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Questions About the NRS

The National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) is the accountability system for the Federally funded adult education program, authorized by Section 212 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The NRS includes the WIOA primary indicators of performance, measures that describe adult education students and their program participation, methodologies for collecting performance data, and program reporting procedures.

With the help of State directors of adult education, the NRS has developed a national system for collecting information on adult education student outcomes. Learn more about the NRS.

WIOA Reporting Requirements

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) reauthorizes the national adult education program and creates opportunities for improving services to adult learners. The act emphasizes coordination among four core federal programs within the Departments of Education and Labor that support adult education, employment training, and vocational rehabilitation services. Section 116 of the act establishes a common performance accountability system, with common definitions of performance indicators that must be used in all core programs. The performance accountability system increases the focus on employment and wages, and the attainment of credentials, in addition to occupational, technical, and educational skills development.

Questions About Resources on NRSWeb

Consult with your State adult agency to learn more about specific requirements for your local program to collect and report data for the NRS. In addition, you may view the NRS Technical Assistance (TA) Guide to learn more about the NRS measures, data flow, methodologies, and reporting.

The NRSWeb site offers a variety of materials and resources to help program administrators and state staff learn about the NRS requirements and how to use data, improve data quality, monitor programs, and build a better data system. You can find these resources in two ways: 1) by topic through the main menu bar to find guides, training materials, webinars, and online training courses for specific subject matter, or 2) by visiting the Training & Activities page for specific types of resources.