ALLIANCE ANNUAL REPORT
Rocky Mountain Education Center (RMEC) Region VIII
(April 7, 2005)
I. Alliance Background
Date Signed
April 7, 2004
Overview
The purpose of this alliance was to provide RMEC members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect employees’ health and safety, particularly in reducing and preventing exposure to work related injuries by addressing safety training issues at the vocational education level.
Implementation Team Members
Rich Hawkins, RMEC Jeanette Werner, RMEC
Megan Meagher, Denver Area Office
George Flynn, Englewood Area Office
Tom Deutscher, Bismarck Area Office
Mike Foreman, Billings Area Office
Contributors
Tom Akers, North Dakota State University (NDSU)
Deborah Griffin, Laramie County Community College
Ed Prevatt, National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) (www.nccer.org)
Evaluation Period
April 7, 2004 – April 7, 2005
II. Implementation Team Meetings
May 27, 2004 First planning meeting.
November 24, 2004 Second planning meeting. Held at OSHA Regional Office
December 9, 2004 Meeting involving RMEC and CCER. Held at CCER corporate offices
April 5, 2005 Third planning meeting. Held at RMEC (Included Ed Prevatt of NCCER by teleconference).
III. Events and Products
Training and Education
- Events
St. Vrain School District 500 Class (Jan. 29; Feb. 12th and 26th; Mar. 12th, 2005)
- Products
None
Outreach and Communication
- Events
Jan. 17th and 18th, 2005. Meeting involving NCCER CEO and 50 state training coordinators, during which Rich Hawkins presented plans to supplement NCCER Master Educator training by including OSHA 500/501 course content.
- Products
News article on St.Vrain training sessions RMEC signed agreement with NDSU to deliver 500/501 training
Promoting the National Dialogue on Workplace Safety and Health
- Events
None.
- Products
None.
III. Results
With the exception of a pilot training class held for Career and Technical Educations (CTE) instructors with the St. Vrain School District (see table below), the main thrust of the first year of this Alliance has been to lay the groundwork for expansion of CTE training/credentialing throughout the Region and nationwide by 4 primary means:
- Making Colorado school districts aware of the training opportunities offered by this alliance
- Forming partnerships with educational institutions in Wyoming and North Dakota (ie, Laramie County Community College and North Dakota State University)
- Contacting officials with the Curriculum Review Group for Vocational Education in Colorado to discuss including 500/501 training in the re-credentialing of CTE instructors.
- Partnering with NCCER to deliver 500 training to CTE instructors nationwide via their Master Educator network.
Type of Activity (Conference, Training, Print and Electronic Distribution, etc.) |
Number of Individuals Reached or Trained |
St. Vrain Valley School District Career Development Center |
7 |
TOTAL |
7 |
IV. Upcoming Milestones
First Quarter - Meet with Dr. Darryl Green, Director of the Curricula Review Group for Vocational Education in Colorado
July 16th and 17th - Rollout RMEC/CCER partnership at national CCER Master Educators conference in Florida
Ongoing - Promote this training opportunity among school districts throughout Region VIII