JFYNetWorks125 Tremont StreetBoston, MA

Environmental TechnologyTraining ProgramEstablished 1995

Curriculum

Environmental Science Chemistry Chemistry Lab Business Writing Professional Development Life Skills Interviewing & Job Search Strategies

Certifications

OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER Asbestos Worker Asbestos Supervisor Mold Remediation Confined Space Emergency Response & Preparedness

Academic Partners

Suffolk University The New England Consortium –

University of Massachusetts - Lowell Institute for Environmental Education

  Leads Seminar Test   Qualified

FY07 Totals 419 149 78   62

Percentage   35.6% 52.3%   79.5%

        Accepted 46

        % Accepted 74.2%

        Starts 42

        % Starts/Qual 67.7%

        % Stars/Acc 91.3%

        Grads 32

        % Grads/Starts 76.2%

        Placements 24

        % Grads/Placed 75%

Employer Partners Resource Options, Inc. All & Inclusive Environmental Atlantic Bay Contracting Aerotek Air Care, Inc. Massachusetts Biological Lab Waste Management GeoLabs, Inc.

Placements

Field Technician -- $13 per hr. Asbestos Worker -- $12.50 per hr. Lab Assistant -- $13 per hr. Manufacturing Tech. -- $14.50 per hr. Research Assistant -- $13 per hr. Hazardous Waste Tech. -- $14.50 per

hr.

Employer Relations in a Job Training Program

1. Industry Research- Who’s out there?- Companies- Professional Associations

2. Initiating a Relationship- Select the subset of employers- Send literature- Renew previous connections- Find new contacts

3. First Contact- Phone call from mutual friend- Letter- Phone Call- Visit

4. Needs Assessment/Occupational Analysis/Job Task Analysis

5. Formation of Advisory Board

Mission Statement & Advisor Job Description

JFYNetWorks Environmental Technology Training ProgramAdvisory Board Member Job Description

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:- The Advisory Board advises and assists the agency with all program activities,

including strategic planning, program development, curriculum and instruction, outreach and recruitment, public relations, and job placement.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES: - Attend quarterly board meetings and advise management team on the policies

and procedures of JFY’s Environmental Technology Training Program- Make one or more presentations to the trainees.- Arrange tours of environmental work sites and companies.- Help identify public and private funding sources.- Assist with the continuous development of the Environmental Technology Training

Program. Oversee program assessments.- Assist with marketing and public relations to present JFY to the broader

community. Help establish collaborations with individuals and organizations that can assist in achieving JFY’s goals.

- Assist with job placement activities.

6. Development of Training Curriculum

The Dick and Carey model  of Instructional Design: 1) Identification of the instructional goal 2) Instructional analysis of the goal 3) Analysis of entry behaviors (what learners already know) and learner

characteristics (subordinate skills) 4) Identification of performance objectives5) Develop assessment instruments, e.g. criterion-referenced test items 6) Develop an instructional strategy 7) Preparation (development or selection) of instructional

materials including a sequence of intermediary objectives and learning activities for each.

8) Design and conduct formative evaluation of instruction : observations  and benchmarks used to improve the design or parts of it

9) Revise instruction10) Design and conduct summative evaluation: did the training achieve its

goals?

7. Pilot session-advisory board involvement - Meet the trainees- Field trips- Mock interviews8. Placement9. Follow-up- With graduate- With employer

10. Graduations, awards, alumni visits, etc.

11. Advisory board review of session, curriculum, results, etc.

12. Revisions of program design