Demonstrating Success: A Technical Assistance Guide for Collecting Postexit Indicators

Performance on the postexit indicators demonstrates the success of programs in preparing participants for success in employment and postsecondary education. However, collecting the data for the indicators is new to adult education and poses many challenges to states. This guide serves as a technical assistance resource for state and local staff to understand the postexit indicators and suggests ways to improve the quality of these data. It explains the indicators and how each are collected and calculated and provides guidance to help states and programs overcome the many challenges they face in collecting these data. It also offers approaches to enhance the completeness and quality of data in each step of the data collection process.