Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Women
into High Skill and High Wage Careers
A "TRAIN THE TRAINER" Workshop
Southwestern college
Friday, March 28, 2003

Evaluation Summary

1. Overall, I would rate the training (Circle One):

2. Overall, I would rate the Video and materials (Circle One):

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

• The last exercise developing a recruitment and retention plan.
  
• Interaction and ideas of others
  
• Marketing strategies and strategies for classroom
  
• Actual "practical" strategies and examples. Delivery was varied and that was also a huge positive.
  
• Group collaboration
  
• Lots of "Hands On"
  
• Great presenter. Very focused, confident, centered.
  
• Expertise of presenter
  
• Student retention.
  
• Knowledge and skill of the presenter- examples, group strategies, video presentation.
  
• The brainstorming sessions.
  
• Group strategies.
  
• Film clips
  
• Ability to share with other professionals
  
• Break out groups were great
  
• Women Tech would with web sites with linkages "Info. On" Women's Math"
  
• The discussion in groups with actual strategies
  
• To see what others are doing in this area
  

4. What do you feel would IMPROVE this workshop?

• Excellent work, I was very impressed
  
• Starting recruiting with middle schools
  
• Small group case studies- need more time, do only 2 of very different scenarios
  
• A bit long
  
• More role playing
  
• Working with EMT/Medic students is particularly challenging to recruit and retain female students more participants from this particular career and their specific ideas for what works.
• Program was great. I would like info about women's remedial math programs
  
• More time for the strategies
  

5. Do you feel better equipped to retain women in the tech classroom? (Circle One):

6. Would you recommend this workshop to your colleagues? (Circle One):

7. Additional comments?

• I am a counselor, I came late but I loved what I saw- Info. Was very reminiscent of a book called Failing at Fairness. How American Schools cheat our students. I refer to in my personal development classes.
  
• It's a shame that our CISCO and other Tech. Programs weren't better representors.
  
• Thank you for bringing workshops like this that improve and expand our teaching skills.
  
• Thanks for a great program
  
• I really like the workshop, the people and the location. Great!!