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Manage Physical Presence Of Your Distance Education Program With E-Learning Compliance

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Generally, an institution has a physical presence when it operates a campus, branch instructional facility whether leased or owned or administrative office within the boundaries of a state. However, because the specific definition currently varies greatly from state to state, especially with regard to out of state institutions that seek to conduct any activity within another state, State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) has established its own uniform standard for physical presence versus distance education. This standard takes the place of all conflicting state laws for purposes of SARA but does not affect the application of existing state laws to colleges that choose to operate outside of SARA or which are based in states that are not SARA members. With the commencement of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA), the institutions are relieved from the difficult process of acquiring authorization from various states and their agencie

How To Manage Licensure Requirements For E-Learning Compliance?

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As the awareness of state authorization of higher education institutions has increased, so has the realization of the relationships between state authorization entities and professional licensing boards. State authorization is a formal determination by a higher education agency commonly a higher education board or commission that allows an institution to conduct certain activities within its borders. Distance education allows a student taking courses in one state to earn a degree from an institution located in another state, the state authorization entities have become very concerned that licensure-track programs meet professional licensure requirements in their state. Professional licensing boards require an institution to have state authorization before they review and determine if the programs meet their licensing requirements. Institutions need to maintain licensure requirements as per the states and programs. Licensure requirements vary for the state to state, depending o

Steps For Effective Grant Management In Higher Education

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Higher education is a staple in American cultural values. Government entities, both at the state and local level, recognize this by funding various educational institutions. Grants are more competitive and regulatory compliance measures are strict. This forces higher education grant managers to remain efficient, transparent and compliant to win funds. For effective grant management, one should ensure the proper allocation of current funds and the winning of future funds through greater reporting capabilities. Following are the three steps toward more effective grant management in higher education. Understand Your Needs Funding and grant management needs vary among institutions based on structure and operations. Grant management solutions are flexible to meet the needs of each individualized case within higher education funding models. For both state universities and individual university institutions, offices are often centralized but may lack in operational efficiency. D

Build Network Of Profiles With Profiles Management System

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Profiles management gives the opportunity for any organization or institution to identify the various skills and achievements possessed by the faculty, staff and students. It is a necessary component for managing an institution. And it also gives an opportunity for faculty and students to showcase their awards and honours, creative work, teaching, research, publications, presentations and projects. Nowadays many industry and community partners prefer to check profiles of faculties and students online through institutions portal. So it had become necessary for university and college to maintain profiles of faculty, staff and students online for ease of search. A university is greater than the sum of its parts, so it also becomes necessary for the university to maintain other profiles like research center, equipment, laboratory, facility and technology to identify institution’s resources, expertise and capabilities. Profiles Management System by Inknowledge The Profiles Mana

Steps To Ensure Your Grant Management System Is Scalable

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Grant Management software assists educational institutions such as universities and colleges in administering and automating the grant process. It can help the institution in managing complete grant process from applying for the grant to awarding grant and includes various functions like budget planning, peer collaboration, regulatory compliance, proposal submission, administrative reporting and project tracking. It can be available as software or as a web-based cloud application. Grant management software or application helps to ease grant-related administrative burdens. Many universities and colleges rely on grant funding from the government or private company sources. It is estimated that $1 trillion is given as grant money by all U.S. grant sources. Grant management continuously evolve with the changes to federal reporting requirements and data transparency standards. This gives rise to the need for scalable solutions. Grant management software is one way to streamline gr

Effectively Manage Grants with Grant Management System

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Grant Management refers to the process and methods an educational institute harnesses in order to oversee its grants. That is, selecting projects to promote, support and monitor and eventually access their success. In recent years competitive and regulatory compliance measures are stricter than ever, this forces higher education grant managers to remain efficient, transparent and compliant to win funds. Here are some suggestions for educational institutions for proper allocation of current funds and the winning of furthers funds through greater reporting capabilities. 1. Understand Your Needs Funding and grant management needs vary among institutions based on structure and operations. Grant management solutions are flexible to meet the needs of each individualized case within higher education funding models. For both state universities and individual university institutions, offices are often centralized but may lack in operational efficiency. Decentralized op

Simplify Your Grant Management Process With Grant Management System

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Grant management plays a very important role in institutions like university and colleges as it has a direct impact on the research and quality of the institutions. Universities and colleges require funds to carry out various researches and administrative functions and this funds are made available by the government and private entities in the form of grants. To manage this grants properly one needs to know all the rules and regulations. With private funders, the regulations and requirements can be adequately handled through good business and accounting practices. But it's different with governments grants especially federal grants. Uniform guidance offered by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget along with agency-specific and program specific requirements, requires that someone with the organization needs to develop an understanding of rules and regulations. While it's true knowing how to navigate the red tape is necessary, there is much more to grant management.