Ronald,
Many schools utilize a 3rd party verifier to call employers or use other resources to verify reported placements. The TWC CSC has called employers to verify placements reported in school's annual reports and may now be using other electronic tools for verification. The TWC CSC also modified the annual report to include student social security numbers, and electronic reporting. On the TWC website, there is a link to a 2011 letter to schools outlining concerns and steps taken with the annual report. The letter is dated July 26, 2011 and includes:
"During the past several months, TWC has worked to strengthen the protocols that are used to test the accuracy of the annual outcome data reported for each program. In the course of those efforts and through recent investigations of reported performance, issues with the accuracy of some of the reported data have been uncovered." AND, "Further, please be aware that the data reported to TWC is subject to verification protocols and that there is the potential for administrative penalties or sanctions for inaccurate reporting, up to loss of program or school approval."
JP Mehlmann