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COABE’s multi-year partnership with Google continues to help learners access high demand jobs with a medium earning wage of $76,000! Through this partnership we are able to offer the following badges and credentials completely free to our members:

  • Digital Marketing and Communication
  • IT Support
  • Cyber Security
  • Project Management
  • Data Analytics
  • UX Design
  • AI Training

This is a special opportunity that is made possible due to our relationship with Google and is valued at $550 per completion We are dedicated to ensuring the success of our learners which is why we provide this opportunity in a learning cohort model, and have hired a Google Scholars Mentor, who is an adult education teacher. This fostered completion rates over 80% and has led to COABE being named Google’s Top Performing Partner.

Contact google@coabe.org with questions. Learn more, and sign up.

This scholarship will contribute to furthering my adult education in the field of nursing. I started taking Certified Nurse Assistance classes in the Continuing Education program of San Diego (adult education).  I am currently taking a vocational nursing program in the Grossmont Health Occupations Center in Santee, CA. I am very thankful for being selected and express my complete gratitude. I look forward to serving my community as a student nurse and as a licensed vocational nurse in June of 2023. – Diana Arenas, California

Google Scholar Mentor/Instructor

Heather Engelhart

Heather Engelhart is currently an Adult Education Adjunct Instructor at Waubonsee Community College in Aurora, Illinois. She has 24+ years of experience in education. This includes areas of instruction, training, curriculum development, implementation of new programs, as well as mentoring. Heather began teaching at the primary level of public education where she received her master’s degree in Teaching and Curriculum. For the past 8 years, Heather has been an instructor in the Adult Ed program where she has taught a variety of classes including ELA, Microsoft Office ICAPs, ABE and ASE for math and language arts instruction. Heather has collaborated with colleagues in curriculum writing, she co-created a Technology Bootcamp to inboard new students, presented professional development opportunities for new technology and trained new teachers. The past three years, Heather has been teaching in a Flex Classroom. This gives her the opportunity to learn and understand how this modality can benefit the students’ varying learning styles and increase retention.

In addition to her work in the classroom, Heather has also earned a certification for ABE/ASE Language Arts Specialist and a Certificate in Effective College Instruction through ACUE. She has also had the honor of receiving Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member from Waubonsee Community College in 2022.

Applied Digital Skills: Practical Technology Skills for New Online Learners

  • Get started with Applied Digital Skills
    • Learn job-ready skills from anywhere with free, video-based lessons on how to set up a Gmail account, build a resume, use the Google work applications, and much more.

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  • Career Readiness for Reentry
    Economic opportunity should be available to everyone. For the more than 600,000 people who leave prison every year in the U.S., finding a job is a top priority — and a challenge, especially when a lack of digital skills makes it difficult to compete. With our Curriculum Guide, previously incarcerated individuals can gain practical digital skills and focus on career readiness for today’s job market. 
  • Applied Digital Skills available in Spanish 

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