scholarly journals Lessons Learned from the Development of the North Carolina Extension Master Food Volunteer Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (Summer 2021) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dara Bloom ◽  
Julia Yao ◽  
Harriett Edwards
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Volunteer Program ◽  
Entire Process ◽  
The North ◽  
External Reviews

This article describes the curriculum and program development process that was used to create the North Carolina Extension Master Food Volunteer program. We used a rigorous program development process, including conducting a needs assessment, piloting and evaluating the program, incorporating revisions based on feedback, and receiving external reviews that were incorporated into the final product. We provide lessons learned and best practices for others to follow. These include the importance of piloting the program, involving agents and key partners throughout the entire process, and providing flexibility and adaptability in program delivery.

Development of North Carolina Department of Transportation’s CLEAR Program for Enhanced Project Performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812199519
Author(s):  
Clare E. Fullerton ◽  
Alyson W. Tamer ◽  
Siddharth Banerjee ◽  
Abdullah F. Alsharef ◽  
Edward J. Jaselskis
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Aging Workforce ◽  
Data Repositories ◽  
User Input ◽  
North Carolina Department ◽  
The North ◽  
Six Sigma Approach

Valuable lessons learned and best practices gleaned from construction projects often do not transfer to future generations because of the lack of a formalized process. This ongoing issue gives rise to the need to impart fresh training to new North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) employees once the aging workforce retires or in the event of turnover. In addition, a platform for personnel to record pertinent project information about successes and failures in projects is needed. Such information can help solve problems and avoid repeated mistakes. The aim of this research project is to create a new program called Communicate Lessons, Exchange Advice, Record (CLEAR) to reposit knowledge gained by personnel. Integral to this program is an internal-only web-based database on NCDOT’s Connect SharePoint portal with MS Access as its backend. The North Carolina State University researchers used a Design for Six Sigma approach to identify, define, develop, optimize, and verify lessons learned/best practices to create the CLEAR database. The database fields were selected based on end-user input as well as a review of existing data, such as claims and supplemental agreements, within NCDOT data repositories. Training materials, including videos and standard operating procedures, were created to disseminate information about this new program. The CLEAR program will help the NCDOT to institutionalize knowledge and is expected to improve project cost variability and scheduling.

Exploring the accountability relationship between non-profit organisations and the state auditor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne G. Carman
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
The State ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The North ◽  
Audit Reports

This article explores the accountability relationship between the state auditor’s office and non-profit organisations by examining the audit reports prepared by the North Carolina State Auditor’s Office for non-profit organisations from 2009 to 2018. The data collected for this study show that the extent to which the state auditor conducts audits of non-profit organisations is fairly limited. Yet, when it does audit them, it is doing so to police their behaviours, monitor their expenditures and ensure that they are being good stewards with the resources they have been given. The findings from this study have important implications, in that they suggest that other accountability mechanisms continue to be important, including: training and education for board members about their legal and fiduciary responsibilities; the importance of adhering to best practices and standards; and the important role that third-party watchdog organisations and accreditors can play in ensuring non-profit accountability.

A Sustainable Dietetics Bridging Program: Development and Implementation in Atlantic Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Daphne Lordly ◽  
Jennifer Guy ◽  
Paula Barry ◽  
Jennifer Garus
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Collaborative Leadership ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Atlantic Canada ◽  
Program Sustainability ◽  
Multiple Stakeholders ◽  
Dietetics Education ◽  
Foreign Credential Recognition ◽  
Canada Data

A provincial focus on immigration and improved foreign credential recognition has led to an investigation of best practices and subsequent recommendations for the development and implementation of a sustainable university-based bridging program for internationally educated dietitians in Atlantic Canada. Data were collected from various sources and used to inform program decisions and direction. An advisory framework was established through a core group representing dietetics education and regulation and internationalization. Subsequently, a key stakeholder group was formed. As a result of this collaboration and research, a dietetics bridging framework was developed and a program pilot tested. Lessons learned may inform similar endeavours and highlight the importance of collaborative leadership and collaboration among multiple stakeholders, and of creatively addressing program sustainability issues while keeping learners (internationally educated dietitians) at the centre.

