Maximizing the impact of a U.S. EPA training program
Curricula Development · Workshops · Surveys & Interviews · Train-the-Trainer
Project Collaborators: Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Region 1, US EPA Office of Research and Development, The Consensus Building Institute, Piscatiqua Region Estuaries Partnership, Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Coastal Training Program
I worked with a U.S. EPA team to develop a training program for municipal staff.
I helped the team transition the pilot program into a replicable model by developing a published curriculum, capturing program impacts, and establishing a Train-the-Trainer program.
Program Development
As we developed and ran pilot sessions, I built a curriculum of worksheets, learning modules, and facilitator guidance.
Participants using the Participant Workbook.
Measuring Our Impact
To evaluate the pilot programs, I used a combination of surveys and interviews.
“Workshops were eye-opening and saved us a lot of steps which would have taken us a year or more to figure out ourselves.” —Conservation Commission Agent
Three communities have implemented stormwater enterprise funds, a sustainable funding mechanism, as a result of the workshops—our strongest metric of success.
Expanding the Program
I recruited facilitation experts for a Train-the-Trainer program. Trainers from two organizations have now replicated the workshop in their states.
