Checklist for Retention of Nontraditional Programs:

Assessing Readiness for Program Success

Checklist for Teachers and Counselors	YES NO

1. Have faculty and staff received training (or in-service) on understanding issues concerning nontraditional careers training, including pro active strategies for encouraging and supporting students in nontraditional careers? (i.e. partnering with other classmates, recognition, reducing isolation, mentoring)	______ _______
2. Are there resources and referral services made available to students in supporting the retention of nontraditional careers?	______ _______
3. Is information regularly shared with all students on job placement and wages available in the nontraditional trades and technical occupations? (I.e. Is information distributed to students or visibly posted for review?)	______ _______
4. Are prerequisite occupational skills training, such as safety, cultural and language issues, and physical conditioning offered to females and other underrepresented groups in nontraditional careers training?	______ _______
5. Do you have a sexual harassment policy in place?	______ _______
6. Are faculty and both male and female students trained in sexual harassment prevention and intervention?	______ _______
7. Are internships available that allow students to develop on-the-job skills in a safe, pro active environment?	______ _______
8. Do instructors (and perhaps counselors) visit the workplace to prepare employers for [nontraditional] female or male interns to ensure a supportive environment?	______ _______
9. Are there ample images (i.e. materials, marketing, displays, etc.) of males and females in nontraditional careers visible on campus and provided to potential students for recruiting?	______ _______
10. Do you offer workshops for new student enrollees and high school outreach programs emphasizing career futures in technical and nontraditional fields and the higher wages such jobs can offer?	______ _______

Checklist for Retention of Nontraditional Programs:

Assessing Readiness for Program Success

Checklist for Administrators	YES NO

1. Do you provide professional development in effectively recruiting, retaining, and placing students preparing for nontraditional employment?	______ ______
2. Are there male and female faculty employed who are representative of those in nontraditional occupations?	______ ______
3. Are there resources and referral services made available to students in supporting the retention of nontraditional careers?	______ ______
4. Do you have a sexual harassment policy in place with training provided?	______ ______
5. Do you disaggregate data by gender and ethnicity to analyze enrollment, retention, and placement patterns in nontraditional training?	______ ______
6. Have you developed specific goals for increasing enrollment, retention, and placement into nontraditional career training? (e.g. increase program enrollment by 6, or 3%)	______ ______
7. Have you appointed a staff committee or individual to promote recruitment, retention, and placement of men and women in nontraditional training and employment?	______ ______
8. Are you identifying internal and external “partners” that have involvement or are related to promoting nontraditional careers?	______ ______

“Yes” indicates areas with practices for continuous improvement, “no” indicates areas in need of strategic plan

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