How to Take the GED For Free: LIBRE Institute’s High School Diploma Initiative
Take a moment to review the following statistics on the reasons why someone may be interested in obtaining a GED:
| Reasons for obtaining a GED credential | |
| Meet requirements for additional study | 66% |
| Train for a new job/career | 51% |
| Improve/ keep up to date on current job | 47% |
| Improve basic reading/writing/math skills | 36% |
| Required or encouraged by employer | 23% |
| For personal/family/social reasons | 71% |
Source: National Center of Education Statistics.
The General Educational Development Test (GED) has become a minimum requirement for most jobs. But passing the test is a big struggle for around 700,000 of the adults who take it each year for economic reasons.
The GED test consists of four modules; each module costs $32 in the state of Florida. While there are many eager adults who wish to obtain a GED can
not because they cannot afford to take the test. Luckily, The LIBRE Institute has partnered with Essential Education to create the High School Diploma Initiative (HSDI).
Available to residents of Miami and Orlando, the HSDI offers a free online GED® prep course to those selected to participate. Students will also receive a voucher to take the GED® test upon successful completion of the program.
Students interested in applying for the program or finding out more information can do so at: http://academy.thelibreinstitute.org/hsdi/.
