Nebraska has a singular system of performance standards and measures to evaluate the secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs.
Academic gain is demonstrated by an increase in scores on a standardized test of academic gain.
Occupational attainment measures a student's mastery of competencies as listed on an occupational competency exam appropriate for the vocational program area. Employability skills attainment refers to work entry competencies such as those identified in Workplace Readiness or Youthworks . Retention in school is a comparison of the dropout rate of vocational students as compared with the dropout rate of the entire student population. The standard is that the dropout rate of vocational students will be less than that of the entire student population. Student satisfaction with the vocational and academic skills acquired in the educational program is measured using the ratings reported by vocational students on graduate surveys administered within one year of graduation.