Standard 2: Administration
Program administration should ensure that instructional activities support and promote the goals of the program.
Standard 2.1: Student Competency Certification
The certificate or diploma a student receives upon program completion should clearly specify the area(s) of demonstrated competency.
Standard 2.2: Chain of Command
An organizational chart should be used to indicate the responsibilities for instruction, administration, and support services.
Standard 2.3: Administrative Support
Positive administrative support from institutional and local governing bodies should be demonstrated. Indicators of administrative support would include: support for staff in-service training; provision of appropriate facilities; up-to-date tools, equipment, training support materials, and curriculum.
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.
Standard 2.5: Advisory Committee (Go/No Go)
An Advisory Committee consisting of at least five (5) members (not including school personnel) must convene at least two times a year and be utilized to provide counsel, assistance, and information from the community served by the training program. This Committee should be broadly based and include former students, employed technicians, employers, and representatives for consumers' interests.
Standard 2.6: Public/Community Relations
An organized plan should be used to provide the community at large information regarding the training program, its graduates, its plans, and any services provided to the community.
Standard 2.7: Customer Vehicles
A systematic method of collecting, documenting, and disbursing customer vehicle work repair receipts should be used. Instructional staff should not be required to collect payment for customer vehicle work repairs. (This applies only to programs that accept customer vehicles for instruction.)
