Action Items

Attendees

Zac, Jeff, Brian, Kara, Jonathan, Chris, Ashley

Task 1: RFP Template

No work in the past month
Task Purpose: to give MJOs and funding agencies language to use for hiring training contractors to teach instructor-lead, online courses
Further develop the draft contract language for instructor-lead online training
Due Date: 1Q 2021
Status: Complete
Deliverable: JTC Online training resources for course organizers

Task 2: ADA/508 Compliance Support

Zac to work on compiling the ADA/508 information received to date, and summarizing in a white paper
- Checklists for instructors (materials) and course organizers (venue and communications)
- Language to include in solicitations and course announcements
- Online resources to learn about ADA/508 compliance
Task Purpose: to survey the current state of the training program, identify current activities, and plan for future accommodations for ADA/508 issues
Organize a session for the JTC meeting series on ADA/508 compliance issues in training; including an informational/training session for MJO and state training coordinators
Develop a white paper that describes how the national air pollution training program is addressing ADA/508 compliance
Due Date: JTC Session (1Q 2021), White Paper (2Q 2021), Training (3Q/4Q 2021)
Status: JTC Sessions complete; begin work on white paper

Task 3: Instructors/SME List

No work in the past month
Task Purpose: to identify current and prospective instructors for the national training program
Develop a memo with the inventory of current, active instructors
Develop and release an RFQ to the MJOs to build up the instructor list for key curriculum areas
Due Date: 1Q 2021
Status: Complete
Deliverable: Subject Matter Expert List (Dec 2020)

Task 4: Evaluations

U.S. EPA drafted an instructor evaluation for review by the WG (Draft Evaluation)
Workgroup to review and discuss next month
Task Purpose: to implement standardized evaluations and to understand how to collect data for evaluating the effectiveness of the training program
Promote the use of a standardized evaluation instrument across the training program
Work with LMS to implement the new training instruments: classroom and online
Research key performance indicators (KPIs) for training programs, and identify how to use data to measure the impacts of the training program
Draft an instructor/SME/auditor evaluation instrument (date?)
Due Date: Evaluation (1Q 2021); KPIs (4Q 2021)
Status: Course evaluation implemented in new LMS; instructor’s evaluation is pending

Task 5: Training Delivery Lifecycle

Task Purpose: apply a holistic approach to understand the training delivery lifecycle (from initial demand through post-training evaluations
Develop a conceptual framework of training delivery
Use the framework to identify how to partner with training stakeholders and leverage resources across the JTC
Use the framework to identify holes or weaknesses in the training delivery process (gap analysis)
Due Date: 4Q 2021
Status: draft lifecycle conceptual model developed by Jeff G. (December 16, 2020); see update lifecyle document from Chris (reforward to Zac)