DOCUMENT RESUME ED 424 443 CE 077 437 TITLE Workplace Training Project, Eugene, Oregon. Final Report. INSTITUTION Lane Community Coll., Eugene, OR. SPONS AGENCY Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. National Workplace Literacy Program. PUB DATE 1998-09-04 NOTE 39p.; For related documents, see CE 077 438-439. Business partners that participated in this project: Newood Products, Inc., Pacific Western Extruded Pipe Co., The Springfield Group, Staffing Services, Inc., Gunderson Rail, and HMT Technology. PUB TYPE Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) -- Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adult Basic Education; Advisory Committees; Basic Skills; Community Colleges; *Competency Based Education; Curriculum Development; Demonstration Programs; Education Work Relationship; Individualized Education Programs; Individualized Instruction; Interpersonal Competence; Job Analysis; *Literacy Education; Models; *Partnerships in Education; Problem Solving; Program Development; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; *School Business Relationship; Student Evaluation; Task Analysis; Two Year Colleges; Vocational English (Second Language); *Workplace Literacy IDENTIFIERS *Lane Community College OR ABSTRACT The Workplace Training Project began as a partnership between Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, and four area businesses. Their primary objective was to develop worksite-specific, learner-centered, competency-based workplace curricula-in topics-such-as-the-following: basic math, fractions and measurement in the workplace, survival math for work and home, interpersonal skills, business writing, problem solving in the workplace, and English as a second language. During the project's second year, two additional business partners joined the project. At all six worksites, training programs were based on individualized learning plans (ILPs) that were jointly developed by the program instructors and learners based on individual skills assessments and job task analyses. At all sites, site advisory teams participated in ongoing monthly meetings to help project staff deliver customized training. Of the 419 unduplicated participants served during the project, 100% completed ILPs and 82% met the competencies identified, as measured by pre and posttesting and/or self-assessments. Learners, business partners, and instructors alike expressed high levels of satisfaction with the project's training methods and outcomes. (An appendix constituting approximately 60% of this document contains the following: project timetable, project data sheet, and participant pre and posttest scores by worksite.) (MN)
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DOCUMENT RESUME
ED 424 443 CE 077 437
TITLE Workplace Training Project, Eugene, Oregon. Final Report.INSTITUTION Lane Community Coll., Eugene, OR.SPONS AGENCY Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington,
DC. National Workplace Literacy Program.PUB DATE 1998-09-04NOTE 39p.; For related documents, see CE 077 438-439. Business
partners that participated in this project: Newood Products,Inc., Pacific Western Extruded Pipe Co., The SpringfieldGroup, Staffing Services, Inc., Gunderson Rail, and HMTTechnology.
PUB TYPE Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) -- Reports - Descriptive(141)
EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Adult Basic Education; Advisory Committees; Basic Skills;
Community Colleges; *Competency Based Education; CurriculumDevelopment; Demonstration Programs; Education WorkRelationship; Individualized Education Programs;Individualized Instruction; Interpersonal Competence; JobAnalysis; *Literacy Education; Models; *Partnerships inEducation; Problem Solving; Program Development; ProgramEffectiveness; Program Evaluation; *School BusinessRelationship; Student Evaluation; Task Analysis; Two YearColleges; Vocational English (Second Language); *WorkplaceLiteracy
IDENTIFIERS *Lane Community College OR
ABSTRACTThe Workplace Training Project began as a partnership
between Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, and four area businesses.Their primary objective was to develop worksite-specific, learner-centered,competency-based workplace curricula-in topics-such-as-the-following: basicmath, fractions and measurement in the workplace, survival math for work andhome, interpersonal skills, business writing, problem solving in theworkplace, and English as a second language. During the project's secondyear, two additional business partners joined the project. At all sixworksites, training programs were based on individualized learning plans(ILPs) that were jointly developed by the program instructors and learnersbased on individual skills assessments and job task analyses. At all sites,site advisory teams participated in ongoing monthly meetings to help projectstaff deliver customized training. Of the 419 unduplicated participantsserved during the project, 100% completed ILPs and 82% met the competenciesidentified, as measured by pre and posttesting and/or self-assessments.Learners, business partners, and instructors alike expressed high levels ofsatisfaction with the project's training methods and outcomes. (An appendix
constituting approximately 60% of this document contains the following:project timetable, project data sheet, and participant pre and posttestscores by worksite.) (MN)
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RE
POR
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ITE
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PR
OG
RA
M
SUB
MIT
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Y
Lan
e C
omm
unity
Col
lege
and
New
ood
Prod
ucts
Inc
.Pa
cifi
c W
este
rn E
xtru
ded
Pipe
Co.
