[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR472.3]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                EDUCATION

 

PART 472_NATIONAL WORKPLACE LITERACY PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 472.3  What activities may the Secretary fund?



    The Secretary provides grants or cooperative agreements to projects 

designed to improve the productivity of the workforce through 

improvement of literacy skills in the workplace by--

    (a) Providing adult literacy and other basic skills services and 

activities;

    (b) Providing adult secondary education services and activities that 

may lead to the completion of a high school diploma or its equivalent;

    (c) Meeting the literacy needs of adults with limited English 

proficiency;



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    (d) Upgrading or updating basic skills of adult workers in 

accordance with changes in workplace requirements, technology, products, 

or processes;

    (e) Improving the competency of adult workers in speaking, 

listening, reasoning, and problem solving; or

    (f) Providing educational counseling, transportation, and child care 

services for adult workers during nonworking hours while the workers 

participate in the project.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1211(a)(3))