Criteria for Defining and Validating Job Placement
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A graduate is considered placed when employed for 30 days in a paid training-related position. Training-related is defined by the vocational objectives of the program for which the graduate was enrolled, consistent with the program length, job title, and responsibilities. For example, a graduate of a Licensed Vocational Nurse program will be considered placed if he/she was employed for 30 days in a Vocational Nurse position. He/she will not be considered placed if employed as a Certified Nurse Assistant, Medical Assistant, Home Health Aide, or a Self-Employed Care Giver. Supporting documentation, including the job description of a program graduate, must demonstrate that the placement is training-related and consistent with the vocational objectives, content, and length of the graduate’s program.
Full-Time Employment as a Placement: A graduate is considered placed upon the completion of 30 days of continuous full-time employment which is in a training-related field.
Self-Employment as a Placement: Students enrolling in a program for which self-employment is a common vocational objective must be so informed and acknowledge their understanding in writing, as follows:
- 1. At the time of enrollment, students must acknowledge their understanding in writing that self- employment is a common vocational objective of the program.
- 2. In addition to an employment verification, a student signed attestation is required. No sooner than 30 days following graduation, a graduate must acknowledge in writing that he/she is satisfied with self-employment as a_________ (e.g. makeup artist, esthetician, master esthetician, skincare bodywork professional, waxing technician, eyelash & eyebrow professional) and that he/she is making training-related income.
Students in any program for which self-employment is not a common vocational objective and who at the conclusion of the program seeks self-employment related to the program must meet the above.
Part-time or Temporary Employment as a Placement: In addition to an employment verification, a student signed attestation is required. After 30 days of employment on a part-time basis (as defined by the employer or graduate) or a temporary basis (working multiple sites through a temporary agency), the graduate must acknowledge in writing that he/she is satisfied with part-time or temporary employment as a (e.g. computer help desk technician) and that he/she is making training-relate income.
Self-Assessed Progress as a Placement Factor: Students graduating from a pilot program may experience significant delays in employment, as the FAA requires pilots to log a certain amount of flight time before attaining a commercial pilot’s license. As a result, an institution may allow students to attest to their progress in achieving the required flight time. These results may serve as measurable performance criteria of a graduate’s self-assessment of progress during the period when he /she must build a record of experience (e.g. flight time) to be considered viable candidates by future employers.
Continuing Employment as a Placement: In addition to an employment verification, a student- signed attestation is required. No sooner than 30 days following graduation, after which a graduate communicates his/her intention to continue employment at the same company in a training-related position, the graduate must attest that he/she is satisfied with continuing employment as a ___________________ (e.g. Pastry Chef) and that he/she is making training-related income.
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