Section 8.84.100. Performance standards for board evaluation of training programs.

	(a)  For purposes of AS 23.15.580(i), the board will evaluate a training program identified in AS 23.15.580(f) for compliance with AS 23.15.580(d) and (e). Subject to adjustments under (d) of this section, the board will find a training program to be in compliance with the standards set out in AS 23.15.580(e) if   
		(1) at least 50 percent of former participants have a job one year after leaving the program;  
		(2) the median wage of former participants seven to 12 months after successful completion of the program is at least $1,000 per year more than the median wage of those participants six months before entering the program;  
		(3) at least 50 percent of former participants who were employed after leaving the program received training under the program that was related to their jobs or somewhat related to their jobs seven to 12 months after leaving the program;  
		(4) within 60 days after successfully completing the program, at least 65 percent of former participants indicate that they were satisfied with or somewhat satisfied with the overall quality of the program; and  
		(5) within 60 days after the date that former participants who had recently completed the program start working for new employers, at least 60 percent of those employers indicate that they are satisfied with the services received through the workforce development system.  
	(b)  In addition to evaluating, in accordance with (a) of this section, a training program under 29 U.S.C. 2801 - 2945 (Workforce Investment Act of 1998), the board will evaluate that training program in accordance with the requirements of 29 U.S.C. 2871 and 20 C.F.R. 666.100. For purposes of this subsection, 29 U.S.C. 2871 and 20 C.F.R. 666.100, as amended as of November 17, 2004, are adopted by reference.  
	(c)  In addition to evaluating the state training and employment program (STEP) in accordance with (a) of this section, the board will evaluate  
		(1) how the STEP has achieved the purpose set out in 8 AAC 87.020; and  
		(2) whether the STEP has provided participants with the potential to earn at least the average annual wage within three years after completing the training.  
	(d)  No more than once for an upcoming state fiscal year, on or before the January 15 immediately preceding the start of that fiscal year, and after a public hearing and the board's consideration of public testimony received, the board may adjust upward or downward, by no more than  
		(1) five percentage points, a percentage set out in (a)(1), (a)(3), (a)(4), or (a)(5) of this section or a percentage set by previous adjustment under this subsection; or  
		(2) five percent, the median wage amount set out in (a)(2) of this section or a median wage amount set by previous adjustment under this subsection.  
	(e)  If determining whether, under (d) of this section, to adjust a figure set out in (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of this section, or a figure previously adjusted from one of those figures, the board will consider  
		(1) any testimony received from the public and from representatives of the program;  
		(2) the unemployment rate for the state;  
		(3) the increase or decrease of resources available to a program; and  
		(4) the percentage change in performance from the previous year.  
	(f)  For purposes of calculating a percentage figure or an amount as described in (a)(1) - (a)(5) of this section, only those former participants whose requested or expected program outcome is employment may be considered in each calculation.  
	(g)  By December 1 of each year, each program shall submit its cost per participant to the board.  
	(h)  The board will not apply the standards of AS 23.15.580(e) and this section to outcomes for self-service activities. For purposes of this subsection, self-service activities include  
		(1) doing a job search by using a public-access computer or a computer made available for the participant's use; and  
		(2) updating a resume.  

Authorities

23.15.580

Notes

Reference

8 AAC 84.110
8 AAC 84.120

Authority

AS 23.15.580

History

Eff. 4/18/2002, Register 162; am 12/24/2004, Register 172