Post by John Uliano on Sept 29, 2021 16:34:04 GMT
As my project identifies those program activities and services that have supported participants in obtaining and retaining employment, key metrics that I will track are participant employment placement and retention rates.
Will you change course during start-up or implementation based on what you learn? If so, in what ways?
As this project is expected to last over the course of the year and trends are identified in the data, we may want to ask more detailed questions of participant regarding the specific trend. Hypothetically, if participant feedback indicates that resume preparation is a key factor to participants achieving employment, what specifically about the activity or process was found to be most helpful? I think to a degree, once reliability of the data is established, we can be flexible and potentially evolve the questions being used to collect data.
What will be your process for identifying key milestones?
Once trends are identified that promote placement, testing those to determine if they are effective would be the next step. This could be a bit tricky though and something I will have to further consider. One way would be to offer the identified trends/services to see if they are more successful in achieving employment than a control group of participants, although I do not necessarily think this would be ethical. Job placement metrics of a group receiving the identified services could be compared against historical placement rates as well.
Who will be responsible for tracking success or challenges with achieving these milestones? How often?
As the goal is tied to increased placement and retention, these metrics are built into programming already and can be tracked through the use of FedcapCARES, which I have access to. Placement information can be accessed as needed, although I still have to determine the frequency at which I will retrieve it, although a timeline may depend on the identified interventions and the plan to respond to them.
Are there any other strategies you will devise to ensure project success?
As trends positively impacting employment are identified, I think leveraging program staff to ensure the provided feedback is implemented will be key. While I still assess the best way for this to occur (whether it’s via one-on-one services between staff and participant or, for example, via workshop settings), having the buy-in of direct service staff would be beneficial and I will have to further consider a strategy to promote this.
Will you change course during start-up or implementation based on what you learn? If so, in what ways?
As this project is expected to last over the course of the year and trends are identified in the data, we may want to ask more detailed questions of participant regarding the specific trend. Hypothetically, if participant feedback indicates that resume preparation is a key factor to participants achieving employment, what specifically about the activity or process was found to be most helpful? I think to a degree, once reliability of the data is established, we can be flexible and potentially evolve the questions being used to collect data.
What will be your process for identifying key milestones?
Once trends are identified that promote placement, testing those to determine if they are effective would be the next step. This could be a bit tricky though and something I will have to further consider. One way would be to offer the identified trends/services to see if they are more successful in achieving employment than a control group of participants, although I do not necessarily think this would be ethical. Job placement metrics of a group receiving the identified services could be compared against historical placement rates as well.
Who will be responsible for tracking success or challenges with achieving these milestones? How often?
As the goal is tied to increased placement and retention, these metrics are built into programming already and can be tracked through the use of FedcapCARES, which I have access to. Placement information can be accessed as needed, although I still have to determine the frequency at which I will retrieve it, although a timeline may depend on the identified interventions and the plan to respond to them.
Are there any other strategies you will devise to ensure project success?
As trends positively impacting employment are identified, I think leveraging program staff to ensure the provided feedback is implemented will be key. While I still assess the best way for this to occur (whether it’s via one-on-one services between staff and participant or, for example, via workshop settings), having the buy-in of direct service staff would be beneficial and I will have to further consider a strategy to promote this.
