must be independent of the school and free of any relationship with the institution beyond that which is typical of a networked professional in the community. In providing candidates, the school will need to attest to the independence of each candidate advanced by the school and to confirm that no incentive was used to obtain the individuals’ permission to be nominated as an Occupation Specialist candidate. Occupation Specialist Criteria The school may only provide Occupational Specialist candidates that – are and meet the following criteria: “independent” The Occupational Specialist must meet the following to be considered an “independent” evaluator: The Occupational Specialist cannot be a current or former student of the school; The Occupational Specialist cannot be a current or former employee of the school; The Occupational Specialist cannot be affiliated with the school in any way (e.g., Program Advisory Member, adjunct faculty for an affiliated school, etc.); and The Occupational Specialist has no conflict of interest with the school that would compromise his/her ability to give an unbiased evaluation of the school’s program, such as; He/she cannot have a direct or indirect investment in the outcome of the program evaluation; He/she cannot have a relationship with anyone at the school that would compromise the integrity of the evaluation; and He/she has not entered into an agreement, formally or informally, with the school that would compromise integrity of the evaluation. The Occupation Specialist must be a current working professional in the field/industry in which the school offers a training program. The Occupation Specialist must hold the necessary required credential/certification/license to represent the industry. The Occupation Specialist must have at least five years of hands-on work experience in the field/industry. Attestation and Signature: I certify that the school has not provided any incentive (real, perceived, or otherwise) to the individuals whose contact information is being provided to potentially serve as qualified, independent parties in the role of Occupation Specialists on the ACCSC evaluation team. Name: Title: Signature: Date: Highest Ranking Official
must be independent of the school and free of any relationship with the institution beyond that which is typical of a networked professional in the community. In providing candidates, the school will need to attest to the independence of each candidate advanced by the school and to confirm that no incentive was used to obtain the individuals’ permission to be nominated as an Occupation Specialist candidate. Occupation Specialist Criteria – The school may only provide Occupational Specialist candidates that are “independent” and meet the following criteria: The Occupational Specialist must meet the following to be considered an “independent” evaluator: The Occupational Specialist cannot be a current or former student of the school; The Occupational Specialist cannot be a current or former employee of the school; The Occupational Specialist cannot be affiliated with the school in any way (e.g., Program Advisory Member, adjunct faculty for an affiliated school, etc.); and The Occupational Specialist has no conflict of interest with the school that would compromise his/her ability to give an unbiased evaluation of the school’s program, such as; He/she cannot have a direct or indirect investment in the outcome of the program evaluation; He/she cannot have a relationship with anyone at the school that would compromise the integrity of the evaluation; and He/she has not entered into an agreement, formally or informally, with the school that would compromise integrity of the evaluation. The Occupation Specialist must be a current working professional in the field/industry in which the school offers a training program. The Occupation Specialist must hold the necessary required credential/certification/license to represent the industry. The Occupation Specialist must have at least five years of hands-on work experience in the field/industry. Attestation and Signature: I certify that the school has not provided any incentive (real, perceived, or otherwise) to the individuals whose contact information is being provided to potentially serve as qualified, independent parties in the role of Occupation Specialists on the ACCSC evaluation team. Name: Title: Signature: Date: Highest Ranking Official