The Kansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Kansas Apprenticeship Council, suggests that sponsors review programs annually and develop ongoing continuous improvement plans in order to maintain a high-quality apprenticeship program.

A continuous improvement plan is simply a system that both identifies the level of program performance and productivity and strives for improvement. It is more that just a plan, it’s a method. A continuous improvement plan impacts all program elements and establishes higher-level solutions that can be integrated within the program. In order to affect change, individuals must be willing to contemplate problematic issues and subsequently work through processes to correct them — anything from a standard evaluation of the overall organization that links directly with the program to specific action steps necessary to improve the program immediately from the problem.

The Self-Assessment & Program Improvement Plan is provided to assist your ECAAP program’s compliance with The Federal Code of Regulations 29:29 and 29:30 which governs all registered apprenticeship programs. The Self-Assessment & Program Improvement Plan may be used as is, or as a guideline to produce your own documents that contain the required information.