Contact information:
310 8th Street, Suite 303
Oakland, CA 94607
Website:
www.geponline.org
Mission/Goals: To provide access to educational resources that
increase the capacity of young people to become employable and
self-reliant in today's global marketplace.
Notes: The Entrepreneurship and Employment Training Program is a
12-14 week program offered after-school 2 days per week and on Saturdays
to 30 high school students per program in the San Francisco Bay Area,
Kenya, Guatemala, Tanzania and Indonesia. G.E.P. offers 9-12 EETPs per
year, in each division, serving a total of approx. 800 low-income youth
per year. The EETP focuses on 4 core skill areas: 1) Entrepreneurship
Skills; 2) Work Readiness Skills; 3) Computer Skills; and 4) Skills for
the Global Marketplace.
Source(s):
www.geponline.org;
www.guidestar.org |
112 in Oakland. GEP serves several hundred
thousand young people worldwide. The EETP program directly serves over 375
youth annually worldwide. |
High school age (15-24 years) |
Type of Evaluation: Outcomes
Monitoring (Pre/Post-Test).
Methodology: G.E.P. administers pre- and post-tests to evaluate the
effectiveness of each EETP. Students take the same test on the first and
last days of the program to assess the knowledge gained during the
program.
Measurement Instruments: Pre- and post-tests, ratings scales, and
qualitative interviews to assess students' perceptions of the program.
Impact/Outcome Findings: Evaluation results indicate that after the
program,
3 times more students agreed with the statement, "A person has many
opportunities to make good money in my neighborhood" than before the
program began. 4 times as many students could write a formula to add two
cells in an income statement using Excel. 3.5 times as many students
understood the correct way to start an office memo (To:, From:, Date:,
Re:). 3 times as many students identified the capitals of other countries
such as Venezuela and South Korea. 2.5 times as many students could
multiply decimals and whole numbers. (The EETP's real-world methodology
reinforces basic numeracy
and literacy skills.). On average, students
have rated the overall program 5.57 on a scale of 6.
Additional Study: Community Crime Prevention Associates. August 31,
2004. OFCY Final Evaluation Report FY 2003-04. Presented to: Oakland Fund
for Children and Youth Planning and Oversight Committee.
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No charge. |
