{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac20-543-150","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC20-543-150","heading":"Adult education","body":"The program in adult education shall ensure that the candidate has demonstrated the following competencies:\n\n1. Foundations of adult education;\n\n2. Understanding of the nature or psychology of the adult learner or adult development;\n\n3. Understanding of the knowledge, skills, and processes needed for the selection, evaluation, and instructional applications of the methods and materials for  adults to become college and career ready including:\n\na. Curriculum development in adult basic education or  high school equivalency instruction;\n\nb.  Literacy skills for adults;\n\nc.  Numeracy skills for adults; and\n\nd.  Workforce skills for adults.\n\n4. Understanding of and proficiency in grammar, usage, and mechanics and their integration in writing;\n\n5. Understanding of and proficiency in  andragogy to incorporate writing as an instructional and assessment tool for candidates to generate, gather, plan, organize, and present ideas in writing to communicate for a variety of purposes; and\n\n6. One semester of supervised successful full-time, or an equivalent number of hours of part-time, experience teaching adults.","path":["Title 8. Education","Agency 20. State Board of Education","Chapter 543. Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia","Part VII. Competencies for Endorsement Areas Article 1 General Competencies","Article 3. PreK-12 Endorsements, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12 Endorsements, and Adult Education"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter543/section150/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:41Z","sha256":"ede8fee8b3dcc4681014baba8402810cfe5dbb52e6bd90bcbbae7fd180950fd6","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac20-543-140","next":"us-va/8vac20-543-160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}