Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations

A Private, Not-for-Profit, Licensed and Nationally Accredited College of Nursing
Where dreams of a Better Tomorrow Come True … Learn, Grow, Become …
Located at:
5154 Okeechobee Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33417
Phone: (561)683-1400
Fax: (561)683-6773
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Lois M. Gackenheimer Richards, PhD Ed, MSN, RN
Executive Director / President

Plan for Programs and Institutional Outcomes Follow Up
Purpose:

The purpose of this plan is to ensure that proper procedures are in place and followed to assure that completion, placement and licensure follow-up services are both systematic and continuous for one year following exit from ANHO. Students will be assisted with remediation, licensure preparation, job placement, and job retention services. This will be achieved with guidance and assistance from their Instructor/Employment Counselor and the Job Development Placement Counselor. However, no guarantee of graduation, licensure or placement will be implied and there will be no charge to the student for such services. The person responsible for coordination of all institutional outcomes follow-up activities is the Dean of Student Services.

Objectives: To assist students to complete the program of their choice, attain licensure (if applicable) and attain a training-related placement and follow up guidance during the first year post training.

Procedures for ensuring satisfactory completion outcomes:
  1. Beginning the first day of classes, student retention is of the utmost importance to the faculty of each and every program at ANHO, therefore a long add/drop period is provided at no charge if student decides to withdraw within that period.
  2. The Academic Dean meet quarterly with faculty in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of student retention. Student retention suggestions/revisions are implemented as necessary.
  3. At least quarterly, the Executive Director evaluates the effectiveness of student retention with the Management Team. If student retention begins to decline, an improvement plan is instituted in an effort to ensure satisfactory student retention rates as well as student satisfaction.
  4. Throughout each program, ANHO receives input from students who complete satisfaction survey. Students also meet one on one with Faculty at the conclusion of each term for academic advisement.
  5. If a student wishes to withdraw from class, the Academic Dean will reach out to the student directly to understand the reasons they are withdrawing as well as to gain input.
  6. Faculty give input each year through faculty meetings with the Dean, as well as annual faculty surveys and compares the retention rate to pre-set benchmarks.
  7. The Annual Evaluative Report which tracks and evaluates student retention is shared with faculty, staff and students annually. It indicates if benchmarks are or are not met.
  8. If rates fall below benchmarks, an additional action plan will be developed and implemented.


Procedures for ensuring satisfactory job placement follow-up:
  1. Following training completion, the Job Development Placement Counselor continues the placement process by contacting each graduate on a regular basis if they are employed and contacting the employer periodically to update information and assist the new graduate in adjusting to the workplace. For graduates not employed by graduation, job search assistance continues until employment is obtained. Upon graduation for all programs, the Placement information is turned over to the Job Development Placement Counselor who will continue to follow for a period of one year post training completion. Whenever a prior student is seeking a new job, the Job Development Placement Counselor will assist the student on an individual basis, even if more than one year has passed.

  2. For students who successfully complete training at ANHO, as jobs are attained, the Job Development Placement Counselor will document such on an Outcome form which will be retained in the student permanent file. The Job Development Placement Counselor will collect employment information from graduates and employers as well as utilizing Alumni Satisfaction and Employer Evaluative Satisfaction Surveys, in order to review and improve services as needed. A copy of all Program Outcomes and verification of employment Palm Beach County CareerSource students will be disbursed to Dean of Student Services.

  3. For non-completers, the student information portion of the signed Program Outcome form is completed by the Dean. . Once complete, the Dean will forward the Outcome form, along with all placement documents, to the Registrar for recording. Registrar will then disburse copies to personnel on distribution list: Academic Dean, Compliance Educator, Director of Financial Aid, Executive Director, Financial Aid Processor, Job Development Placement Counselor and Controller. Registrar will provide all placement related documents to the Job Development Placement Counselor who is responsible to complete current employment information including employer name, address, phone number, start date, hourly wage/number of hours worked per week and position, along with verification of this information.

  4. If a non-completing student is not currently employed, this is notated on the Program Outcome form. They will be contacted on a regular basis, in an effort to obtain and verify employment and to stay in close contact with the Job Development Placement Counselor.

  5. For students who withdraw and/or are dropped, once Program Outcomes are complete, the Dean will forward the student’s entire employment packet including a copy of the completed Program Outcome to the Registrar for recording and for disbursement of copies to personnel on distribution list. Registrar will then provide all placement related documents to the Job Development Placement Counselor who will immediately begin to contact students on a regular basis, if currently employed, or assist them in obtaining training related employment for a period of one year.

