L & E E Endeavors Talent and Natural Skills Construction Training Center
Training Information
TRAINING INFORMATION
Calendar
Training sessions are scheduled on a quarter system. Shorter sessions may be announced from time to time. The calendar for 2018 - 2019 is as follows:
Fall Quarter (12 weeks): Sept. 24, 2018 - Dec.13, 2018
Winter Quarter (12 weeks): January 7, 2019 - March 28, 2019
Spring Quarter (12 weeks): April 1, 2019 - June 20, 2019
Summer Session ( 6 weeks): July 1, 2019 - August 12, 2019
Instruction and Administrative Hours
Administrative hours are the same as Training Center hours. All training is scheduled between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. A weekly training schedule is posted on the Training Center bulletin boards for each quarter (see example below). Training Sessions are not held on legal holidays.
Example of Quarterly Training Schedule
Average Training Cohort Size
Regular training cohort sizes are limited to 12-to-18 students to maximize the attention, guidance, support, and participation experiences for the trainees. There may be occasions when cohort sizes are increased due to training related presentations, specific training assignments, or field trips, etc.
Satisfactory Training Progress
Satisfactory Training Progress expectations reflect the expectations found in the workplace. Training progress is measured by attendance and timeliness, assignment completion and improvement, participation, and perspective. Trainees are encouraged to communicate with their instructor regarding challenges or difficulties in these areas. The instructors and staff of the Total Skills Training Center are genuinely interested in the success of each trainee and endeavor to provide each trainee with the instruction, feedback, understanding, and support needed for them to succeed in preparing for employment, managing changes in employment, and realizing their life aspirations.
Trainees demonstrating a lack of satisfactory progress at any time during a course will be asked to meet with their instructor, and the program director as needed, to determine a course of corrective action. If the trainee withdraws or is terminated, they will not be readmitted without the approval of the primary instructor and program director.
Performance Evaluation System
Attendance and Training Progress Report (Sample)
The evaluation of trainee achievement is based on meeting the objectives of the training program. Performance evaluations are based on the quality and completion of work as shown by assignments, participation, perspective, questionnaires, exams, and projects as indicated in the training sessions outlines. The performance evaluation scale and progress report is shown above.
Application of Performance Evaluations and Credits
The chart and report form above display the trainee performance evaluation system for each of the training sessions offered by the Talent and Skills Training Center. To successfully complete a training session, a trainee must meet or surpass the standards of the training as reflected by their performance evaluation levels and have a satisfactory or better attendance record.
Maximum Time in Which to Complete
The maximum time in which to complete a training session is no later than one week (7 days) following the last scheduled day of the training and at the discretion of the training instructor and program director.
Repeating a Course
A trainee who has not successfully completed a training session or received a final performance evaluation of below “Meets Expectations” may repeat the course with the approval of the instructor and program director. The trainee will be charged tuition and fees at the appropriate rate.
Course Advisement
All trainees are offered personal assistance regarding training requirements and special training related concerns. Trainees are encouraged to request an appointment with their instructor immediately regarding any problems or needed accommodations. Trainees may also request an appointment with the training director.
Graduation Requirements
A graduation certificate of completion will be awarded to those trainees meeting the graduation requirements. Trainees eligible for a certificate of completion are those who have satisfactorily completed their trainings with a cumulative performance evaluation average of satisfactory or better, who have passed the final performance exams with an evaluation level of satisfactory or better, and who have fully paid all tuition and fees charges. If a trainee does not meet graduation requirements, records of their attendance and performance evaluations will be maintained through official records or transcripts.
Expected Outcomes
The Talent and Skills Training Center program offers post-secondary work and life skills training. Eligible individuals seeking training can take advantage of this approach to employment readiness and career development which incorporates efficacy, skill building, and goal attainment efforts based on one’s own aspirations for their future, personal and career awareness, partnerships, and strategic planning.
The Training Center curriculum is based on proven, evidenced-based and measurable constructs, strategies, methods, and outcomes. The interactive role plays and activities in the curricula create interest and engage trainees in active learning. Research results show that the dual incorporation of employment readiness and employment preparation in work and life skills curricula improves the lives of individuals in various life and socioeconomic circumstances. Thus, the expected outcomes for the participants include preparation for the workplace through the acquisition of personal career awareness and multiple work and life skills concepts and abilities.
The Talent and Skills Training Center expects that 100 percent of the participants who complete the program satisfactorily will experience greater employment and career self-efficacy, personal self-worth, and improvement in the skills necessary to obtain and maintain permanent employment.
Measurement and Evaluation Activities.
Programming and participant measurement and evaluation activities are essential components of the Talent and Skills Training Center program. The data and information generated by the participants and instructors are vital to the program evaluation process. The Training Center’s administration and staff evaluate the training effectiveness and outcomes with the following instruments, procedures, and review:
1) Each participant receives an Interest form, Enrollment Form, Handbook/Catalog, and an Attendance and Training Progress Form designed to plan, support, monitor, and report their achievement in the program.
2) Participants receive knowledge and skills assessments. The results are recorded and used to measure individual and collective participant growth.
3) Course assignments, measurement tools and checklists are in place to follow participant accomplishments and activities along the path to graduation.
4) Participant surveys are used to measure participants’ perspective of successes or additional supportive needs.
5) Stakeholder surveys are used for measuring stakeholder’s perspectives of successes or additional supportive needs.
6) The administration and designated staff track the number of participants including demographic information, career interests, training session completion rates, and post-training program graduation work and life opportunities.
7) A board appointed internal and external evaluation committee reviews the program’s operations and systems, functions and impact, administrative and staff performances, and participant outcomes.