Prepare Vocational Education Budgets. Competency-Based Vocational Education Administrator Module Series. Leadership and Training Series No. 58B-13.

Overview & Synopsis

Designed to provide pre- and inservice vocational education administrators with the skills necessary to prepare vocational education budgets, this competency-based learning module consists of an introduction and four sequential learning experiences. Each learning experience contains an overview with objectives and required and optional learning activities. The topic covered in the first learning experience is reviewing given budget estimates for accuracy and completeness. Critiquing performance of an administrator in a given case study in deciding among budget proposals is dealt with in the second learning experience, as is selecting the better of two proposals provided. The third learning experience entails analyzing given budget data and recommending needed budget revisions based on that analysis. The final learning experience involves preparing vocational education budgets in an actual administrative situation. An administrator performance assessment form is provided. (Related competency-based vocational education administrator modules covering other skills are available separately--see note.) (YLB)