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Strategic Education Centers “Its Our Future Too!” Program Evaluation

Strategic Education Centers “Its Our Future Too!” Program Evaluation. Center for Workforce Development Priti N. Mody, Director of New & International Initiatives Sarah Burnett, Evaluation Coordinator. Prepared for Strategic Education Centers Board Meeting, June 26, 2007. Evaluation Overview.

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Strategic Education Centers “Its Our Future Too!” Program Evaluation

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  1. Strategic Education Centers “Its Our Future Too!” Program Evaluation Center for Workforce Development Priti N. Mody, Director of New & International Initiatives Sarah Burnett, Evaluation Coordinator Prepared for Strategic Education Centers Board Meeting, June 26, 2007

  2. Evaluation Overview • Summative evaluation to measure the impact of SEC on participants (e.g., knowledge, attitude, behavior changes) • Formative/process evaluation to provide recommendations on improving program operations

  3. Evaluation Methods • Pre- and Post-program surveys • Life Skills • Job Readiness, Computer Technology & SAMPRO • Focus groups • Facilitators • Students • Participation/Attendance • Facilitator feedback

  4. SEC participants • 200 students participated in the program. • 159 students completed 7 or more sessions.

  5. Evaluation Findings:Life Skills • Life Skills Survey focused on changes in: • Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior • Related to four targeted areas: • Abstinence • Condom use • Knowing your own HIV status • Knowing your partner’s HIV status

  6. Evaluation Findings:Life Skills • Significant Changes in Behavior • Getting tested for HIV (C1 & C2) ** p <.01, ***p<.001

  7. Evaluation Findings:Life Skills • Significant Changes in Knowledge • Increase in overall HIV knowledge (C1 & C2) • Significant Changes in Confidence • Refusing sex/Abstinence (for C2, change significant from July-April) • Condom use (C1 & C2) • Getting own HIV test results (for C1) • Knowing partner’s HIV status (for C2, change significant from July-April) • Significant Changes in Outcome Expectations • Using condoms (C2) • Knowing own HIV status (C1 & C2) • Knowing Partner’s HIV status (C2)

  8. Evaluation Findings:Computer Training

  9. Evaluation Findings:Job Readiness Training • For both Cohort 1 and Cohort 2, • 92-93% of the students wrote a Curriculum Vita • 87-88% completed a cover letter • Job Shadowing Visits (# of students): • Cohort 1 • Swaziland International Trade Fair - 48 students • Manzini Industrial Training College - 39 students • Tums George Hotel & Swaziland Milling Company - 89 students • Cohort 2 • Tums George Hotel, Swaziland Milling Company and Manzini Industrial Training College - 98 students

  10. Evaluation Findings:Job Readiness Training

  11. Evaluation Findings:Student Ambassador • Community Outreach (# of students): • Cohort 1 • National UN Worlds AIDS Day - All • Mobile Testing Unit Community Outreach – 44 students • Manzini Youth Club Car Wash – 5 students • Opening of Children’s Health Clinic – 10 students • Cohort 2 • Schools Concert – 25 students

  12. Recommendations • Additions to the curriculum • Pregnancy • Caring for people with HIV • Living with HIV • Dealing with the stigma of HIV • Structure of Program • Adding more sessions (13 to 15 sessions) • Creating an SEC extracurricular club for alumni • Evaluation • long term tracking to measure behavior changes over time

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