Have our programs fallen behind the job market?
Curriculum drift is silent until placement rates tell you. By then it's two cohorts late. The Drift Analysis runs quarterly — comparing each program's competency map against the skills employers are actually demanding in current job postings. You see the gap before students do.
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Competency extraction
We pull the competencies your program currently teaches — from your syllabus, course outcomes, or program map.
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Comparable demand analysis
For each program, we compare official occupational evidence and, when supplied, licensed posting or skill data from comparable periods and a consistent geography.
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Drift Score
Each program gets a 0-100 Drift Score: how well your curriculum matches current employer demand. Below 70 means a refresh is overdue.
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Refresh recommendations
For programs below threshold, we identify the specific competencies to add, modify, or retire — and which ones can wait.
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Drift Score per program in scope
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Skill-by-skill gap report (current curriculum vs. live demand)
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Refresh recommendations with effort estimates
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Quarterly comparison so you can track drift over time
| REPORT | DECISION IT ANSWERS | TIMELINE |
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Workforce Pell Readiness Check | What evidence do our short-term programs still need for a Workforce Pell review? | 48 hours after complete intake |
Opportunity Scan | Which programs should we launch next? | 10 business days after complete intake |
Feasibility Study | Should we actually build this specific program? | 15 business days after complete intake |
Grant Finder | Which grants should we chase this quarter? | one run per paid billing cycle |
Curriculum Drift AnalysisTHIS REPORT | Have our programs fallen behind the job market? | scoped to the programs and evidence available |
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