A Candidate Program is location specific for application and certification purposes. While a sponsoring/parent institution may offer the same credential training program across multiple campuses/locations and in a virtual format, each must have its own respective Application for Consideration submitted. If a single sponsoring/parent institution submits individual Applications for Consideration for the same program offered at different locations (and/or in a virtual format), they must acknowledge that in each respective Application for Consideration.
Applications may reference one another regarding specific eligibility criteria information. If a Candidate Program, especially if it is new(er), does not have data to determine eligibility criteria concerning Student Completion Rate, Graduate Job Placement, or Graduate Earnings/Wages, the Certification Advisory Committee may consider Proxy Data to provisionally satisfy that requirement. For example, a sponsoring/parent institution may cite the student outcomes of one of its Candidate Programs (or Qualified Education Programs) as Proxy Data in support of the application for the same training program located elsewhere or a very similar training program. An example of additional information in support of an application could include a Candidate Program demonstrating a recent significant improvement in student outcome data versus historical averages. While Candidate Programs are strongly encouraged to utilize these options, it is up to the discretion of the Certification Advisory Committee how to consider this information in accordance with Accelerate Indiana certification polices.
Prior to submitting the Application for Consideration on behalf of a Candidate Program, please review the Accelerate Indiana Institution & Program Certification Policies Guide.
While these pages, the above guide, and application contain instructions and guidance, you may also find the Provider & Training Program Application FAQ to be helpful.
General Information
Required
- Sponsoring institution name
- Training program title
- Program’s instructional campus address
- Program mode of instruction
- Regularly scheduled, on-time duration of program
- Program-specific website
- Contact details for program director
- Contact details of person preparing application
- Total program fees & tuition
- Itemized summary of program fees and tuition
- Indicate if financial aid assistance and/or options exist
- Indicate program enrollee eligibility for the Indiana Workforce Ready Grant
- Explain how most program students have typically funded their enrollment
- Indicate if diversity, equity and inclusion policy for students, faculty, and staff exists
- Indicate if emergency student absence policy exists
- Indicate if job placement assistance and/or career services for students exist
Optional
- CHE/DWD/ETPL Program ID #
- Program launch date
- Indicate if sponsoring/parent institution offers the same program at different locations
- Indicate if applications are being simultaneously submitted on behalf of different locations
- List federal and/or industry-recognized accreditation
- Program enrollment frequency
- Typical cohort size
- Application deadlines for students
- Start dates for students
Credential Details
Required
- Indicate if student can earn a credential in no more than (6) months
- Select the credential’s NextLevel Jobs high-demand career field
- List most applicable job titles/occupations
- Indicate if DWD’s INDemand Jobs categorize any as 4- or 5-flame jobs
- List credentials awarded
- Describe the training, activities, and assessments enrollees will be offered
Optional
- List credential(s) that require industry-recognized exams
- List academic credits awarded
- List program course prerequisites
- List applicant education and/or work experience requirements
- List other required application information (references, entrance exams, etc.)
Student Completion Rate
Required
- Total number of enrollees to date
- Total number of completers (overall)
- Total number on on-time completers
- Total number of completers (within 6 months)
- Enrollee completion rate (overall)
- Enrollee completion rate (on-time)
- Enrollee completion rate (within 6 months)
Optional
- Indicate if there is a normally scheduled interim period between successful course completion and the formal graduation award date
- Explain and specify its duration
- Explain if the program has an enrollment “census date” or “drop week” policy
- List additional completion/graduation information
Graduate Job Placement
Required
- Total number of graduates employed within (3) months/within the passage of (2) calendar quarters post-graduation
- Percentage of graduates
Optional
- List any applicable job placement information in support of the application
Graduate Earnings/Wages
Required
- Average pre-enrollment wages
- Total number of graduates employed within (6) months/within the passage of (3) calendar quarters post-graduation
- Average wage for graduates with employment at (6) Months/within the passage of (3) calendar quarters post-graduation
- Average wage gain (%) since beginning the program for those graduates with employment at (6) months/within the passage of (3) calendar quarters post-graduation:
- Average post-graduation wage at (24) months/within the passage of (9) calendar quarters post-graduation
Optional
- List any applicable graduate earnings/wage information in support of the application