New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter K - Adult, Continuing And Community Education › Part 159 - Economic Development Skills Training Program And Entrepreneurial Assistance: Standards Of Instructional Quality For Training Programs › Section 159.2 - Standards of instructional quality

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) For purposes of sections 200 (3) and
				  212 (3)(c)  of the Economic
				  Development Law and of this Part, the following standards of instructional
				  quality shall apply to economic development skills training programs and
				  entrepreneurship support center training programs:
(1) Administrative and instructional
				  personnel shall have at least a high school diploma. Instructional personnel
				  shall also have four years of either work experience or teaching experience in
				  the program area to be taught. Administrative personnel shall also have a
				  minimum of three years of administrative experience and/or of supervision of
				  skills training programs.
(2)
				  Programs shall involve training concerning changes and/or innovations in
				  relevant business, industrial and/or economic technologies. Entrepreneurship
				  support center training programs shall provide, and economic development skills
				  training programs may provide, training in the successful management and/or
				  operation of a business, including but not limited to worker-owned cooperatives
				  or employee stock ownership plans. Each program shall be conducted in
				  accordance with a curriculum design which shall, at a minimum, be comprised of:
(i) the identification and development of
				  instructional goals related to the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be
				  obtained;
(ii) the identification
				  of the entry behaviors and characteristics of participants;
(iii) the design and development of
				  performance objectives; and
(iv)
				  effective evaluation to assess participant achievement of curriculum
				  objectives.
(3) The
				  buildings, rooms or space in which staff and participants are housed for any
				  purpose while attending the program, and all facilities and equipment therein,
				  shall meet the standards, for school purposes, of local fire, health and
				  building authorities.
(4) Fire and
				  liability insurance shall be provided for all facilities.
(5) Heating, lighting and ventilation of
				  instructional facilities shall be conducive to learning.
(6) Equipment to be used in the program shall
				  enable participants to use successfully the corresponding equipment which is
				  used in the business or industry for which the program will provide training,
				  so that participants will have the potential to be successfully employed or to
				  successfully operate a business.
(7) Appropriate and accurate administrative,
				  financial and participant records shall be maintained, as well as any other
				  records that may be required by the commissioner. Such records shall include:
(i) a statement from a certified public
				  accountant or public accountant that indicates that the agency's fiscal
				  procedures are consistent with standard fiscal practices;
(ii) registration forms;
(iii) test data;
(iv) attendance data;
(v) records of participant progress and
				  achievement while in the program; and
(vi) records of participant placements and
				  achievements after successful completion of the program, which indicate the
				  percentage of entering participants who completed the program, and the
				  percentage of program completers who retained or obtained employment, including
				  employment directly related to the program training, or who started a business
				  enterprise. Standards of acceptability for records of placement of completers
				  will be determined on an annual basis by the commissioner.
(8) Individual participants records shall be
				  easily accessible to teachers and participants.
(9) Admission standards shall be such that
				  individuals admitted to the program have the prerequisite skills, knowledge and
				  competencies to complete the program successfully, to obtain or retain
				  employment related to the program training, or to operate a business.
(10) Participants shall be graded or
				  evaluated at intervals necessary to determine their progress, and shall be
				  regularly provided with reports of their progress.
(11) A participant attendance policy which
				  will assure the successful completion and achievement of the stated curriculum
				  objectives shall be developed and enforced.