Training Program Plan

Time is a precious commodity to everyone. All people are allotted the same 24 hour

slot of time for each day. Many people go to work at a set scheduled time Monday thru

Friday and this is what allows them to provide for their families. However, there are

many people who work two or three jobs leaving less time for family. In todays society

there are many single family homes and many with jobs that pay below the poverty

level. This does not change the desire of these people for family time or simply a

moment for ones self. This program was created to help students understand how to

maximize time management in order to allow time for family, school and self. During

this program students will learn how to identify networking opportunities and why

networking is important.

Needs or Gap Analysis

Friendly house is a community organization providing various types of assistance

to all members of the community. The organization offers classes and workshops to

assist members of the community with G.E.D classes, immigration/naturalization

workshops and English classes. Some neighborhood residents began to ask the

organization for help with balancing work and life. Currently, the organization offers

parenting and nutrition classes. However, no classes offering help to prepare them for

the obstacles associated with being a mother/father while balancing a job. Many

members of the community are young single parents or people managing more than

one job. Due to the increased request for assistance in this area Friendly House handed

out a questionnaire to every community member who came into the office. The
questionnaire offered three types of classes to choose from. The organization handed

out over 100 surveys, of the 100 surveys received, 80 were in favor of a time

management class. The time management class will review skills assisting students

with the organization of daily tasks, when to multi- task or delegate as well as when to

identify networking opportunities. The class will aim to assist students effectively

manage time in order to maximize time for family and self.

Training Program Description

Participants taking part in this program will be between the ages of 16 and 30

years of age. Most of the students do not have a high school diploma and even fewer

with college degrees or college experience. Most are employed with part time or full

time employment. Some students have more than one job. The class will be one hour

and a half for three nights a week using a classroom setting. The instructor will use

various methods such as team collaboration, group discussion and assessments. The

instructor will ask students to use examples, and hand out questionnaires and multiple

choice tests to gage students learning. Throughout each class session the instructor

will incorporate both group discussion and lecture formats in order to promote peer to

peer interaction and help maximize the students learning. Toward the end of each class

session the instructor will ask the group to discuss and review what has been learned,

they will be encouraged to share their own experiences and thoughts. The instructor will

discuss what networking is and how it can be used to improve certain circumstances,

and why time management skills are important. Students will be given daily planners
and the instructor will review how students can get the most out of his/her time, and why

making time for the important things matter. The class will also learn when it is best to

multi-task and delegate. They will review situations in which will be best to multi task or

delegate. Students will share their biggest obstacles and share in best practices to

resolve. At the conclusion of this training program students will have a better

understanding of how to better balance work and home life.

Program objectives:

Students will identify how to schedule daily tasks by level of importance with

an accuracy of 75%.

Students will have the ability to identify opportunities to multi- task and

reschedule tasks when needed within a 60% accuracy

Students will identify opportunities for networking and growth within 60%

accuracy.

Budget

Personnel- $200.00 instructor pay

Materials or Equipment- $500.00 Planners, paper, markers, pens and snacks

Facilities- On-site facility owned by organization no charge.

Stakeholders and Goals

Immediate stakeholders are the members of the Friendly House organization,

parents within the community, and families and student employers. The director of

Friendly house, Eddie Perez, is invested in helping the members within his community.

He was the main force behind the development of the program. The students and
community members are invested in the program as to it was their request for

information with regard to the subject of the class that aided in its creation. The

employers will gain dependable and reliable employees for their companies from these

students. The families will benefit from a more productive household allowing for a

better life balance. Overall this program will be an asset to the community and provide

positive outcomes to all stakeholders.

Training Promotional Materials

The organization will create flyers and hand out to community members as they

pass through the office. The flyers will also be posted on the community board.

The organization will also send out an email to all community members on their

email list.

Both email and flyers will contain main points of the program description such as

how to maximize time management skills and how networking can be beneficial.

Program Evaluation

At the end of the class a survey will be handed out to students to evaluate if they

found the class useful. The survey will include the following questions:

What would you change about the class?

What information learned in the class did you find useful?

Did you feel the class provided you with sufficient information?

What information did you find most useful to you?

Do you feel the instructor was effective?

 Will you recommend this class to a friend?

The class will also be evaluated by Eddie Perez head of the friendly house organization.

Eddie will sit in on the class and observe both instructor and students. He will evaluate the

effectiveness of class goals on a scale of 1-10 with classroom instructor. They will meet at the

end of each class to discuss any changes or opportunities. The instructor will also use a tally

system while in class in order to track the level of student engagement and participation of

students. The instructor will have a list of students names and place a check mark when a

student is on task or an X when the student is off during class.

Implementation

The trainer will use a fill in the blank test consisting of 4 questions with regard to

time management and networking techniques they have learned in the classroom. Once

completed, the students will be asked to share his/her answers with the class.

At the end of the program, the students will complete an end of course survey

evaluating the facilitator based on

The delivery of the material

Content of material in the course

How effective they feel the course instruction was throughout program.
 References

Reis, R. (2017). Quantitative and Qualitative and Assessment Methods. Retrieved from

https://tomprof.stanford.edu/posting/1199 (Reis, 2017).