The Adult Learning Resource Center (ALRC) provides staff development and technical assistance for ABE/GED program staff in northern Illinois through workshops, consultations, newsletters, and special institutes. The basis for trainings, workshops, and consultations, are the Foundations for ABE/GED Instructors.

What is ABE/GED?

Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs provide instruction in the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics to adult learners in order to prepare them for entrance to, or advancement in the labor market or higher academic studies or vocational training.

General Educational Development (GED) Testing is the official high school diploma equivalency exam used in Illinois. The test battery includes five separate timed tests, which are proctored under strict test security regulations.

Looking for an ABE/GED program?

Call the Illinois Adult Learning Hotline, 800-321-9511, or click www.thecenterweb.org/alrc/hotline to:

• locate an ABE or GED program near your home
• find a program in need of volunteers
• contact a variety of adult education programs in your area

Operators speak English, Spanish and Polish. Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 4:30 pm (all other times please leave a message on the answering machine).

TDD or Voice User Number: 800-321-9511.

Hotline promotional materials
Feel free to print, photocopy and distribute these Hotline information fliers.

Have any questions or need assistance...?
Contact: Judith Diamond, jdiamond@thecenterweb.org