- The instructors require ample time initially to prepare before training actually
begins. The instructors need time to learn about the industry. Also, the instructors
need to spend time throughout the program viewing the practical component to be better able
to integrate the practical processes and academic concepts.
- Important to take an holistic approach to designing the skill set component.
Engage all partners from the Community Learning Network who will be directly
involved with facilitating and implementing the academic and practical component of the Bridging
the Gap model.
- Have a two–three day orientation session which includes mapping out skill sets
that meet the needs of the participants and employment partners, ensure that
the academic instructors have a good understanding of delivering holistic education programs, discuss
measurements and indicators of success as it relates to the participants and
the impacts this program has made on
their personal growth, and ensure all partners have a comfort level with
the integration of academic and practical components. It is essential that the
academic instructor take all practical learning pieces applied and teaches them academically to participants
- One suggestion is to have a draft of the curriculum complete before doing the
budget. In our case the budget was done before the draft of the curriculum
was complete and we did not factor in enough money for resource people. Now, in order to accommodate
the external courses, that the employment partners would like to see, we have to
scrimp on some areas and request that dollar figures be moved from different accounts to the
resource persons account. We are unsure at this point if there is enough money
in the budget to be able to accommodate the requested external courses.
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