 This video introduces you to Integrated Basic Education Skills Training, the innovative strategy pioneered by Washington's community and technical colleges that quickly teaches student literacy, work, and college readiness skills so they can move through school and into living wage jobs faster. IBES stands for Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training. IBES provides educational access and support for pre-college students enrolled in college certificate and degree programs that lead to living wage jobs and further educational opportunities. IBES is Washington State's Integrated Education and Training Delivery Model and a model for how pre-college interfaces with post-secondary programs and guided pathways. IBES is consistent with the design principles for guided pathways in that the program integrates foundational basic skills and enrolls students in a prescribed whole program schedule of courses that are aligned with job requirements and related fields. IBES brings equity to our college programs by opening the doors of more programs to more students and by providing more support to increase their chances of success. IBES serves all pre-college students, including students seeking a high school credential, English language learners, and students who test into pre-college English or math. The key to IBES is that it is team taught. IBES pairs a pre-college instructor with a college content instructor currently in the same classroom. The pre-college learning is integrated and contextualized to the college content, faculty evaluate, and support student progress jointly. IBES students are also assigned a navigator who provides wraparound support services to students, including funding supports and coaching. IBES works in transfer and workforce certificate and degree pathways. And colleges can IBES to pathway all the way to a four-year applied baccalaureate BAS degree. There is even an employment-based version of IBES called IBES at Work that brings team teaching to the work environment to assist workers in advancing in the company and furthering their education on campus. IBES's effectiveness is well documented and consistent. In multiple studies, IBES has yielded a positive return on investment for both students, 12.4% and taxpayers, 4.1%. IBES students gain substantial labor market outcomes and meet the wage goals of the program. Colleges that invest in academic transfer, IBES sees substantially higher completion rates compared to traditional first time in college students. and higher transfer rates. IBES students and professional technical IBES attain credentials at above 30% higher rates than other first time in college students. In order to pay for the added costs of IBES, colleges who run IBES programs receive a 1.75 enhanced FTE for students in approved team taught college level courses. 0.5 covers the integrated team teaching and 0.25 supports funds for a navigator. Colleges can use WIOA Title II funds, integrated English literacy and civics education, IELCE funds, and local funds to cover the cost of the program. IBES students have a variety of options for paying for their IBES program tuition. Students can access Washington College Grant, Federal Student Aid through Ability to Benefit, Opportunity Grant, and Workforce funds to help cover the cost of the tuition. Please explore additional resources available in the resources section of this Canvas module for more information on IBES. Of particular relevance to this video are the following documents, Guided Pathways, WIOA and Washington State's IBES, Net Impact in Benefit Cost Estimates of the Workforce Development System in Washington State, Opportunity Grant in IBES programs, Guiding Students from Basic Education through College and Beyond, IBES Research Collection.