  6. If a student is repeating coursework, the Academic Dean, will move student’s placement documents from current class to the transferred class to ensure that documents are consistently in the most current class for each student. The Academic Dean will then provide the repeat class documents to the Registrar for recording and the Registrar will disburse copies to personnel on distribution list: Academic Dean, Compliance Educator, Director of Financial Aid, Executive Director, Financial Aid Processor, Job Development Placement Counselor, and Controller.
  7. If the student is not approved or not eligible for an appeal, the Academic Dean will terminate the student and will complete the Program Outcome form accordingly, along with current employment information. The Dean will then provide these aforementioned original documents to the Registrar for recording. The Dean will also provide the Registrar with student placement documents. The Registrar will separate the documents received and will provide the Job Development Placement Counselor with the placement documents needed for job placement follow up. The Registrar will disburse copies of the Program Outcome form to personnel on distribution list. The Job Development Placement Counselor will begin to contact students on a regular basis, if currently employed, or assist them in obtaining training related employment for a period of one year.
  8. If student does not appear at the appointed time for the Academic Advisement with the Academic Dean, the Dean will attempt to contact the student several times to ascertain student’s intent. If unsuccessful, the Dean will terminate the student by providing the Registrar’s office with a complete Program Outcome form, verification of employment (if available), along with the Academic Advisement and all placement information. Registrar will separate the documents received and will provide the Job Development Placement Counselor with the placement documents needed for job placement follow up. The Registrar will disburse copies of the Program Outcome form to personnel on distribution list as listed in paragraph 7. The Job Development Placement Counselor will immediately begin to contact students on a regular basis, if currently employed, or assist them in obtaining training related employment for a period of one year.
Person Responsible: The Job Development Placement Counselor who reports to the Dean of Student Services.

Procedures for ensuring satisfactory licensure exam pass rates as applicable:
  1. During the last part of each program, students are assessed for readiness for licensure and coursework is designed to address weaknesses.
  2. During the program, students are assisted with completing the application for licensure for their respective professions.
  3. Once students satisfactorily complete their training, their names are submitted to the Florida Board of Nursing on a completer roster and applications are submitted electronically. ANHO pays NCLEX fees to avoid a delay in processing to due to students being unable to pay themselves at the time of completion.
  4. The Florida Board of Nursing is responsible to check their eligibility to take the licensure exam, i.e., receipt of school completer listing or official transcript, clear background & receipt of testing fees. ANHO assists students with required documentation for background checks and completes required Level II fingerprinting on-site to expedite the process.
  5. Once deemed eligible, students will receive Permission to Test from the Board of Nursing. They are then able to make the appointment to take the exam at their convenience.
  6. Once students graduate, Instructors continue to stay in contact with students in an effort to keep them studying and focused on preparing for exam.
  7. The Florida Board of Nursing posts Licensure Exam pass rates quarterly as well as annually.
  8. If rates fall below ANHO’s benchmarks, a corrective action plan will be development and implemented.

Person Responsible: Academic Dean

Evaluation:

Student satisfaction are collected and reviewed by the Executive Director. These results are reviewed at Dean/Management Meetings at least quarterly.

Academic Dean reviews the summarization of student satisfaction as well as completion rates annually. The Job Development Placement Counselor collects Alumni Surveys and Employer surveys from completers of each program. These surveys focus on program satisfaction and program effectiveness for various modes of delivery and relevant job requirements.

The Job Development Placement Counselor will bring a quarterly summary of data, including employment and survey information, to the Dean/Management Team meetings. The data will be reviewed and evaluated in an effort to continually improve the quality of each program offered. Analysis and improvement plans will be initiated as needed.

Licensure pass rates are evaluated quarterly as well as annually. If pass rate falls below ANHO’s benchmark, an improvement plan is developed and implemented.

Annual summarization of results are made available to all employees at the Annual Meeting. If results are not meeting satisfaction, an improvement plan is developed and implemented as needed.

Follow-Up:

The Job Development Placement Counselor will bring a quarterly summary of all data to the Dean/Management Team meetings.

Data is collected annually for completion, placement and licensure. In order to collect and prove a student’s completion, ANHO will collect a copy of each graduate’s diploma. Data regarding placement is collected by mailing, emailing or faxing surveys to employers, telephone surveys with employers, collection of pay stubs, pictures of name badges, letters of acceptance, employee schedules and social media information. Licensure is collected by using the Board of Nursing website to print each student’s license verification. By reviewing these completion, placement and licensure statistics and the results of alumnae and employer surveys on a quarterly basis, the Dean/Management Team will ensure that any improvement processes, if needed, have been put into place and are improving the school’s expected outcomes. This information is shared with Faculty, Students, Advisors and Board Members.

The Executive Director summarizes data on an annual basis and presents findings to all instructional personnel and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting, via the Executive Director’s Annual Summary and Strategic Plan. Additionally, the Academic Dean and the Dean of Student Services, utilize this data in counseling instructors, for staff evaluation and for improvement in program outcomes.

This plan is annually reviewed and revised by the school’s Advisory Council and Governing Board. It is available to all staff and faculty on the Server in the Public Folder. Instructors share this plan with their students as they cover employability and job placement activities. The Dean/Management Team uses feedback from students, staff and faculty when reviewing and revising this plan. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center for all to peruse. Consumer data is posted on college’s website including the achievement of Placement information by program.



Revised June 2022