State auditor urges Vermont to tighten how the Vermont Training Program reports outcomes State Auditor Doug Hoffer told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee that the Vermont Training Programs current performance measures—reporting trainee income changes using medians over five quarters—can mislead; he recommended comparing like occupations, reporting distributional detail, and adding caveats about alternative explanations for wage gains.

State Auditor Doug Hoffer warns that the Vermont Training Program's income reports may mislead by overstating program impact and failing to provide crucial wage data.

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