s Responsibilities
Participants are responsible for their own progress in completing all practice materials sent to them or completing their online Distance Education studies. Participants are responsible for regular attendance to stay enrolled in our program.
Participants who are able to come to our offices in person should make an appointment with an AE/GED/ESL instructor and are required to sign in and out. Distance Education participants are required to complete a Distance Education Contract and should contact their instructor at least once a week. All contact and progress are monitored and documented.