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GED preparation programs around the country are experiencing an overwhelming need for more adult education, at the same time as budgets are being cut.  The difficult economy has created severe job loss among adults without a GED or high school diploma. Meanwhile, the same conditions cause governments to tighten the budget strings, and adult education programs are often targets. The increased need and decreased resources cause adult education programs to explore innovative solutions, and increases the need for volunteer-based programs.

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The GED is an enormous step for the 39 million American adults without a high school diploma. The most important step, though, comes after: college. Whether it’s a university or a trade school, post-secondary education greatly improves a GED recipient’s potential earnings and career choices. But does the GED prepare you for college? How does someone who didn’t graduate high school acquire the skills to graduate college?

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In America, 39 million adults don’t have a high school diploma. As employers demand more education from their workers, jobs get harder to find for adult Americans with no high school diploma or GED. Still, many adults think that high school is behind them. They’ve already dropped out. One way or another, they’re getting by. Why should they go to the trouble to study and get a GED? Here are a few reasons why a GED can help any adult with no high school diploma.

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The GED is designed so that only 60% of high school seniors can pass this comprehensive exam. For the employer, this means that a GED graduate has a higher skill level than 40% of high school graduates. Hiring GED graduates takes the guesswork out of employee basic skill level.

Employers have many questions about the GED. How does a GED compare to a high school diploma? What skills does the GED graduate possess? How do these skills interface with the job market?

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You keep hearing it on the news: The economy is having trouble. Gas and food are getting more expensive. There is more competition for jobs. And more and more jobs require a high school degree. What’s the solution for someone who never graduated high school? Getting a GED can help you get or keep a job in troubled economic times.

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by Leonard Williams

As the demand for educated workers grows, employers find themselves in a dilemma. 39 million American adults never earned a high school diploma, limiting the pool of qualified workers. One innovative solution is a GED training program in the workplace, and employers find that assisting workers to earn a GED provides significant rewards.

The GED high school equivalency test is growing in importance in the workplace. Around 30 million American adults rank “Below Basic” in prose literacy, the lowest literacy ranking, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL).

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