The
Spr
ingf
ield
Gro
upSt
affi
ng S
ervi
ces
Inc.
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T T
echn
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rson
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l
Sept
embe
r 4,
199
8
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CO
PYA
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E
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PA
RT
ME
NT
OF
ED
UC
AT
ION
Th
Off'
ce o
f Edu
catio
nal R
esea
rch
and
Impr
ovem
ent
ED
CA
TIO
NA
L R
ES
OU
RC
ES
INF
OR
MA
TIO
NC
EN
TE
R (
ER
IC)
is d
ocum
ent h
as b
een
repr
oduc
ed a
sre
ceiv
ed fr
om th
e pe
rson
or
orga
niza
tion
orig
inat
ing
it.
0 M
inor
cha
nges
hav
e be
en m
ade
toim
prov
e re
prod
uctio
n qu
ality
.
Poi
nts
of v
iew
or
opin
ions
sta
ted
in th
isdo
cum
ent d
o no
t nec
essa
rily
repr
esen
tof
ficia
l OE
RI p
ositi
on o
r po
licy.
._
_
Wor
kpla
ce T
rain
ing
Proj
ect
Proj
ect O
bjec
tives
The
fol
low
ing
perf
orm
ance
obj
ectiv
es w
ere
iden
tifie
d in
the
gran
t pro
posa
l.
Obj
ectiv
e 1.
Obj
ectiv
e 2.
Obj
ectiv
e 3.
Obj
ectiv
e 4.
Obj
ectiv
e 5.
Obj
ectiv
e 6.
Obj
ectiv
e 7.
Obj
ectiv
e 8.
Obj
ectiv
e 9.
A m
inim
um o
f 22
5 w
orke
rs (
afte
r re
scis
sion
, 214
) w
ill p
artic
ipat
e in
wor
kpla
ce b
asic
ski
lls tr
aini
ng d
urin
g th
eth
ree-
year
pro
gram
per
iod.
100
perc
ent o
f pa
rtic
ipan
ts w
ill c
ompl
ete
an in
divi
dual
ized
lear
ning
pla
n (I
LP)
dev
elop
ed jo
intly
by
inst
ruct
ors
and
adul
t lea
rner
s ba
sed
on in
divi
dual
ski
lls a
sses
smen
ts a
nd jo
b ta
sk a
naly
ses.
70 p
erce
nt o
r m
ore
of p
artic
ipan
ts w
ill a
ttain
90
perc
ent o
r m
ore
of th
e co
mpe
tenc
ies
iden
tifie
d in
thei
rin
divi
dual
ized
lear
ning
pla
ns.
Mea
sura
ble
gain
s w
ill b
e ob
serv
ed in
key
pro
duct
ivity
indi
cato
rs s
peci
fic
to e
ach
busi
ness
par
tner
, inc
ludi
ngsu
ch in
dica
tors
as
decr
ease
in o
n-th
e-jo
b ac
cide
nts
and
inju
ries
, dec
reas
e in
job
mis
take
s, in
crea
sed
dive
rsity
insk
ills,
incr
ease
d jo
b sa
tisfa
ctio
n, jo
b re
tent
ion,
and
job
prom
otio
n.
Wor
kers
par
ticip
atin
g in
trai
ning
will
exp
ress
sat
isfa
ctio
n w
ith th
e tr
aini
ng m
etho
ds a
nd th
e sk
ills
they
gai
ned,
as d
emon
stra
ted
by e
valu
atio
ns c
ompl
eted
at t
he e
nd o
f ea
ch tr
aini
ng c
ours
e.
Prog
ram
par
tner
s w
ill e
xpre
ss s
atis
fact
ion
with
pro
gram
ope
ratio
ns a
nd th
e tr
aini
ng o
utco
mes
, as
dem
onst
rate
d by
ann
ual s
urve
ys o
f ke
y pa
rtic
ipan
ts.
Prog
ram
mat
eria
ls a
nd o
utco
mes
will
be
diss
emin
ated
loca
lly, r
egio
nally
and
nat
iona
lly th
roug
h in
dust
ryne
twor
ks a
nd e
duca
tion
prov
ider
net
wor
ks.
