For Workers

The Workplace Adult Education Project (WAEP) is funded by the Rhode Island Department of Education to provide workplace adult education programs for incumbent workers at their place of employment.

WAEP teaches:

• English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) to increase the English proficiency of immigrant workers.
  
• Adult Basic Education (ABE) to improve basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills.
  
• High School Equivalency Preparation (GED) to prepare students to take the high school equivalency examination.
  
• Customized Classes to address job-specific needs.

Individual Workers: Since 1987, WAEP has offered a second chance for many Rhode Island workers to:

• improve job skills
  
• obtain a high school degree
  
• learn English
  
• improve reading and writing skills
  
• build a brighter future
  

Workplace adult education offers employees the opportunity to pursue their education in the convenient and supportive environment of their workplace. Instructors understand the many problems facing working students. At WAEP, our students are treated as adults.

Education and Training Programs in the Schools
The Institute for Labor Studies provides a curriculum for teaching high school students who are about to enter the workforce about occupational health and safety.

In the course catalogue, workers can find courses under “Career Skills Training” and “Personal Enrichment” for personal achievement or for enhancing their career or to expand career opportunities.

Workplace Spanish is available to workers who need to know basic Spanish on their jobs.

The Institute offers the resources of its Success Center to assist workers in career transition or in tranistioning to a degree program at CCRI.

For the retired worker, the Institute offers Career Transitions Assessment.












info@rilaborinstitute.org | ph. 401-463-9900 | fx. 401-463-8190
99 Bald Hill Road, Suite 3, Cranston, RI 02920

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