Santa Cruz County Tech Prep Consortium

Institute for Women in the Trades, Technology and Science, IWITTS
(A collaborations between MBRP, School-to-Career, Hartnell and Cabrillo College Tech Preps)
"Train the Trainer" Workshop
Summary Report

The Tech Prep IWITTS "Train the Trainer" workshop was offered at Cabrillo College on August 22 & 23, 2002. Twenty-one (21) college and high school instructors, counselors and administrators and one community project coordinator attended. The workshop was well received and a great success. Participants were trained on how to develop classroom and program strategic plans that recruit and retain female students in career path classes and programs where they are strikingly under-represented. The first day was devoted to clarifying the need and how-to market to females for recruitment purposes. Day two was devoted to strategies to retain females in male dominated classes and programs. Both days participants worked in groups to develop practical strategic plans. Not only did the particpants feel the training was timely and powerful for them, most expressed the desire to see this training offered again for colleauges they felt would be interested but unavailable during the summer.

Recommendation: Bring the trainer back for one more two day training session with more lead time so more instructors can benefit.

Attendance Statistics:
Santa Cruz County High School Personnel: .......8
Cabrillo College Personnel: ...................................9
Hartnell College Personnel: ...................................3
Community Project Personnel: ..............................1
Total: ........................................................................ 21

WomenTech Training Evaluation - Day One Responses

1. Overall, I would rate the training:

2. What do you feel was BEST about this workshop?

• Diversity of attendees/ideas, especially the practical ideas
  
• Chance to develop an action plan for recruitment
  
• Brainstorming sessions
  
• It gave us time to think and practice recruitment strategies.
  
• Opening activity, accounting for introverted and kinesthetic types
  
• Talking with groups about strategies
  
• Brainstorming with others at college
  
• The small group activities to solve problem sets.
  
• Breakouts in groups and planning for recruitment activities
  
• Information about recruitment focus for females
• Actual time to work in groups
  
• Videos and case studies
  
• Case studies
  
• Ideas in one place of strategies and tactics for targeted market
  
• Simplicity of presentation
  
• Establishing a clear plan for recruitment of more females in IT
  
• Working in group - learning from others
  

3. What do you feel would IMPROVE this workshop?

4 . Do you feel better equipped to recruit women to trades, technology & science classes and related occupations?

5. Do you feel better equipped to recruit women to IT classes and related occupations?

6. Would you recommend this workshop to your colleagues?

7. How did you hear about this workshop?

• 7 - Tech Prep/Laura Grinder
  
• 5 - Supervisor recommended
  
• 2 - Forwarded email
  
• 2 - Colleague offered opportunity to attend/friend
  
• 1 - Brochure
  
• 1 - List serve
  

8. Additional comments?

• Looking forward to tomorrow
  
• I'm really enjoying this training. Thank you!
  
• 9-3 is an effective schedule, after 3 presenters lose any audience.
  
• Thanks! Great presenter

WomenTech Training Evaluation - Day Two Responses

 

 

1. Overall, I would rate the training:

Excellent ( 9 )

Very Good ( 2 )

Good ( 0 )

Fair ( 0 )

Poor ( 0 )

2. Overall, I would rate the WomenTech training materials:

Excellent ( 6 )

Very Good ( 5 )

Good ( 0 )

Fair ( 0 )

Poor ( 0 )

3. Overall, I would rate the PowerPoint:

Excellent ( 6 )

Very Good ( 4 )

Good ( 1 )

Fair ( 0 )

Poor ( 0 )

4. Overall, I would rate the Valley of the Boys video (Circle One):

Excellent ( 1 )

Very Good ( 1 )

Good ( 0 )

Fair ( 0 )

Poor ( 0 ) N/A ( 1 )

5. What do you feel was BEST about this workshop?

• Peer interaction
  
• Sustained energy levels
  
• Case studies, 2nd day was better, more discussion
  
• Bringing up the issue. The opportunity to think and practice some of the ideas.
  
• I learned some new practical strategies e.g. "Girls games"
  
• Time to listen.
  
• Presentation, materials and discussion.
  
• The instructor. Donna was great! The information was great - I feel empowered!
  
• The details
  
• The presentation by Donna was superb. Eloquent. Up-to-date. Smooth transitions. Excellent response to questions and comments.
  
• Small group activities and the additional resources which are made available.
  

6. What do you feel would IMPROVE this workshop?

• Better integration of resources (web links etc.) into the flow of the presentation.
  
• Do less structured scenarios on 2nd day, but allow groups to focus on individual issues.
  
• Great job on 2nd day matching audience & not reading all slides.
  
• Maybe some students who have been in these situations.
  
• Newer data on some slides.
  

7. Do you feel better equipped to retain women in trades, technology & science classes and related occupations?

Yes ( 10 )

No ( 0 )

Maybe ( 1 )

 

8. Do you feel better equipped to retain women in IT classes and related occupations?

Yes ( 10 )

No ( 0 )

Maybe ( 1 )

 

9. Would you recommend this workshop to your colleagues?

Yes ( 11 )

No ( 0 )

Maybe ( 0)

 

10. Do you feel better equipped to train others?

Yes ( 10 )

No ( 0 )

Maybe ( 1 )

 

11. Workshop quotes:

• "Donna gives you all the tools and resources you need to put women on an even playing field and even to excel" ….Denise Cook, Hartnell, School to College Coordinator
  
• "Donna, with great eloquence and intelligence, taught us workable strategies to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of women's progress in high skill, high wage careers?"…Claire Rubach, Academic Counselor, Cabrillo College.
  

12. Additional comments? (on back)

• I am excited to tackle Fall!
  
• Thanks for your passion! You are excellent at listening attentively but still maintaining control of discussion! Effective leadership!
  
• Would be great to have another workshop to college only and high school only faculty, even through cross-institutional contracts were fruitful.
  
• Keep up the good work