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Report of the Working Group on Workforce Preparation and Business Linkages

5. PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

5.1 The Joint Committee should conduct a review to determine the most efficacious and effective placement of governance for the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE).

Rationale: This segment was not included in the most recent Master Plan for Higher Education review by the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, due to an uneven record of performance in the industry.

After two sets of major legislative reforms in two consecutive decades, the Bureau was finally moved to the Department of Consumer Affairs in January of 1998, but its record of service has been reported to be unsatisfactory in that agency.

Time did not permit more than cursory focus on BPPVE: however, it should be reviewed as there approximately 2,000-3,000 approved institutions offer career training in California. There have been numerous and sundry complaints regarding the operations of BPPVE.

Table of Contents
Summary Introduction 1. Integration 2. Alignment
3. Accountability 4. Resources 5. Private Conclusion
References Charge Members Notes