CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education > CHAPTER IV—OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (parts 400 to 491) > PART 401—INDIAN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM > SUBPART D—What Conditions Must Be Met After an Award? (§401.30 to §401.31) > 401.31—What are the evaluation requirements?

401.31—What are the evaluation requirements?

(a) Each grantee shall annually provide and budget for either an internal or external evaluation, or both, of its activities.
(b) The evaluation must be both formative and summative in nature.
(c) The annual evaluation must include—
(1) Descriptions and analyses of the accuracy of records and the validity of measures used by the project to establish and report on the academic and vocational competencies demonstrated and the academic and work credentials acquired;
(2) Descriptions and analyses of the accuracy of records and the validity of measures used by the project to establish and report on participant enrollment, completion, and placement by sex and socio-economic status for each occupation for which training has been provided;
(3) The grantee's progress in achieving the objectives in its approved application, including any approved revisions of the application;
(4) If applicable, actions taken by the grantee to address significant barriers impeding progress; and
(5) The effectiveness of the project in promoting key elements for participants' job readiness, including—
(i) Coordination of services;
(ii) Improved attendance rates; and
(iii) Improved basic and vocational skills competencies.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control Number 1830-0013)

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2313(b) )