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EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT: BASIC / FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS INSTRUCTION Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Programs under the Education Component are designed to improve basic skills or otherwise help improve employability. These programs must have a direct link to job-readiness or be a program that involves articulated career pathways or stackable credentials that can ultimately lead to employment. Basic/foundational skills instruction (adult education) programs provide academic instruction and educational activities that are below the post-secondary level. The goal of these programs is to increase a participant’s basic and foundational reading, writing, mathematical skills. Many participants are enrolled in this program to participate in training so that they can successfully take the GED exam. Examples of programs include: • Adult Basic literacy • Adult Basic Education/GED • Adult Basic Education/RTW • Adult Basic Education/Career Pathways • High school equivalency (GED, TASC, HiSET). Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Housing Authority residents Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Single parents Those that reside in rural areas Underemployed Describe the criteria for participation. Include the skills, knowledge, or experience necessary for participation in the component. For example, literacy or numeracy levels, recent labor market attachment, computer literacy, etc. To participate, the individual must meet the following criteria: • Not currently enrolled in high school • Does not currently have a high school diploma or GED • Within the age limits for the programs available in the county • Education levels vary based on program (as determined by TABE). In general, participants must have anywhere from a sixth to twelfth grade education. 1/27/26, 9:44 AM State Plan AL FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-alabamafy26stateplan//index.html 54/192