1. Evaluating your Projects: Outputs and Outcomes
JDVRTAC Learning Collaborative Meeting
Bethesda, MD
August 14, 2018
Allison B. Taylor

2. Outputs and Outcomes
Outputs: changes in agency policy, practice, or operations that support increased agency capacity or ability to pursue a job-driven/business responsive approach Intermediate Outcomes: increase or changes in each of the four “job driven” areas - Business Engagement, Employer Services, Customized Training, and Labor Market Information (LMI) Client Outcomes: employment or other outcomes achieved by individuals with disabilities that are associated with an agency’s JDVRTAC initiative.

3. Outputs
Measures of increased agency capacity or ability to pursue a job- driven/business responsive approach
What are the most common outputs from your JDVRTAC Initiatives?
Developed, Implemented, or Expanded BE Unit
Created new BE Partnerships (e.g., Other State agencies)
Trained internal and external staff – BE, LMI, data systems
Piloted or Implemented New Counseling or BE Practices
Developed new curricula, marketing materials, or multimedia products
Developed or Implemented new BE or LMI Data system
Hired staff or redefined existing positions

4. Intermediate Outcomes
Increases or changes in each of the four “job-driven” areas: Business Engagement, Employer Services, Customized Training, and Labor Market Information
What outcomes have resulted from your JDVRTAC initiatives?:
Increased staff knowledge of LMI
Increased use of LMI in counseling
Increased number of Businesses Contacted
Increased number of Employer Services offered and provided

5. Client Outcomes
Consumer employment or other outcomes achieved by individuals with disabilities that are associated with your JDVRTAC initiative. (Most projects are not yet able to document many client outcomes.)
Examples (most projects are not yet able to document many client outcomes):
# clients enrolled in or completed new customized training program
# clients employed at newly engaged businesses

6. Outputs and Outcomes: Example
Created new BE structure
Defined roles for all staff engaged in business relations.
Developed new training program for LMI and business engagement.
Trained 85 VR staff in use of LMI and business engagement.
Developed and implemented a new tracking system for new business relationships
INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES
Increased VR staff knowledge of LMI and business engagement Data Source: pre-post testing
Contacted 180 new businesses statewide and provided services to these businesses Data Source: business relations tracking system
CLIENT OUTCOMES
38 customers placed with employers involved in business engagement activities and recorded in new tracking database
13 successful case closures with these newly engaged businesses
Data Sources: business relations tracking system and CMS