Mission
The mission of the Adult and Continuing Education is to provide quality Adult Basic Education (ABE) for a high school equivalency and non-credit Career/Technical Education (CTE) to students so that they acquire the necessary skills to become self -sufficient and to participate effectively as productive citizens.
(Department Mission Approved Date – Approved by IEC on October 25, 2017)
Organizational Chart
Timeline for CTE and Continuing Education
CMI has offered several CTE programs since 1993 under the Department of Vocational Education both Automotive Technology and Building Trades. Beginning in Spring of 1996, the Kwajalein Campus at Gugeegue was established and offered Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Adult Education classes. JTPA offered programs that provided practical skills for employment for personal and entrepreneurial purposes.
In 2002, the last cohort of Architectural Engineering was offered and all programs at the Gugeegue campus was suspended by the Board of Regents to complete renovation works and ensure that the accreditation standards were met.
Since 2017, the then Adult and Continuing Education department has continued to offer the two Carpentry and Maritime programs. With the inclusion of the Youth Corps program in 2018, other programs have been offered in Solar Energy, Construction Trades, TVET Fundamentals and other outer island skills trainings. The major target groups for these trainings are high school graduates, school dropouts, unemployed youth. Programs offered are also for those currently in the workforce which provides upskilling and stackable credentials, these include trainings in the areas of Customer Service, Crisis Management, Time Management, Train the Trainers and Governmental Accounting.
The timeline of the CTE and other adult trainings are highlighted in the table below beginning from 1981 to the present.
Programs Offered
Additional Services Offered
The Adult Basic Education program also offers the HISET Examination. HISET helps a student achieve a high school equivalency credential. Passing the exam shows that the student has attained the academic knowledge and proficiency equivalent to those of a high school graduate. The HiSET program has been connected to college-readiness indicators.
Candidates will be tested in five core areas:
- Language Arts – Reading,
- Language Arts – Writing,
- Mathematics,
- Science
- Social Studies
WorkKeys is a career skills assessment tool that measures and certifies the essential cognitive (hard) and non-cognitive [soft] skills needed to be successful in the workplace.
The 3 main WorkKeys Assessment are:
- Applied Math
- Workplace Documents
- Graphic Literacy
(ABE) Adult Basic Education
Upon completion of the ABE program, student will be able to interact with the academic content of reading, writing, listening and speaking whilst demonstrating the ability to think critically, understand and construct their knowledge and meanings of scientific, technological and mathematical concepts and theories, apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live, provided with an opportunity to further their education or secure employment.
Vocational Programs
Vocational Programs include Certificate of Completion in Carpentry and Maritime Vocational Training Center.
Youth Corps
The Mission of this Act is to promote and secure a future in which a year of national service is a cultural expectation, common opportunity to improve oneself and his/her environment, and a civic rite of passage for all male and female youth.
(AS-AHSL) Associate of Science in Agroforestry Education for Health And Sustainable Livelihoods
The program is forward leaning and traditionally grounded so as to be relevant to its intended stakeholders and of life-long value. The degree has two tracks: Agro-ecology and Plant-Based Cultural Arts.
Program Reviews
Adult Basic Education (ACE) Program Review SP20-FA21 Cycle 1 Group 3
CMI Arrak Campus Program Review SP20-FA21 Cycle 1 Group 4
CMI Jaluit Center Program Review SP20-FA21 Cycle 1 Group 4
CMI Vocational Carpentry Program Review FA20-SP22 Cycle 1 Group 5
CMI Wotje Center Program Review SP20-FA21 Cycle 1 Group 4
CMI Youth Corps Program Review SP20-FA21 Cycle 1 Group 3
Program Review 2019-22 Cycle 1 Report Adult Basic Education IEC Approved
Program Review 2019-22 Cycle 1 Report Arrak IEC Approved
Program Review 2019-22 Cycle 1 Report SPC Basic Fisheries Observer IEC Approved
Program Review 2019-22 Cycle 1 Report STCW IEC Approved
Program Review 2019-22 Cycle 1 Report Vocational Carpentry IEC Approved
ABE SLO Course Assessment Column Report MAPS 2021-2022
VCARP SLO Course Assessment Column Report MAPS 2021-2022
