Under the leadership of Dr. DeVard-Kemp, this agency provides adult learning programs, testing and evaluation, and certifies those seeking adult basic education certification throughout the State of Georgia. This organization has credentialled nearly 94,000 GED graduates in the last five years. This agency has enhanced economic development and community empowerment by making citizens job-ready.

Dr. Jean DeVard-Kemp, Assistant Commissioner
Office of Literacy Programs
Georgia Department of Technical & Adult Education
1800 Century Place, NE Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30345
404-679-1642

Visit the Office of Adult Literacy web site for more information: http://www.dtae.org/adultlit.html

"The mission of the adult literacy programs is to enable every adult learner in Georgia to acquire the necessary basic skills writing, computation, speaking, and listening successfully in today's workplace, strengthen family foundations, and exercise full citizenship.

The Office of Adult Literacy administers the General Educational Development (GED) program and awards the GED high school diploma to successful GED examinees. It also facilitates cooperation among state and local entities for the purpose of increasing and improving adult literacy efforts in Georgia. Therefore, the Office of Adult Literacy has two primary roles: it provides direct services through the technical institutes and service delivery areas, and it coordinates services with other organizations."