{"id":13316,"date":"2017-12-16T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=13316"},"modified":"2017-12-15T01:22:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T07:22:57","slug":"tennessee-board-of-regents-approves-warranty-with-tuition-free-retraining-for-graduates-of-its-technical-training-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2017\/12\/16\/tennessee-board-of-regents-approves-warranty-with-tuition-free-retraining-for-graduates-of-its-technical-training-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Board of Regents approves warranty with tuition-free retraining for graduates of its technical training programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TennesseeGallatin, TN<\/strong> – The Tennessee Board of Regents reaffirmed its confidence in the quality of its colleges Thursday, approving a warranty guaranteeing that future graduates of technical training programs demonstrate skills identified in their curriculums and providing tuition-free retraining for those who don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

The new warranty provides one-time retraining free of charge to graduates of technical programs who are unable to perform one or more of the skills and competencies identified for their programs.<\/p>\n

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Tennessee Board of Regents approves warranty with tuition-free retraining for graduates of its technical training programs<\/p><\/div>\n

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The warranty is valid for one year from the date of graduation.<\/p>\n

The Board of Regents unanimously approved the warranty as a new policy at its quarterly meeting Thursday, held at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin.<\/p>\n

The warranty goes into effect with students who enter the applicable programs starting in Fall 2018.<\/p>\n

The warranty is applicable to graduates of the college system\u2019s technical programs which offer an Associate of Applied Science degree, diploma or technical certificate of credit. Full details of the warranty are in the new policy.<\/p>\n

The Board of Regents governs the College System of Tennessee \u2013 the 13 community colleges and 27 Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology across the state.<\/p>\n

The retraining will occur at the college where the graduate earned the credential, at the college\u2019s expense. The policy gives the chancellor discretion to approve retraining at another campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have great confidence in the quality of our programs,\u201d Chancellor Flora W. Tydings said, \u201cand we have an obligation to our students and their employers to make sure that our graduates have the skills that our technical programs say they should have. If within one year of graduation, an employer determines that a graduate of one of our technical graduate does not have the skills that we say we have trained, the college will provide retraining in the specific skill set, free of tuition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eligible graduates will be awarded a warranty card when they receive their degree, diploma or technical certificate. A warranty redemption form, or claim, will be posted on the TBR website and made available to employers. The employer and graduate will jointly file the form.<\/p>\n

Tydings also said the program will allow the college system to identify training programs in need of improvement. The system\u2019s central office will maintain a database of all warranty claims and act to improve programs with graduates in need of retraining.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is exciting and we look forward to hearing more about the warranty when it goes into effect,\u201d Board Vice Chair Emily J. Reynolds said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe warranty is simple: it basically says to our graduates that we stand behind you. And it lets business and industry know that we stand behind our graduates and that they can trust our graduates\u2019 work,\u201d said Dr. Carol Puryear, TBR\u2019s vice chancellor for economic and community development.<\/p>\n

In other action, the board:<\/h4>\n