Central Vermont Adult Basic Education, Inc.

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Congratulations to our 33 graduates this year. We honor your hard work as you navigated non-traditional pathways. We look forward to hearing about all your future successes!

The Central Vermont Adult Education class of 2024 celebrate their graduation Whether they’ve had this day on their minds for years or months, it’s finally graduation day for the Central Vermont Adult Education class of 2024.

Thank you Passumpsic Bank for your support of our adult education and literacy programs. We are honored to have you as a partner in learning!

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CVAE and Vermont's adult education needs were featured on WCAX this morning. It's a very informative news piece about our work and future funding. Please take a moment to read or watch:

Adult education programs reassess funding distribution With almost 1,500 students in adult education programs statewide, program directors say the services are still needed but underfunded.

GET AHEAD in 2024 with your GED! If you're not feeling confident, CVAE can help you prepare. Call us: (802) 476-4588. For more information on the GED see: https://education.vermont.gov/student-learning/adult-education/students

We'd like to thank Lawson's Finest Liquids for their support on Giving Tuesday. To read more about their amazing support for the community, please visit their Giving Tuesday page.

2023 Giving Tuesday - Lawson's Finest Liquids This year, for Giving Tuesday, we are giving a total of $76,000 to 52 different organizations within our community.

If you're a State of Vermont employee, then you know that VtSHARES is well underway! What difference can a few dollars really make? Well have we got the graphic for you! It turns out, a few dollars can accomplish a whole lot!

You can donate to CVAE through a simple pre-tax payroll deduction. See your department or division's VtSHARES Campaign Ambassador for more information and to sign up!

Thanks to Green Mountain United Way for making this possible.

We have changed our name! It's small, but very significant, we removed the "basic." Why? First, language has changed the word "basic" has become a negative. Most importantly, it doesn't represent all we do. We have a full range of services to help adults to GET AHEAD, from job readiness and certifications to high school credentials to literacy from beginner through 12th grade. Call or email us. Please visit our new website, www.cvae.net, and GET AHEAD WITH CENTRAL VERMONT ADULT ED!

Central Vermont Adult Education Adult Education Leads to Success in… Family, Community, Career, and Further Education Central Vermont Adult Education (CVAE) provides free adult education and literacy services in Washington, Orange, and Lamoille counties. We will help you to reach your goals. Literacy, High school credentials, En...

We are honored that WCAX-TV chose to do a piece on CVABE for Adult Education and Literacy week. For those of you who missed it, here's the clip:

Vermont’s adult learning centers provide critical skills for all As part of national Adult Education and Literacy Week, local advocates are spotlighting the work of 17 learning centers across the state that provide help to around 1,800 adults each year.

September 18 – 22 marks Adult Education and Literacy Week. Adult learners come from all walks of life, seeking the assets that will better their lives and open doors in the family, community, careers, and further education.
Our student body at CVABE is 39% BIPOC and over 51% have at least one disability. Statistically, these two demographics are at the highest risk of dropping out of school and poverty. Over 100 of our students are English Language Learners.

“For so long my mentality had been that because I had learning disabilities, I couldn’t learn…At CVABE I learned how to learn.” Student after student of our gains perhaps the most important asset: hope!

Adult education is for almost anyone out of school, age 16+ who wants to improve skills and get ahead. We also have a new Workforce Development program that yields specific certifications in high demand areas, from customer service skills to technology to paraprofessionals.

On this Adult Education and Literacy Week we thank and honor our students for allowing us the opportunity to provide those assets. We thank our 74 volunteers for their over 3,000 of service. We thank our donors for supporting our students’ efforts.
All our services are free and confidential. We can be reached at (802) 476-4588 or info .org.

Seeking full-time Teacher/Community Coordinator in Barre. Candidates must have:
- High level of independence and enthusiasm for student recruitment, outreach and organizing community involvement to support student success;
- Strong familiarity with the service area;

Proven capacity for teaching basic skills instruction for adults and teens in:
- Reading, writing, math, computer and financial literacy;
- English Language Learning;
- High school diploma and GED credentialing;
- Career and college readiness.
- Experience developing personalized education and graduation plans;
- Experience recruiting and managing volunteers.

Starting salary: $43,000 – $45,000 based on experience. CVABE pays 100% of individual health, dental and short-term disability insurance, as well as employer 403(b) contributions. Six weeks paid vacation annually.
Please submit cover letter, resume and three references to: [email protected].
Position open until filled.

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Montpelier update: As of today, Friday August 18, we will be located on the 1st floor of 1 Blanchard (behind City Hall) for the next few months. We should then be returning to our old space. Although we can check phone messages in Montpelier (802-223-3403), we do so only a few times a day while we're between learning centers. The best way to reach us is via email: [email protected]. Thanks for understanding and sticking with us in this time of flux.

