BAKERSFIELD, CA - Students at vocational school pay a sizable sum for their education, but how much do they get paid after they graduate? A state agency is attempting to find out.
The California Workforce Investment Board is creating a new database that requires state education and economic agencies to provide a yearly report of how well vocational programs prepare students for careers.
With this database, the board hopes to provide a way for schools and local governments to assess the effectiveness of academic and vocational programs.
The database will collect best practices data for job readiness, look at how many students graduate with degrees and credentials, and track how much money students earn over a two-year period and 5-year period after graduation.
The database is the result of Assembly Bill 2148. The Workforce Investment Board plans to release the first report at the end of 2015.
The California Workforce Investment Board is creating a new database that requires state education and economic agencies to provide a yearly report of how well vocational programs prepare students for careers.
With this database, the board hopes to provide a way for schools and local governments to assess the effectiveness of academic and vocational programs.
The database will collect best practices data for job readiness, look at how many students graduate with degrees and credentials, and track how much money students earn over a two-year period and 5-year period after graduation.
The database is the result of Assembly Bill 2148. The Workforce Investment Board plans to release the first report at the end of 2015.