The Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) are an education data management initiative whose purpose is to streamline the understanding of data within and across P-20W institutions and sectors. CEDS includes a common vocabulary complete with standard elements names, definitions, and option sets. This repository contains all the CEDS elements, definitions, option sets and their definitions, and entities and definitions. Its purpose is to expand that vocabulary to meet the needs of every education stakeholder. The expanded vocabulary is then added to the CEDS Integration Data Store and CEDS Data Warehouse – the other two repositories located here.
This is for capturing needs not currently supported by the CEDS model. Please do not send or share actual data as examples in this issue or in attachments.
Use Case Background
The Workforce Workgroup proposes the addition of the “Internet Performance In Residence” data element to the Workforce domain (Workforce | Workforce Program Participant | Digital Access). This should be defined as “An indication of whether the individual can complete the full range of activities, including video streaming and document upload, without interruptions caused by poor internet performance in their primary place of residence.” Option set should be the similar to https://ceds.ed.gov/element/001937 but replace “student” with “individual” and remove the word “learning” in the option definitions. Usage Note should read: When asking for this information on a survey, the question could be phrased like this: "Can the individual complete activities such as streaming a video and uploading documents without interruptions caused by poor internet performance?"
We need to know this information because many Workforce Program activities (such as job search and application, skills training, activity verification) are well suited to being done over the internet, particularly over a high-speed connection. A participant who does not have adequate internet access in their primary residence to complete these activities may have additional challenges meeting program requirements or attaining family sustaining employment, may require additional case management services or accommodations, may qualify for additional program supports, and may have different program requirements and outcomes. Case managers will need to know if a participant is able to perform activities from their primary residence or will need to access the internet from another location like a Job Center or Workforce Program Office. Knowing what quality of internet access is available to a participant from their primary residence will allow case managers to appropriately assign activities, and will allow policy makers to determine the extent of different types of internet access throughout the country, and the impacts to areas without high speed internet.
Location of Element in the Domain Entity Schema
Workforce > Workforce Program Participant > Digital Access
This is for capturing needs not currently supported by the CEDS model. Please do not send or share actual data as examples in this issue or in attachments.
Author(s) Pete Shay
Authoring Organization(s) CEDS Workforce Standards Committee
Email address Peter.shay@dpi.wi.gov
Use Case Title Add Existing CEDS Element “Internet Performance In Residence” to Workforce Program Participant > Digital Access
Use Case Description Internet Performance In Residence – 001937 - https://ceds.ed.gov/element/001937
Use Case Background The Workforce Workgroup proposes the addition of the “Internet Performance In Residence” data element to the Workforce domain (Workforce | Workforce Program Participant | Digital Access). This should be defined as “An indication of whether the individual can complete the full range of activities, including video streaming and document upload, without interruptions caused by poor internet performance in their primary place of residence.” Option set should be the similar to https://ceds.ed.gov/element/001937 but replace “student” with “individual” and remove the word “learning” in the option definitions. Usage Note should read: When asking for this information on a survey, the question could be phrased like this: "Can the individual complete activities such as streaming a video and uploading documents without interruptions caused by poor internet performance?" We need to know this information because many Workforce Program activities (such as job search and application, skills training, activity verification) are well suited to being done over the internet, particularly over a high-speed connection. A participant who does not have adequate internet access in their primary residence to complete these activities may have additional challenges meeting program requirements or attaining family sustaining employment, may require additional case management services or accommodations, may qualify for additional program supports, and may have different program requirements and outcomes. Case managers will need to know if a participant is able to perform activities from their primary residence or will need to access the internet from another location like a Job Center or Workforce Program Office. Knowing what quality of internet access is available to a participant from their primary residence will allow case managers to appropriately assign activities, and will allow policy makers to determine the extent of different types of internet access throughout the country, and the impacts to areas without high speed internet.
Location of Element in the Domain Entity Schema Workforce > Workforce Program Participant > Digital Access