If you had it to do all over again, what would you do differently?

• Practical component able to be integrated up front
• More prep time
• Time to access resources throughout the session
• Phone lines, internet connection done up front.
• More of the college "life skills" workshops closer to the academic portion of it all.
• The biggest problem I had was finding the materials for the curriculum in the beginning. This meant I didn't have things tailored enough.
• I would have liked to have seen more about the process about screening the applicants. There were great educational gaps among the clients and this is a real challenge as an instructor. She tailored work to the more advanced student. And to a less advanced student. Focus on the improvement of each and not getting to a specific level.
• I had no phone or internet or anything. I didn't feel I was prepared enough.
• I should have made time to make more contact with the other instructors – the couple of times this happened, it was really useful. I should have made more effort there.
• Skill set design meetings were difficult – it was due to the delay for the plant starting up on time– this made the planning very difficult. I liked the concept of these meetings, but the reality was it didn't work because of the newness of the company.
• I wouldn't change it for the world, in terms of the teaching experience. This one is a real jewel.
• I would definitely be interested in doing another one. It keeps you on your toes as an instructor. I learned as much or more about the industry as did the students.

Do you think BTG was successful? Why or why not?

• I feel it was. I've seen a lot of big improvements in their work and their attitudes, but if they don't get the work, it won't be successful. The worse thing that could happen is to bring these people out of their life – give them a taste of another, working life– and then take that away from them again.
• Good. I think it was a success. I think every participants benefited in their own way from the program, even if it was self esteem and self confidence. I think it was a great success overall.
• They didn't get enough experience actually working in the plant. Lateness and the like didn't get the chance to correct that type of behavior. Ideally, there should be a lot more practical integrated and then that enables a lot more feedback and corrective action.
• It was a totally positive experience, apart from incidents within the group.
• I would do it again. To meet the participants and help them and understand them better was great.