WOMENTECH TRAINING EVALUATION - DAY ONE

San Francisco, Feb. 2001

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

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

• Triggered ideas.
  
• PowerPoint presentation
  
• The variety of people attending the workshop
  
• Info on IT & Girl Games
  
• Being with others in my field addressing these issues
  
• The various levels of using diversity
  
• Sharing
  
• Groups and bouncing ideas off each other
  
• Activities where we could brainstorm solutions for recruitment
  
• I got some great ideas for recruitment of non-trad students
  
• Small group activity
  
• PP presentation, interacting with groups and others, videos, manuals. It was all great!
  
• Talking & getting new ideas
  
• Sharing ideas
• Lots of different ideas for many levels & areas
  
• Information on recruitment, ideas in the slides
  
• Getting professionals together to "network" about some of the same issues, topics & programs across the US!!
  
• Awareness & resources
  
• Continual interaction. Sharing with colleagues. Varying presentations
  
• Your statistics & group activities where we could share our ideas
  
• Your ideas / strategies. Your discussion was interesting
  
• Style of presentation
  
• The handouts
  
• Group activities, hearing from colleagues
• Materials received
  
• Learning about low cost recruitment strategies
  
• Information regarding IT & stats on women
  
• The games
  
• Working with colleagues
  
• Information, numbers, practical information in other projects, group sharing
  

3. What do you feel would IMPROVE this workshop?

• Possibly provide time for people or teams to meet and plan.
  
• More statistics on IT when available.
  
• Seating in the room needs to avoid having people with backs to the speaker.
  
• More interaction & movement, especially in the morning. There is too much time devoted to talking via presentation - ie. Cisco best practices could be summarized and referenced.
  
• Lunch.
  
• Reduce PowerPoint lecture - more discussion.
  
• Move things along faster & provide time to interact with each other.
  
• Start on time; end on time. Less references to national studies all the time.
  
• Condense some of the information that is of the same topics, eg. Too long for the practice sites examples.
  
• Two afternoon breaks - a lot of info to assimilate.
  
• Way too long!
• Don't read the Cisco profile - boring - and I can read - a summary or recap would be adequate. Showing the websites was relatively worthwhile - too small to see - just give URLs.
  
• End at 4pm.
  
• Less talk about IT & Cisco. More talk about other trades & blocks in their recruitment to be overcome.
  
• Update research studies cited. Cite source on slide of studies form which numbers and %s come from.
  
• Having a "stretch" break (without leaving the room).
  
• Nothing so far.
  
• More hands on, more focus.
  
• A few more short breaks - a bit of music.

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. Additional comments? (on back)

• This workshop has a hands-on view & working guides and lots of group interaction.
  
• My concerns for reaching out to students has been reinforced by this first day of training. We honestly feel that it is an overwhelming task to single-handedly recruit women in tech (we need a staff of 50!). But I will pursue recruitment/retention with these fantastic/assertive tools that were provided today. Can't wait until tomorrow! Thanks!
  
• The workshop is good. I am interested in generating a basic workshop outline before I leave; to get ideas in what things work well with convincing administrators in the value and methods. Would like to hear more "solutions for the parents" (although I realize this is a tough nut to crack). I personally feel (at least in our area) that the parents stereotype is "the" major obstacle to overcome. In reference to #4, 5 & 6 I would probably recommend, but I want to work through a outcome of how I would give a statewide workshop to vocational center directors.
  
• Some good info - some of it drawn out and too long. Great food & snacks.
  
• Have the TV & VCR on a taller stand or a larger screen TV. Include lunch on location.
  
• Thank you for doing this kind of work the information is important and your passion for sharing is terrific. Thank you.
  
• Great job Donna. What a wealth of resources you are. I gathered a lot of suggestions for creative methods in presentation of topics. I enjoyed sharing most of all. You are a wonderful presenter - interesting and very easy to listen to! Great job! Not use to sitting so long.
  

WOMENTECH TRAINING EVALUATION - DAY TWO

San Francisco, Feb. 2001

1. Overall, I would rate this training:

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

3. Overall, I would rate the PowerPoint:

4. What do you feel was best about the workshop?

• Donna's ideas and sharing with each other's solutions to problems
• It was all excellent
• I developed a plan that may just work!
• Gives you information on how to & the tools to start on your quest
• All the topics & sequence was well thought out. Maybe some sharing
• Learning about retention techniques
• The amount of information and practical applications were invaluable
• Hearing first hand about some of the road blocks & then figuring out how to redirect the situation( the videos & participants)
• Opportunity to hear of these situations & challenges
• Tech Statistics; information about women & minorities
• Resource materials; information about women in Science
• Resources, Websites
• The STW video
• Valley of the boys
• Ideas - time to think
• Recruitment & retention ideas Networking with others
• Small group discussion and work group

5. What do you feel would IMPROVE this workshop?

• Maybe a few more exercises
• Move through websites quickly. People can go check them on their own.
• Hear about more participants personal situations & strategize for their success
• If its TT participants would have an opportunity to play the role of the trainer. Also, more movement; sitting so long & listening is hard
• Less PowerPoint
• E-mail agenda, time, etc. for workshop (ahead of time). Didn't know about hospitality - (breakfast, lunch not provided)
• Unconsciously … this is somewhat intimidating to males… you need to have a clear understanding (as a guy) of what you're trying to accomplish - perhaps have some internet capable computers to access & browse some of the recommended websites
• Maybe have lunch as part of the workshop
• More time for interaction, collaboration - especially with our own team
• Do one or two more short group sessions to give yourself a mini-break
• WomenTech training materials need to be developed for ease of training like STW futures facilitator's guide
• Allow groups to choose the questions that they would like to work on
• Better location

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

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

8. Would you recommend this workshop to your colleagues?

9. Do you feel better equipped to train others?