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University of Texas at Austin: Simulated Workplace Builds Skills, Confidence
8/12/2002
Aware that personal problems hamper workplace success, EnterTech’s developers have created a “Personal Planner,” which addresses the intersections of life and work and covers issues such as child care, money management, and transportation.
The program has been in place since 2000. More than 250 students across the state of Texas have completed modules. The program is being adopted beyond Texas to other states and to institutions in Brazil. University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College have adopted the curriculum to train local workers and those transitioning into the workforce.
According to Jackson, the program has spread via the grass-roots enthusiasm of those who have been exposed to it.
“Word has gotten out,” she says, about the program’s success. Officials at ELT Labs point to EnterTech’s impressive outcomes: higher GED completion rates and an increase in community college enrollment among its graduates.
Many EnterTech grads credit the program for their salary increases and promotions. More than 67 percent of EnterTech graduates found jobs or enrolled in future education. This success rate, says Cavalli, matches those of four-year schools. “That a computer program can achieve this is amazing,” he says.
For more information, contact ELT Labs, Austin, Texas, at (512) 482-0273 or www.entertech.org.
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