Welcome to Adult Education Services

What is Adult Education?

Arizona Adult Education provides comprehensive education and training services to students 16 years of age and older who are not enrolled in a K-12 school.
Adult Education providers offer access to quality programs to assist adult participants/students to:

  • Improve literacy and academic skills for employment and economic self-sufficiency
  • Earn an Arizona High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma
  • Become proficient in English language skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking
  • Participate in Integrated Education and Training (IET) programs to earn an industry recognized credential and connect to employment and job training opportunities
  • Transition to post-secondary education

Announcement: Request for Grant Application (RFGA) 2024-2028 Arizona WIOA Title II Adult Education Grant

The Arizona Department of Education-Adult Education Services will be conducting a competition to award Adult Education grant funding, as authorized by Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), for the 2024 - 2028 Arizona Title II Adult Education Grant.

Detailed information and the Request for Grant Application (RFGA) will be made available on January 4, 2024, on the AES Website: https://www.azed.gov/adultedservices

A pre-proposal virtual meeting will be held on January 10, 2024, from 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM (MST). Please register at:https://azed-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsceqqrTIrE9F3OJJpzX5oSXRpHrgUzxNU#/registration

The Adult Education and Family Act (AEFLA), as amended by WIOA, permit the following organizational types to apply as Eligible Title II Applicants:

  • A local education agency (LEA)
  • A community-based organization or faith-based organization
  • A volunteer literacy organization
  • An institution of higher learning
  • A public or private non-profit agency
  • A library
  • A public housing authority
  • A non-profit institution that is not described above and has the ability to provide adult education and literacy activities to eligible individuals as described in WIOA
  • A consortium or coalition of the agencies, organizations, institutions, libraries, Joint Technical Education Districts (JTED), or authorities described above; or
  • A partnership between an employer and an entity described above.

Questions about the AZ RFGA process may be directed to [email protected].