I know someone who does on-line coursework, (Creates and Teaches that is) for U of Pheonix. (It's now or was reffered to as "distance learning"?) And getting an idea of how that operated, vs some of the other stuff I have heard about that type of course work, it could work? The same person taught me a little about "Just-in-time-knowledge". A concept of creating bite-sized lesson plans for specific tasks. I have been trying it over the last few years and it seems to work. But thats a different topic....
However, we are talking about the notoriously slow to act DAS of the State of California. Although continuing education is mandated by the legislation, (The labor code portion) the regulation protion of enacting any of it is anyones guess right now. They have to go back to the Legislature to modify the Labor Code, but they do not for any regulation, they could re-write them tomorrow. (Not that I expect them to act that quickly) What I am trying to say is that it all subject to radical change at thier whim. And all of that is subject to the DAS, and these people, the
CAC .
It took them a few years to write tests, and rewrite them, and about 5 years to write 2 curriculums, one for Residential, and Commercial. (Cant find them on-line anymore - first incarnations were sparse) Not to mention the fact that they spent the better part of the last six years trying to get rid of apprenticeship programs,
community colleges and technical schools that they deemed unworthy, I doubt on-line education will be thier thing..... Although many got to keep thier programs, I doubt they will allow training to be provided by some of the many fly-by-night "Get-your-license" type schools out there. (Which I think is a good thing)
So, I'll wager several postponements at the last minute over the next few years, before the final word on this.
Note that the words "Educational Provider" are capitolized
here , in the same way they are
here . You know, in that "Party of the First Part" method......
