From Legislative Bill 1160 (section 2, subsection 3): The Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education[al] Reporting System is envisioned as a comprehensive, sustainable, and robust lifelong learning and workforce longitudinal data system to allow for the targeting of resources, and focus data analysis on assessing workforce development and employment success in order to enable the training of tomorrow’s workforce.
Vision
Create a data-informed decision culture that supports successful pathways of learning and earning for the people of Nebraska.
Mission
Integrate and organize Nebraska’s education and workforce data to inform decision making.
Quality
Excellence
Collaboration
Continuous Improvement
Integrity
Guiding Principles
Organizational Scope
As a Data System
Organize all elements and functions necessary for a comprehensive, sustainable, and robust lifelong learning and workforce longitudinal data system.
As an Administrative Entity
Manage all matters related to the creation, communication, operation, security, maintenance, expansion, and use of the NSWERS data system.
Goals
1. Establish NSWERS data system for sustainable insights