Prog
ram
par
tner
s w
ill d
emon
stra
te a
n in
crea
sed
capa
city
to p
rovi
de b
asic
ski
lls tr
aini
ng in
the
wor
kpla
ce.
The
par
tner
ship
will
mai
ntai
n ac
cura
te r
ecor
ds o
f pr
ogra
m a
ctiv
ities
, fis
cal r
ecor
ds, a
nd e
valu
atio
n da
ta a
sre
quir
ed b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n an
d th
e fi
scal
age
nt, a
nd w
ill s
ubm
it re
port
s on
tim
e.
4
WO
RK
PLA
CE
TR
AIN
ING
PR
OJE
CT
Lan
e C
omm
unity
Col
lege
(L
ane)
and
fou
r bu
sine
ss p
artn
ers-
-New
ood
Prod
ucts
Inc
., Pa
cifi
c W
este
rn E
xtru
ded
Pipe
Co.
(PW
Pip
e),
The
Spr
ingf
ield
Gro
up, a
nd S
taff
ing
Serv
ices
Inc
. (fo
rmer
ly S
taff
Man
agem
ent A
ssoc
iate
s)--
bega
n w
ork
on th
e w
orkp
lace
lite
racy
pro
ject
in J
anua
ry 1
995.
Dur
ing
1997
, the
gra
nt a
dded
two
mor
e bu
sine
ss s
ites:
Gun
ders
on R
ail a
nd H
MT
Tec
hnol
ogy.
Pro
ject
act
iviti
es c
ited
inth
is r
epor
t ref
lect
the
time
peri
od f
rom
Jun
e, 1
995
thro
ugh
June
, 199
8. T
he g
rant
sta
ff r
eque
sted
a n
o-co
st e
xten
sion
fro
m J
anua
ry th
roug
hJu
ne 1
998
to c
ompl
ete
trai
ning
req
uest
s of
one
of
new
est p
artn
ers,
HM
T T
echn
olog
y. A
t gra
nt e
nd, t
he p
roje
ct s
erve
d 41
9 un
dupl
icat
edpa
rtic
ipan
ts (
alm
ost t
wic
e th
e nu
mbe
r or
igin
ally
ant
icip
ated
aft
er th
e re
scis
sion
in 1
996)
. Thi
s re
port
ser
ves
to li
ielli
ght p
rogr
am g
oals
and
obje
ctiv
es e
stab
lishe
d in
the
gran
t pro
posa
l and
to r
epor
t pro
gres
s.T
he p
rogr
am s
et g
oals
of
deve
lopi
ng, i
mpl
emen
ting,
eva
luat
ing
and
diss
emin
atin
g a
mod
el w
orkp
lace
bas
ic s
kills
trai
ning
pro
gram
whi
ch im
prov
es th
e pr
oduc
tivity
of
wor
kers
em
ploy
ed a
t sm
all m
anuf
actu
ring
pla
nts.
The
pro
ject
met
the
time
line
esta
blis
hed
for
thes
ego
als
and
obje
ctiv
es (
see
appe
ndix
). T
he p
roje
ct h
ired
a f
ull t
ime
co-d
irec
tor,
one
;1 ti
me
inst
ruct
or a
nd te
n pa
rt-t
ime
inst
ruct
ors.
Thi
s st
aff
rem
aine
d th
e sa
me
thro
ugho
ut th
e lif
etim
e of
the
proj
ect.
The
mat
ch r
equi
rem
ent (
non-
fede
ral e
xpen
ditu
res)
of
30%
was
exc
eede
d by
the
proj
ect p
artn
ers.
For
det
aile
d fi
nanc
ial i
nfor
mat
ion,
ple
ase
see
the
Fina
ncia
l Sta
tus
Rep
ort s
ubm
itted
to th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n by
the
Col
lege
Fin
ance
Dep
artm
ent o
f L
ane
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge.
Prog
ram
act
iviti
es a
re g
roup
ed in
to f
ive
prog
ram
fun
ctio
ns: (
A)
curr
icul
um d
evel
opm
ent a
nd tr
aini
ng d
eliv
ery;
(B
) pr
ogra
mev
alua
tion;
(C
) pr
ogra
m d
emon
stra
tion
and
diss
emin
atio
n; (
D)
capa
city
bui
ldin
g fo
r w
orkp
lace
trai
ning
; and
, (E
) pr
ogra
m m
anag
emen
t.Pr
ogra
m a
ccom
plis
hmen
ts f
or th
e gr
ant p
erio
d ad
dres
s th
e ac
tiviti
es in
thes
e fi
ve p
rogr
am a
reas
. For
Ann
ual P
erfo
rman
ce R
epor
t dat
a, s
eeap
pend
ix.