We're excited to announce that after almost 20 years in downtown Morrisville, CVABE has moved to a new location in the Northgate Plaza. It's a very inviting learning space, with easy access and plenty of free parking. Give us a call to see how we can help you with everything from high school credentialing to job readiness: (802) 888-5531.

We are back from summer break and all our learning centers are up and running. Due to flooding our Montpelier location has temporarily moved to Main Street Middle School, and we hope to be back in the Capitol Plaza as soon as possible. Please contact Amanda Hass by email to make an appointment: [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.

CVABE will be featured on WDEV "Vermont Perspectives," this Friday, May 26 @ 9:00 am. Please tune in! You'll learn about our students, the essential assets we provide, our varied educational and workforce development programs, and much more. We're honored to be invited to share our work in this way. WDEV can be found at AM550 Waterbury, 96.1 FM Waitsfield - Warren, 96.5 FM in Barre, 98.3 FM in Montpelier and Independently owned and operated 101.9 FM in Island Pond, VT. You can also stream online at https://player.listenlive.co/67961. Please join us!

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M&T Bank is a wonderful partner in learning. They have provided financial literacy instruction, volunteers and Board members, and are a consistent financial supporter. The entire CVABE learning community thanks M&T Bank.

Thank you, Northfield Savings Bank for your long-term generosity to our students and mission. This is the 30th year of your support. We are truly honored! www.nsbvt.com

There are some great professions out there that pay well and even give flexibility for parents. CVABE has a new Workforce Development Program: Customer Service skills, LNA, Paraprofessional at schools, technology certifications, and many more. We can help you get the skills you need to succeed, pay for certification courses and exams (as we support you through them), and even help to get you placed in a job. Most can be done on a schedule that you come up with. What's stopping you? Call Jeff Maher, our Workforce Development Coordinator and lerarn how we can help you to Dream, Believe, Learn, and Achieve. (802) 476-4588.

Thank you Community National Bank, VT for your support of our students. We couldn't do it without you!

Want to give back? Support the community and the environment! Go to the Hannaford Supermarkets located at 456 South Barre Rd, Barre, VT and purchase the $2.50 Community Bag. We will receive a $1 donation for every bag sold in April.

Thank you Passumpsic Bank for your continued support of our students. We are grateful to have you as a partner in learning.

We'd like to share with you this amazing oil painting a former student created as a symbol of their journey at CVABE. In their words:

“This [oil] painting symbolizes my journey in school. At first there was a lot of trial and error. There were many mistakes and redos, but I still pushed onwards. I had anxiety and self-doubt, and I didn't know if I would finish. I didn't give up when it got hard, and tutorials were a great teacher that guided me along the way. In the end I was able to finish it, and it is a work of art. It's something I can be proud of.”

We are proud of each and every one of our amazing students!

Thank you to Mascoma Bank for your continued support of our students and mission. We couldn't do it without you!

All CVABE learning centers will be closed 12/23, 12/26, and 1/2. We wish our entire learning community a safe and happy Holiday season.

It’s Giving Tuesday, a great time to support a local, community-based non-profit. Please consider a donation to Central Vermont Adult Basic Education (CVABE). We provide vital assets to almost 400 adults, so they can find success in their community, family, careers, and further education.

“I wouldn’t be where I am if I hadn’t taken the step to go to CVABE. I have a job as an Auditor, all because of what I learned at CVABE. I’m proud of myself. My employer believe in me. I’m in a job that I can move up in and I also make a really good wage and have great benefits,” says Liz, a CVABE student.

You’ll change lives! To support hundreds like Liz, visit www.cvabe.org/donate.

Dear Employees of the State of Vermont,

From October 24 – November 4 you can sign up for VtShares. This program allows you to make donations to a non-profit(s) of your choice through tax-free payroll deductions. Please visit https://vtshares.vermont.gov/ for more information.

Please consider making your donation to CVABE. Our # is 12-250. Your generosity will help to support almost 400 adults as they gain the assets they need for success in family, community, career, and further education.

The theme for this year’s VtShares campaign is, “Change is Transformational.” As we enter pandemic recovery, your support change lives for the better. It’s a great and easy way for you to make a difference and transform lives and your community.

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Today marks the beginning of Adult Education and Literacy week, 2022. First, we'd like to honor our students, who come to us for the assets that help them in family, community, careers, and further education. Next, we'd like to thank our volunteers, community members, and supporters, our "partners in learning." Together, we help our students to change lives.

Thank you all for being a part of our learning community.