When applying for Accreditation with Commendation, can we use the same content/activities to meet the various commendation requirements?
The short answer is: Sometimes, depending on the criterion.
Some criteria require providers to demonstrate frequency of activities. So, if the same content is repeated for different audience/at different times or places, they would count as separate instances.
For other criteria, providers must supply examples of activities/initiatives. For these, providers must demonstrate depth and breadth of approaches. For these criteria, providers must submit examples that are different from each other. So, different versions of the same content would not count as separate examples.
In PARS, how should we report activities that are available for more than a single year?
In PARS, if there is an enduring activity that is offered over the course of two or three years, the activity should only be reported ONCE and should include the actual start and end date. The specific learner counts should be updated through December 31 for each year's annual reporting deadline. Any other kind of activity format (besides enduring) that lasts longer than one year should be entered once during EACH calendar year (as separate activities) and closed at the end of that period.