A)
Cur
ricu
lum
dev
elop
men
t and
Cur
ricu
lum
bin
ders
: Pro
ject
sta
ff w
ith in
put f
rom
bus
ines
s pa
rtne
rs a
nd p
artic
ipan
ts, d
evel
oped
trai
ning
del
iver
ytw
o cu
rric
ulum
bin
ders
ove
r th
e th
ree
year
s of
trai
ning
: 1)
Lan
guag
e an
d C
omm
unic
atio
n Sk
ills
-R
elat
ed o
bjec
tives
: 1, 2
, 3in
clud
es c
urri
culu
m in
the
area
s of
inte
rper
sona
l com
mun
icat
ion
skill
s, E
nglis
h as
a S
econ
dL
angu
age,
Cul
tura
l Div
ersi
ty, D
ocum
ent R
eadi
ng, a
nd W
ritin
g in
the
Wor
kpla
ce; 2
) M
ath
Skill
s -
incl
udes
cur
ricu
lum
in th
e ar
eas
of b
asic
mat
h, f
ract
ions
and
mea
sure
men
t in
the
wor
kpla
ce,
frac
tions
, dec
imal
s, f
orm
ulas
, cal
cula
tors
, geo
met
ry a
nd a
lgeb
ra. B
inde
rs in
clud
e ba
ckgr
ound
info
rmat
ion,
less
on p
lans
and
wor
kshe
ets
used
in th
ese
clas
ses.
Proj
ect v
ideo
: A tw
enty
-thr
ee m
inut
e vi
deo
port
rays
pro
ject
act
iviti
es th
roug
h pe
rson
alin
terv
iew
s w
ith p
roje
ct p
artic
ipan
ts in
clud
ing
empl
oyee
par
ticip
ants
, Site
Adv
isor
y T
eam
mem
bers
from
eac
h co
mpa
ny, a
nd c
olle
ge a
nd p
roje
ct s
taff
Gui
de f
or I
nstr
ucto
rs a
nd S
taff
: A g
uide
use
d fo
r ne
w in
stru
ctor
s ou
tline
s ex
pect
atio
ns a
nd
67
B)
Prog
ram
Eva
luat
ion
Rel
ated
obj
ectiv
es: 4
, 5, 6
`,10
0000
prov
ides
a m
eans
of
shar
ing
gene
ral i
nfor
mat
ion
abou
t the
Wor
kpla
ce T
rain
ing
Proj
ect's
his
tory
,pu
rpos
e, a
nd g
oals
.T
rain
ing
deliv
ery:
Site
Adv
isor
y T
eam
s (S
AT
) at
eac
h w
orks
ite p
artic
ipat
ed in
on-
goin
gm
onth
ly m
eetin
gs to
ass
ist p
roje
ct s
taff
in d
eliv
erin
g cu
stom
ized
trai
ning
s. B
ased
on
SAT
reco
mm
enda
tions
, the
pro
ject
off
ered
ove
r se
vent
y-tw
o tr
aini
ngs
unde
r tw
enty
-one
cou
rse
title
sdu
ring
the
thre
e ye
ars.
Fou
r hu
ndre
d ni
nete
en (
undu
plic
ated
) em
ploy
ees
part
icip
ated
in th
ese
trai
ning
s.A
n In
divi
dual
Lea
rnin
g Pl
an (
MP)
hel
ped
lear
ners
to id
entif
y th
eir
goal
s an
d ob
ject
ives
for
eac
htr
aini
ng, a
nd to
fill
out
a ti
mel
ine
for
com
plet
ing
obje
ctiv
es. T
he in
stru
ctor
and
cla
ss p
artic
ipan
tsid
entif
ied
spec
ific
ski
ll ar
eas
that
wou
ld b
e co
vere
d, a
nd le
arne
rs c
hose
fro
m th
is li
st o
fco
mpe
tenc
ies.
One
hun
dred
per
cent
of
part
icip
ants
com
plet
ed a
n IL
P, a
nd 8
2% m
et th
eco
mpe
tenc
ies
iden
tifie
d as
mea
sure
d by
pre
/pos
t tes
ting
and/
or s
elf-
asse
ssm
ent (
see
appe
ndix
).
