Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 40 - STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR VIRGINIA › Chapter 160 - NEW ECONOMY WORKFORCE CREDENTIAL GRANT PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Section 8VAC40-160-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Board" means the Virginia Board of Workforce
				  Development.
"Competency-based" means awarded on the basis of demonstrated
				  knowledge and skills rather than completion of instructional hours or
				  participation in an instructional course or program.
"Completion of a noncredit workforce training program" means
				  that the student has satisfactorily completed the instructional program based
				  on the criteria developed by the eligible institution and is prepared to
				  complete a workforce credential.
"Cost of the program" means the cost of the workforce
				  training program. Costs may include direct and indirect costs of the training
				  program to the student. Institutions that charge additional fees that are not
				  included in the costs of the program, such as books, supplies, or the cost of a
				  workforce credential, should list these fees with the cost of the program to
				  ensure that students are aware of the full cost of the workforce training
				  program.
"Council" means the State Council of Higher Education for
				  Virginia.
"Eligible institution" means a comprehensive Virginia
				  community college, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, New
				  College Institute, Richard Bland College, Roanoke Higher Education Center,
				  Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, or Southwest Virginia Higher
				  Education Center.
"Eligible student" means any Virginia student enrolled at an
				  eligible institution who is domiciled in the Commonwealth as provided in §
				  23.1-502 of the Code of Virginia as determined by the eligible
				  institution.
"Fund" means the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant
				  Fund.
"Grant" means a New Economy Workforce Credential
				  Grant.
"High-demand field" means a discipline or field in which
				  there is a shortage of skilled workers to fill current job vacancies or
				  anticipated additional job openings.
"Industry-recognized" means demonstrating competency or
				  proficiency in the technical and occupational skills identified as necessary
				  for performing functions of an occupation based on standards developed or
				  endorsed by employers and industry organizations.
"Noncredit workforce credential" means a competency-based,
				  industry-recognized, portable, and third-party-validated certification or
				  occupational license in a high-demand field.
"Noncredit workforce training program" means a program at an
				  eligible institution that leads to an occupation or a cluster of occupations in
				  a high-demand field, which may include the attainment of a noncredit workforce
				  credential. A noncredit workforce training program may include a program that
				  receives funding pursuant to the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education
				  Improvement Act of 2006, P.L. 109-270. A noncredit
				  workforce training program shall not include certificates of completion.
"Portable" means recognized by multiple employers or
				  educational institutions and, where appropriate, across geographic
				  areas.
"Program" means the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant
				  Program.
"Satisfactory proof of completion of a workforce credential"
				  means that an institution validates that an individual received a workforce
				  credential as a result of completing an approved noncredit workforce training
				  program. Validated sources include (i) a copy of the workforce credential, (ii)
				  a credential identification number that may be searched and validated by an
				  individual through a website link or written confirmation from the organization
				  that issues the credential, or (iii) a record match from the designated entity
				  authorized to issue the workforce credential. Other sources are subject to
				  approval by the council prior to claiming satisfactory completion of a
				  workforce credential.
"Third-party-validated" means having an external process in
				  place for determining validity and relevance in the workplace and for
				  continuous alignment of demonstrated knowledge and skills with industry
				  workforce needs.
Statutory Authority: § 23.1-627.3 of the Code of
					 Virginia.