Program Integrity Boot Camp
January 25-26, 2024
Zoom
PNPI’s Program Integrity Boot Camp is designed for participants interested in advancing their knowledge of program integrity issues including misrepresentation, incentive compensation, state authorization, and gainful employment. Boot camp participants are generally nonprofit, think tank or national association staff, or public policy students interested in, a career in federal higher education policy. Attendees will be provided with an opportunity to engage with their peers and current policy professionals while participating in the boot camp and leave with a grounding in the topics. Scholarships are available for a limited number of students to attend (see “Student Scholarships” tab for more details).
The objectives for the boot camp are to:
- Deepen participants’ understanding of what incentive compensation is;
- Discuss current trends and issues in incentive compensation;
- Deepen participants’ understanding of what misrepresentation is in the context of higher education;
- Provide an overview of state authorization of higher education and explore current issues;
- Review the history of gainful employment regulations;
- Deepen participants’ understanding of gainful employment;
- Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of past gainful employment regulations and the current rule; and
- Review the negotiated rulemaking process.
The Program Integrity Boot Camp will provide participants with an opportunity to earn a digital badge at no additional cost. Issued through Credly, badges can be added to participants’ LinkedIn profiles, social media platforms, and shared with employers. A digital badge is a web-enabled version of a participant’s credential that can be shared with future or current employers online. More information can be found under the “Earn a Digital Badge” tab.
Access the boot camp overview and agenda by clicking on the image below.
Student Registrant: $109 (must be a degree-seeking student at a federally accredited institution and must email a copy of student ID to pnpi@pnpi.org to verify student status and enrollment)
Government Registrant: $109 (must register with a .gov email address)
Nonprofit Registrant: $289 (must register with a .org email address)
Regular Registrant: $489
Participants who cancel their registrations for the boot camp by January 19th will receive a full refund minus a small administrative fee. Participants who cancel their registrations after January 19th will forfeit the entirety of their registration fee.
PNPI offers a limited number of registration/attendance scholarships for graduate students and undergraduate students (at 2-year and/or 4-year institutions) who demonstrate both an interest in federal higher education policy and financial need. Eligibility is limited to students who can demonstrate that they are Pell recipients or Pell-eligible (more below). Scholarships include: the boot camp registration fee and Uber Eats credit for both days of the boot camp.
Eligibility Requirements:
• Must demonstrate financial need. Undergraduate students (at both 2-year and 4-year institutions) must have received a Pell Grant for the Spring semester of 2024. Graduate students must have received a Pell grant in their senior year of undergraduate studies verified by their financial aid award letter and demonstrate Pell-eligibility for the most recent academic year verified by a family contribution of less than $5,300 on their Student Aid Report (SAR) from the U.S. Department of Education.
• All majors/fields of study accepted, but candidates must demonstrate an interest in postsecondary education policy or practice.
• Must commit to attending all sessions during the boot camp.
• Boot Camp Scholarship recipients must commit to attending a networking zoom with PNPI staff from 12-1pmET on Tuesday, January 23rd.
• All applicants must submit an online application and all required materials no later than 5pm ET on Friday, December 15th.
PNPI is excited to provide our participants with a digital credential for participating the Program Integrity Boot Camp. Offered on the Credly platform, digital badges can be displayed in email signatures, on electronic copies of a resumé, and on social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. There is no fee for the badge, and acceptance of the badge lies with the participant once it is issued by PNPI.
What are the benefits of PNPI’s digital badge? Participants are provided with:
- A web-enabled version of their credential that can easily be shared online.
- Labor market insights that relate your skills to jobs.
- A trusted method for real-time credential verification.
The digital badge is ONLY available to participants who attend all of the boot camp sessions and submit a completed boot camp survey.
All badge earners will receive an email inviting them to claim their badge after the boot camp— accepting the badge is optional. You can read more about the badge here.