Form
ativ
e ev
alua
tion:
Lea
rner
s co
mpl
eted
eva
luat
ions
for
eac
h of
the
trai
ning
s in
whi
ch th
ey p
artic
ipat
ed. T
he le
arne
rev
alua
tion
form
, dev
elop
ed b
y pr
ojec
t sta
ff w
ith in
put f
rom
SA
Ts,
ask
ed q
uest
ions
reg
ardi
ngin
stru
ctio
n, f
eedb
ack,
test
s, w
ork
rela
ted
exam
ples
, rel
evan
ce to
job,
and
rec
omm
enda
tions
.E
ight
y-si
x pe
rcen
t rat
ed tr
aini
ngs
at 4
or
5 on
a 5
poi
nt s
cale
. Nin
ety-
six
perc
ent r
ecom
men
ded
the
clas
s to
oth
er c
o-w
orke
rs. I
n ad
ditio
n, th
e pr
ojec
t vid
eo c
aptu
res
inte
rvie
ws
of p
artic
ipan
ts a
ndth
eir
thou
ghts
and
fee
lings
reg
ardi
ng p
artic
ipat
ion
in tr
aini
ngs.
Pro
ject
sta
ff s
hare
d su
mm
arie
s of
each
trai
ning
with
the
SAT
mem
bers
in o
rder
to p
rovi
de in
form
atio
n on
eac
h tr
aini
ng a
s w
ell a
she
lp p
lan
futu
re tr
aini
ngs.
Proj
ect s
tag
alon
g w
ith S
AT
mem
bers
at e
ach
com
pany
, col
lect
ed s
ix m
onth
eva
luat
ions
on
targ
eted
trai
ning
s (o
nes
thou
ght t
o be
mos
t im
port
ant f
or th
e co
mpa
ny).
The
pur
pose
was
to s
eeho
w p
artic
ipan
ts tr
ansf
erre
d w
hat t
hey
lear
ned
in tr
aini
ng b
ack
to th
eir
jobs
and
to s
ee h
ow w
ell
part
icip
ants
rem
embe
red
the
info
rmat
ion.
Pro
ject
sta
ff a
nd S
AT
mem
bers
fou
nd it
dif
ficu
lt to
get
surv
eys
retu
rned
bec
ause
par
ticip
ants
wer
e no
long
er in
a c
lass
-lik
e si
tuat
ion
that
met
wee
kly.
At
one
of th
e co
mpa
nies
, pro
ject
sta
ff in
terv
iew
ed p
artic
ipan
ts. T
his
proc
edur
e re
quir
ed a
sig
nifi
cant
amou
nt o
f tim
e fo
r th
e am
ount
of
info
rmat
ion
obta
ined
.T
he p
roje
ct c
o-di
rect
or s
ubm
itted
ann
ual r
epor
ts to
eac
h bu
sine
ss s
ite. T
he r
epor
ts in
clud
edpr
ogre
ss o
n ea
ch o
bjec
tive
and
a su
mm
ary
of tr
aini
ngs
for
that
yea
r. I
n ad
ditio
n, th
ey r
epor
ted
acco
mpl
ishm
ents
of
each
bus
ines
s, a
com
pany
sum
mar
y of
trai
ning
s, th
e ob
ject
ives
of
each
of
the
9
trai
ning
s, th
e le
arne
r ev
alua
tion
sum
mar
y co
mm
ents
, and
the
annu
al m
atch
exp
ense
s.Pr
ojec
t sta
ff s
ubm
itted
ann
ual s
urve
ys to
eac
h Si
te A
dvis
ory
Tea
m. S
urve
ys a
sked
SA
Tm
embe
rs in
form
atio
n re
gard
ing
proj
ect e
ffec
tiven
ess
in th
e ar
eas
of c
oord
inat
ion,
trai
ning
, and
eval
uatio
n. P
roje
ct s
taff
sha
red
resu
lts w
ith th
e SA
T, n
otin
g co
mm
enda
tions
and
iden
tifyi
ngco
ncer
ns a
nd a
reas
for
impr
ovem
ent.
