The Role of Structured-On-Site-Training in ETP. Final Report.
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| Title: | The Role of Structured-On-Site-Training in ETP. Final Report. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Moore, Richard W., Addy, Ronald, Blake, Daniel R., Gorman, Philip C., Herczeg, Claire F., Phillips, G. Michael, Shipley, Daniella, California State Univ., Northridge. |
| Availability: | California Employment Training Panel, Mike Rice, 1100 J. Street, 4th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 79 |
| Publication Date: | 2002 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | California State Employment Training Panel, Sacramento. |
| Intended Audience: | Policymakers |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative Tests/Questionnaires |
| Descriptors: | Adult Education, Contract Training, Employment Programs, Experiential Learning, Inplant Programs, Job Training, On the Job Training, Program Effectiveness, Trade and Industrial Education, Training Allowances, Training Methods, Work Experience Programs |
| Abstract: | Evaluation of the role of structured on-site training (SOST) in the Employment Training Panel's (ETP's) training program involved 10 case studies of active ETP projects with SOST, survey of 50 recently closed projects with SOST, face-to-face interviews and focus groups with key stakeholders, Delphi survey of consultants, and quantitative analysis of contract information. A review of 1,066 contracts indicated about half included SOST funding; 30.8 percent had SOST scheduled in all jobs, about 15 percent in some jobs; and presence of SOST showed no trend over time. ETP spent about $1 of $6 on SOST; and, for 680 completed contracts, about 17 percent of total training expenditures was spent on SOST. SOST added substantial value to ETP training; trainees rated SOST quality and usefulness as significantly more useful than classroom or lab study and indicated it had a greater impact on productivity than classroom or lab training; and two-thirds of managers of closed SOST projects rated SOST as equally or more effective than classroom training in meeting training goals. Six strategic issues were identified: existing training reimbursed with SOST funds; use of unstructured practices, not SOST; contract administrators focus on billing trainer hours rather than achieving competence; difficulty of reliable monitoring of SOST; SOST reimbursement unrelated to actual costs; and SOST-only projects pay more than market price for one-on-one counseling and generic classroom training. (Instruments are appended.) (YLB) |
| Entry Date: | 2003 |
| Accession Number: | ED475401 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Evaluation of the role of structured on-site training (SOST) in the Employment Training Panel's (ETP's) training program involved 10 case studies of active ETP projects with SOST, survey of 50 recently closed projects with SOST, face-to-face interviews and focus groups with key stakeholders, Delphi survey of consultants, and quantitative analysis of contract information. A review of 1,066 contracts indicated about half included SOST funding; 30.8 percent had SOST scheduled in all jobs, about 15 percent in some jobs; and presence of SOST showed no trend over time. ETP spent about $1 of $6 on SOST; and, for 680 completed contracts, about 17 percent of total training expenditures was spent on SOST. SOST added substantial value to ETP training; trainees rated SOST quality and usefulness as significantly more useful than classroom or lab study and indicated it had a greater impact on productivity than classroom or lab training; and two-thirds of managers of closed SOST projects rated SOST as equally or more effective than classroom training in meeting training goals. Six strategic issues were identified: existing training reimbursed with SOST funds; use of unstructured practices, not SOST; contract administrators focus on billing trainer hours rather than achieving competence; difficulty of reliable monitoring of SOST; SOST reimbursement unrelated to actual costs; and SOST-only projects pay more than market price for one-on-one counseling and generic classroom training. (Instruments are appended.) (YLB) |
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