North Carolina's Ecosystem Enhancement Program

2005 ◽  
Vol 1941 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet D'Ignazio ◽  
Kathryn McDermott ◽  
Bill Gilmore ◽  
Chris Russo
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Army Corps ◽  
Cumulative Impacts ◽  
Army Corps Of Engineers ◽  
Compensatory Mitigation ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
North Carolina Department ◽  
The North

Even before FHWA's focus on ecosystem conservation as part of its vital goals, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) had begun to examine how and where compensatory mitigation was being implemented in the state. Over the past 4 years, NCDOT, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Wilmington District have partnered to redesign the mitigation process with one goal in mind: to create a compensatory mitigation program that delivers guaranteed environmental benefits. The result of these efforts is the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP). Instead of focusing on individual highway project impacts, the EEP concept revolves around watershed plans and considers cumulative impacts associated with a given watershed. Accordingly, EEP provides cumulative mitigation for cumulative impacts. It was clear from the start that EEP was going to change fundamentally the goals, approach, and structure of providing mitigation in North Carolina. Although the mitigation experts knew how the mitigation process needed to change, they lacked expertise in how to manage that change. Not surprisingly, this has presented several hurdles that the sponsoring agencies are still trying to scale today. As implementation moves forward, many valuable lessons are being learned, which are laying the groundwork for successful change. This paper describes the origins of the EEP concept, outlines the implementation processes, discusses “change barriers” experienced and lessons learned, and provides an EEP progress report 2 years into the program's implementation.

scholarly journals Conducting the Needs Assessment #1: Introduction

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (5) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Matthew Benge ◽  
Amy Harder ◽  
Laura Warner
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Community Or ◽  
Planning Implementation ◽  
The Right

An integral step in the program development process is identifying the needs of a community. Educators seeking to develop and deliver an educational program must first be informed of what their audience lacks in order to develop the right curriculum or training. This initial publication in the Conducting the Needs Assessment series provides a brief introduction to the planning, implementation, and prioritization of needs within a community or specific clientele group. This new 4-page publication of the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication was written by Matthew Benge, Amy Harder, and Laura Warner. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc340

Lessons Learned from Distance Workforce Training Applications

2014 ◽  
pp. 150-168
Author(s):  
Benjamin Chapman ◽  
Sarah D. Kirby ◽  
Katrina Levine
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Crisis Response ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Workforce Training ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Distance Training ◽  
The Cost ◽  
North Carolina Cooperative Extension

North Carolina Cooperative Extension (NCCE) depends on the skill set and subject matter competency of its field faculty to deliver quality, credible education to North Carolina citizens. In order to maintain and enhance field faculty competency, NCCE uses distance technology to provide training to field faculty located in offices across the state. Although not the only method of training, distance training allows NCCE to maximize resources by reducing the cost of travel and protecting valuable professional time. This chapter’s case studies identify areas in which NCCE utilizes distance education to train employees for on-going competency development, crisis response, program development and implementation, and program evaluation.

Data requests for research: best practices based on the North Carolina DETECT experience

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Vaughan-Batten ◽  
Lana Deyneka ◽  
Amy Ising ◽  
Anna Waller
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
The North

Building the Plane While Flying It: Lessons Learned in the Development of the North Carolina Local Performance Site for the HRSA Region IV Public Health Training Center

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 17S-20S ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie D. Smith ◽  
Katelyn G. Matney ◽  
Justine J. Reel ◽  
Nathaniel P. Miner ◽  
Randall R. Cottrell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Health Workforce ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Health Training ◽  
The Public ◽  
The North ◽  
Public Health Training ◽  
Regional Public Health

Developing a public health training center has provided a unique opportunity to meet the training needs of the public health workforce across North Carolina. Furthermore, the training center has fostered collaborations with community partners and other universities in the state. This article describes some lessons learned while building a local performance site that may help inform and shape expectations about what it takes to build a public health training center. Recommendations for successfully creating a local performance site within the Regional Public Health Training Center model are included.

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