The
pro
ject
co-
dire
ctor
con
duct
ed a
fin
al e
xit i
nter
view
with
eith
er th
e SA
T o
r pr
ojec
t con
tact
pers
on a
t eac
h bu
sine
ss s
ite. T
he in
terv
iew
que
stio
ns a
sked
abo
ut th
e be
nefi
ts o
f th
e pr
ojec
t to
empl
oyee
s an
d to
the
wor
k en
viro
nmen
t, ab
out t
he s
ucce
ss o
f th
e pr
ojec
t in
mee
ting
com
pany
need
s, a
nd a
bout
the
need
for
con
tinue
d tr
aini
ng E
ach
com
pany
exp
ress
ed p
ositi
ve b
enef
itsin
clud
ing:
str
onge
r re
latio
nshi
ps b
etw
een
man
agem
ent a
nd e
mpl
oyee
s, in
crea
sed
conf
iden
ce in
new
lear
ning
situ
atio
ns, g
reat
er c
omfo
rt w
ith b
asic
ski
lls c
over
ed in
trai
ning
s, a
nd im
prov
edco
mm
unic
atio
ns b
etw
een
diff
eren
t cul
tura
l gro
ups.
Sum
mat
ive
eval
uatio
n:A
trai
ning
obj
ectiv
e th
roug
hout
the
thre
e ye
ars
of th
e pr
ojec
t has
bee
n to
ass
ist e
mpl
oyee
s in
deve
lopi
ng s
kills
that
wou
ld le
ad to
a m
easu
rabl
e ga
in in
key
pro
duct
ivity
indi
cato
rs s
peci
fic
to e
ach
busi
ness
par
tner
. Tw
o of
the
orig
inal
fou
r co
mpa
nies
par
ticip
ated
in th
e ev
alua
tion
proc
ess
over
the
thre
e ye
ar ti
me
peri
od. T
he o
ther
two
com
pani
es w
ere
not a
ble
to p
artic
ipat
e in
the
sum
mat
ive
eval
uatio
n pr
oces
s: o
ne b
usin
ess
was
pur
chas
ed b
y an
othe
r co
mpa
ny a
nd c
onse
quen
tly, p
artic
ipat
ed in
trai
ning
less
than
ori
gina
lly a
ntic
ipat
ed; t
he o
ther
com
pany
clo
sed
twic
e an
d un
derw
ent l
ay-o
ffs
duri
ngth
e th
ree
year
per
iod
and
thus
, did
not
hav
e am
ple
staf
f to
col
lect
nec
essa
ry d
ata.
The
two
com
pani
esad
ded
in th
e la
st y
ear
of th
e pr
ojec
t als
o pa
rtic
ipat
ed o
nly
in th
e fo
rmat
ive
eval
uatio
n pr
oces
s. T
hesu
mm
ativ
e ev
alua
tion
resu
lts o
f th
e tw
o co
mpa
nies
who
par
ticip
ated
in th
e pr
oces
s ar
e su
mm
ariz
edbe
low
.PW
Pip
e ex
pres
sed
inte
rest
in tr
aini
ng to
incr
ease
pro
fici
ency
in m
ath
and
to r
educ
e pr
oduc
tion
erro
r ra
tes.
Ana
lysi
s le
d to
the
iden
tific
atio
n of
thre
e ki
nds
of e
rror
s: c
alcu
latio
n, o
mis
sion
, and
tran
scri
ptio
n. R
esul
ts s
how
1)
a si
gnif
ican
t red
uctio
n in
tota
l err
ors
occu
rred
bet
wee
n 19
96 a
nd19
97, 2
) th
e re
duct
ion
in e
rror
s le
d to
a s
ubst
antia
l red
uctio
n in
the
cost
of
rew
ork,
3)
prod
uctio
nvo
lum
e va
ries
fro
m m
onth
to m
onth
. How
ever
, the
res
ults
fO
und
no c
orre
latio
n be
twee
n er
ror
rate
s an
d le
vels
of
mon
thly
pro
duct
ion.
In th
e jo
b ta
sk a
naly
sis,
New
ood
Prod
ucts
iden
tifie
d co
mm
unic
atio
n as
the
mos
t im
port
ant
trai
ning
nee
d. C
lass
es c
ondu
cted
ove
r tw
o ye
ars
taug
ht "
seco
nd la
ngua
ge"
and
cultu
ral i
ssue
s in
both
Ene
ish
and
Span
ish
in o
rder
to in
crea
se th
e w
ork
rela
ted
com
mun
icat
ion
betw
een
Span
ish
1 0
ii
(100
000
and
Eng
lish
spea
king
em
ploy
ees.
