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Locating Information:. Closing Skills Gaps Using Effective Training Strategies. Aaron Closson & Amber Badgley. R.C.A.R. Road Construction Apprenticeship Program State Provided Program Guidelines & Resources. Program Requirements : Enter with Bronze NCRC Leave with Gold NCRC
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Locating Information: Closing Skills Gaps Using Effective Training Strategies Aaron Closson & Amber Badgley
R.C.A.R.Road Construction Apprenticeship Program State Provided Program Guidelines & Resources Program Requirements: Enter with Bronze NCRC Leave with Gold NCRC Program Resources Given for Training: 30 Hours of Course Designated to KeyTrain Curriculum ……….….. ………….….. …………………
Student TimelineMid-Program Students Aren’t Improving: 3 Bronze: 9 Silver 4 Gold 1/09 2/09 12/08 Keytrain Time Throughout Program Without Data: We Wouldn’t Have Known We Weren’t Getting Results
Advancing FromLevel 4 to Level 5 Practice is Key Build Confidence Levels Using KeyTrain Reporting Techniques that Work for Us
Specific Techniques • Individual training attention • Improvement Exercises rooted in real world application • Newspaper data interpretation (box scores, stock index) • Internet searches • College application and financial aid process
Specific Techniques • Assigning advanced students to lead class exercises; ‘the student becomes the teacher’ • Natural human competition impulses can be used for motivational purposes • Informal, organic student tutor system • Positive reinforcement for advancement and exceptional effort
DATA. DATA. DATA. Berrien, Cass, Van Buren: RCAR Program Locating Information Assessment Tracking
RCAR 16 Program GRADUATES 46 /48Total WorkKeys Assessments Were Above Level 5 100% Post Test GAINS Fourteen NCRC’s Gold Two Platinum Certificates
ECARProgram Improvement in Store • Contemporary’s NUMBER POWER, a real world approach to math: 5:GRAPHS, CHARTS, SCHEDULES, AND MAPS • Increases students' ability to understand and use all types of visuals and graphics.