Standard 1: Purpose

Standard 2: Administration

Standard 3: Learning Resources

Standard 4: Finances

Standard 5: Student Services

Standard 6: Instruction

Standard 7: Equipment

Standard 8: Facilities

Standard 9: Instructional Staff

Standard 10: Co-op Agreements

Standard 2.4: Written Policies

Written policies should be adopted by the administration and policy board for use in decision-making situations and to provide guidance in achieving the program goals. Policies regarding safety, liability, and lab/shop operation should be written and prominently displayed as well as provided to all students and instructors.

Requirements:

  1. Rate the extent to which written policies regarding student and institutional responsibilities have been approved by the administrative and/or policy board.
  2. Rate the written policies regarding safety, liability, and lab/shop operation in terms of being prominently displayed in the lab/shop area.
  3. Rate the policies in terms of being provided to each student and instructor.

Recommended Documentation:

  • Copies of policies regarding safety, liability and lab/shop operation. If policies are in a catalog or policy manual, tab pages and highlight relevant text.
  • Copies of policies which address other program goals, such as customer agreements or student checksheets.
  • Statement explaining how policies are distributed to students and staff, and where policies are available and/or displayed on site.
  • Sample Documentation 2.4A
  • Sample Documentation 2.4B
  • Sample Documentation 2.4C