The
eva
luat
or u
sed
netw
ork
anal
ysis
to v
iew
the
chan
ging
com
mun
icat
ion
patte
rns
befo
re a
nd a
fter
lang
uage
/div
ersi
ty c
lass
es. R
esul
ts s
how
1)
an in
crea
sein
fre
quen
cy o
f co
mm
unic
atio
n am
ong
the
netw
ork
part
icip
antS
, 2)
the
lang
uage
cla
sses
do
appe
arto
bri
ng m
ore
peop
le in
to th
e ne
twor
k at
leas
t tem
pora
rily
.Fo
r m
ore
deta
iled
anal
ysis
of
the
eval
uatio
n, p
leas
e se
e at
tach
ed r
epor
t sub
mitt
ed b
y W
illam
ette
Val
ley
Res
ourc
es, I
nc.
C)
Prog
ram
dem
onst
ratio
n an
dT
he p
roje
ct s
taff
dis
sem
inat
ed c
urri
culu
m b
inde
rs a
nd th
e pr
ojec
t vid
eo (
see
Cur
ricu
lum
diss
emin
atio
nD
evel
opm
ent a
nd T
rain
ing
Del
iver
y ab
ove)
to e
ach
busi
ness
par
tner
par
ticip
atin
g in
a s
erie
s of
Rel
ated
obj
ectiv
e: 7
trai
ning
s at
thei
r w
orks
ite. T
he p
roje
ct a
lso
diss
emin
ated
cur
ricu
lum
bin
ders
to o
ther
Com
mun
ityC
olle
ges
requ
estin
g m
ater
ials
, the
Nor
thw
est R
egio
nal L
itera
cy R
esou
rce
Cen
ter,
Ore
gon
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge S
ervi
ces,
ER
IC, t
he N
atio
nal N
etw
ork
for
Cur
ricu
lum
Coo
rdin
atio
n in
Voc
atio
nal-
Tec
hnic
al E
duca
tion,
and
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion.
The
Pro
ject
new
slet
ter
esta
blis
hed
in th
e fi
rst s
ix m
onth
s of
the
proj
ect,
and
publ
ishe
d th
ree
times
a ye
ar th
erea
fter
, inc
lude
d in
form
atio
n ab
out t
rain
ings
fro
m th
e va
ntag
e po
into
f pa
rtic
ipan
ts,
inst
ruct
ors,
and
bus
ines
s pa
rtne
rs. I
t als
o in
clud
ed in
form
atio
n re
gard
ing
trai
ning
issu
es a
ndw
orkf
orce
legi
slat
ion.
The
mai
ling
list i
nclu
ded
othe
r na
tiona
l wor
kpla
ce p
roje
cts,
sta
te a
ndre
gion
al e
duca
tiona
l ins
titut
ions
, and
indu
stri
es r
elat
ed to
the
busi
ness
par
tner
s. O
ne o
f ou
rbu
sine
ss p
artn
ers
serv
ed a
s ed
itor
of th
e ne
wsl
ette
r.Pr
ojec
t sta
ff m
ade
pres
enta
tions
at n
atio
nal,
regi
onal
and
sta
te c
onfe
renc
es in
clud
ing:
the
Lea
gue
for
Inno
vatio
n in
the
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge c
onfe
renc
e, W
orkp
lace
Lea
rnin
g co
nfer
ence
, Adu
ltN
umer
acy
Prac
titio
ners
Net
wor
k, O
rego
n C
omm
unity
Col
lege
Ser
vice
s su
mm
er c
onfe
renc
e,O
rego
n Pr
ofes
sion
al D
evel
opm
ent S
erie
s, B
uild
ers
Tra
de A
ssoc
iatio
n, a
nd th
e L
itera
cy E
duca
tion
and
Ref
erra
l Net
wor
k.A
rtic
les
on p
roje
ct a
ctiv
ities
app
eare
d in
sev
eral
new
spap
ers
incl
udin
g th
e Po
rtla
nd O
rego
nian
,L
ane
Cou
nty
Bus
ines
s N
ews,
the
Eug
ene
Reg
iste
r G
uard
, and
the
Was
hing
ton
DC
Em
ploy
men
tan
d T
rain
ing.
D)
Cap
acity
bui
ldin
g fo
rD
urin
g th
e fi
rst y
ear
of th
e pr
ojec
t, fi
ftee
n A
dult
Bas
ic E
duca
tion
inst
ruct
ors
and
Eng
lish
as a
wor
kpla
ce tr
aini
ngSe
cond
Lan
guag
e in
stru
ctor
s at
Lan
e pa
rtic
ipat
ed in
7 in
tera
ctiv
e te
leco
nfer
ence
ses
sion
sR
elat
ed o
bjec
tive:
8br
oadc
ast b
y th
e M
assa
chus
etts
Wor
kpla
ce L
itera
cy C
onso
rtiu
m.
