Barbara Hawkins

Clear communication and establishing expectations with the students/stakeholders/ employers  in the beginning is important. Also it is everyone responsibility to participate in the continuous improvement process in the verification program.  of developing ways to prevent error in data collection. There should also be checks and balances (QA) process. It is everyone's responsibility for data integrity   

There should be a clear and  defined  set of requirements and parameters used to capture data to be collected leaving  no room for personal interpretation.  Data collection instruments and using third party entities  can help to improve upon  employment verification consistency,  audit efficiency, and reduce reporting errors. 

My takeaway was primarily related to ROI. Employment reporting will give HEI's a benchmark to determine if they are meeting the needs of having a economic impact. This will also give them critical information on what programs are best suited and will have the greatest impact on economic needs. Federal funding is also a factor.  If an institution is not producing valuable products it can impact on the financial support they will receive.