1. Non-Credit Workforce Education Reporting
Beth Stewart, Senior Research Specialist, ADHE

2. Changes to Reporting
Arkansas Workforce Challenge Scholarship – Act 605/606 of 2009 requirements apply
Current reporting is course level only
Student level reporting being added AY2019

3. Non-Credit Workforce Education Course File
Current Non-Credit Workforce File becomes Non-Credit Workforce Course File
No changes to format of file
Remains an end of term report

4. Non-Credit Workforce Education Student File
New file format
Requires student level reporting
File abbreviation .WRKS
One record per student per course
Student A takes two non-credit workforce courses in one term, one record will be required for each course.
All institutions reporting the WRK file must report the WRKS file regardless of participation in Workforce Challenge.
Any 4year Universities who do not currently report Non-Credit Workforce will be required to report if they choose to participate in Workforce Challenge for Non- credit courses.

5. Student File, Required Data Elements For ALL Non-Credit Workforce Students
Student College ID
Student Name
Workforce Challenge Recipient: Y/N
Unique Course Sequence Number
Must match Non-Credit Workforce Course File
EDIT: New SIS manual does not specify that this is a required field for all students. However, it must be populated regardless of if the student is a Workforce Challenge recipient.

6. If “Workforce Challenge Recipient” is reported as No, all other fields may be left blank.
If “Workforce Challenge Recipient” is reported as Yes, all other fields are required to be populated.
Institutions may choose to report optional fields for students who did not receive the Workforce Challenge Scholarship, if they so choose.

7. Student File, Required Data Elements for Workforce Challenge Students
SSN
Date of Birth
Gender
Non-Resident Alien Status
Race/Ethnicity
CEUs Attempted – for this course only
CEUs Completed – for this course only

8. Annual Financial Aid File
Workforce Challenge Recipients must be reported in the Annual Financial Aid file
Includes non-credit students who were not credit seeking at the institution during that academic year.
Fund Code - ARWFC

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10. Contact Information
Beth Stewart, Senior Research Specialist
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