In a
dditi
on to
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f th
e ab
ove
desc
ribe
d pr
odU
cts
(cur
ricu
lum
bin
ders
, gui
de to
sta
ff
1 2
1 3
E)
Prog
ram
man
agem
ent
Rel
ated
obj
ectiv
e: 9
(1 0
000
0
(cur
ricu
lum
bin
ders
, gui
de to
sta
ff d
evel
opm
ent,
prog
ram
ove
rvie
w v
ideo
tape
) th
e pr
ojec
t, al
ong
with
Por
tland
Sta
te U
nive
rsity
, off
ered
a y
ear-
long
Wor
kfor
ce E
duca
tion
Seri
es to
all
inte
rest
edst
aff
and
busi
ness
par
tner
s. T
wen
ty L
ane
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge in
stru
ctor
s pa
rtic
ipat
ed in
the
ten
cred
it se
ries
. The
ser
ies
incl
uded
wor
kpla
ce c
ultu
re, c
omm
unic
atio
ns, b
usin
ess/
educ
atio
npa
rtne
rshi
ps, a
nd c
ulm
inat
ed w
ith a
cap
ston
e in
tegr
atin
g co
urse
wor
k w
ith f
ield
exp
erie
nce.
As
one
of o
ur la
st tr
aini
ngs,
the
proj
ect o
ffer
ed a
Tra
in th
e T
rain
er c
lass
to a
ll of
our
bus
ines
spa
rtne
rs. T
his
trai
ning
, tau
ght b
y fo
ur d
iffe
rent
inst
ruct
ors,
gav
e su
perv
isor
s an
d le
ad e
mpl
oyee
san
opp
ortu
nity
to s
harp
en th
eir
own
skill
s in
trai
ning
oth
er e
mpl
oyee
s. T
he tr
aini
ng in
clud
edin
form
atio
n on
adu
lt le
arni
ng th
eory
and
pra
ctic
e, c
ritic
al th
inki
ng s
kills
, lea
rnin
g st
yles
, and
trai
ning
pla
ns.
Con
tinue
d tr
aini
ng n
eeds
of
busi
ness
par
tner
s w
ill b
e m
et b
y th
e B
usin
ess
and
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vice
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men
t at L
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mun
ity C
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ge.
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orts
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e D
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Title of Project: Workplace Trainino Pr4MM40
Partners:
Newood Products
Gunderson Rail
HMT Technology.
Staffing Services
Springfield Forest Products
PW Pipe
Location: Eugene/Springfield. OR
Report
Year 3 + no-cost extension
Part
1.
Period:
From: January '97
Date Submitted: September 4. 1998
To
: June 198
ldQ
1:
Program Parameters
Total number (unduplicated count) served
to date in this project (cumulative):
2.
Total number (unduplicated count) who have
left the project under this grant due to
having accomplished literacy goals (cumulative):
419
3.
Target number that were intended to be served
during this 6-meatia. period:
75
year
4.Number served at each site during this stonth period.
include individuals reported in previous periods.)
(Number may
22
Site
Number/Location
.
Total Number
of Learners
Total Number of
Ccintact Hours*
1HMT Terhnolo
(inr
6montll pst
)7Q
.74
2Newood ProduCts
58_
91
3YW-Pipe
59
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*171
* Contact Hours means the total number of teaching hours that all
participating workers received at the site.
Part 2:
Financial Status
--
1.
Federal Funds Obligated this Period:
2.
Matching Funds or In-Kind Matching Obligated
this Period:
BE
ST
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dult
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(Bas
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kills
)
298
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394
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dult
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3. In
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asic
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lsCustomized pre/post: Individual Learning Plan
131
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kills
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41
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Em
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70.9
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27
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28
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77.0
97.0
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55.8
69.5
13.8
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69.5
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66.2
76.2
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70.3
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54.2
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54.2
68.8
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65.0
25.0
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58.3
68.7
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58.3
68.7
10.3
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31
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56.7
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77.5
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71.4
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33
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71.4
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66.7
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27.7
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52.3
63.7
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44.9
53.3
8.4
35
Pre
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86.7
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38.3
63.4
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42.3 39
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