Career Dislocated Workers Grant Guide

3.1 ALLOWABLE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

1. Resource fairs: A convenient way to share information in your community by offering resources — materials, programming, activities, giveaways, video, speakers, and so on — in one location

2. Door to Door interaction: Engagement going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood

3. Listening sessions| table talks: A type of facilitated discussion with a group of people, aimed at collecting information about their experience 4. Marketing campaign: NDWG program branding, radio advertisements, broadcasting, print, social media 5. Information sessions: Events hosted by the program to educate the community and prospective job seekers about the services available 6. VR Career Exploration: Sessions designed allowing jobseekers to explore various career paths (HVAC, Welding, Equipment Operator, Electrician, Robotics Technician, etc.) in a realistic and immersive using virtual and augmented reality 7. Employer site visits| Adult field trips: A visit to an area outside of the normal classroom to study/ learn first hand 8. Mobile Career Center activities: A 12-station, state-of-the-art, fully-accessible mobile computer lab designed to provide career and employment outreach services to communities

The community and engagement practices presented will always be a working model because the readiness assessment can serve as a vehicle for incorporating new learning. As engagement initiatives mature and expand to include different community settings, the model can evolve to reflect new understandings.

3.2 EVALUATION OF OUTREACH

Ideally, every workshop and outreach presentation should be evaluated. The Resource Navigator, Facilitator, and/or other designee should assess presentations, workshops, referrals, public sessions; identifying varying information such as which topics and what times are popular, attendance, overall satisfaction, etc. All informational sessions, including professional development curricula, must be maintained in a standard platform. 1. EdApp is a micro-learning Learning Management System (LMS) with customizable training templates, a performance dashboard, and pertinent data such as session completion rate, and the average time it takes for participants to complete sessions. PowerPoint training files can be imported and converted into the platform. All training materials must be branded with the GuilfordWorks logo, at a minimum. 2. JotForm provides secure, online evaluation forms that are critical in survey data collection. The platform generates a digital quick response (QR) for ease of survey access. Jotform questions must be approved by the Program Coordinator prior to being posted for live response. All evaluations of panels, workshops, presentations, and other information sessions must be conducted within three (3) business days of a session date. Evaluation reports should be submitted to the Program Coordinator on a weekly basis.

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