The University of Oklahoma Center for Independent and Distance Learning has presented two outreach information sessions discussing Prior Learning Assessment resulting in a 150% increase in exams administered and a 175% increase in revenue. We presented Session 1 to university advisers while for Session 2 we brought in high school counselors, teachers, and administrators from around the state of Oklahoma. This presentation will lay out the steps we took to set up successful seminars plus give tips on what to do and what not to do to make your seminars successful and profitable.

Conference Track: Test Center Finances

Broward College recently revised its Strategic Plan in alignment with Florida's performance-based funding criteria and modeled "The 4 Disciplines of Execution" (4DX) as a methodology for implementing strategies and achieving goals. This interactive session will provide a conceptual framework whereby testing administrators can map opportunities to expand revenue sources that also coincide with performance-based funding categories and other college strategic priorities. Additionally, this session will provide participants with a strategic mapping template that can be adapted to their institution.

Conference Track: Test Center Finances

Your mini MBA is now in session. Building on the workshop at last year's conference, this session will provide an in-depth look into how a testing business can be run and create more productivity for all the workers. You will learn how to boost productivity and manage finances and resources, organize and manage scheduling, focus your energy on things that matter, and understand how using stress positively helps. You will also learn about creating/managing a realistic budget spending only what's necessary, investing in good and solid technology, not being wasteful, treating and compensating employees fairly, and keeping an open door to vendors.

Conference Track: Test Center Finances

This presentation is designed to help institutions plan and implement revenue generating activities through assessment and testing. It will include the process and steps that are needed in establishing revenue generating activities, determining the institution's capacity, identifying resources and potential markets, understanding the types of assessment that coincide with specific customers/ markets, determining the needs of assessment in business and industry, and addressing other key issues when planning revenue generating activities.

Conference Track: Test Center Finances