26 M.R.S. §3307: Industry partnership performance improvement and evaluation system

1. Improvement and evaluation system. The collaborative shall create and implement a performance improvement and evaluation system that:

A. Collects critical industry partnership information on an annual basis, or more frequently as determined by the collaborative;

B. Describes the benefits of the collaborative and its activities to employers, employees and communities; and

C. Provides periodic performance information to the Legislature, the public and workforce stakeholders.

2. Cluster partnership reviews. The collaborative shall coordinate year-end reviews of each industry cluster's industry partnerships and produce a comprehensive industry cluster overview report that describes:

A. The critical experiences of each industry partnership, such as training that was most effective; most common human resource challenges; the impact of changing technology on the industry; and prospective changes that may affect the industry in the near term and long term; and

B. Practices that industry partnerships consider exemplary, such as effectively engaging adult education programs and postsecondary educational institutions, internships and clinical placements; working with effective training providers; working with career and technical education centers; and other important practices by which industry partnerships can assist each other.