Post-Course Stage

Evaluation Type

Things you will need to think about

  • Program-level assessment
  • Course-level assessment
  • Student Retention/Attrition rates
  • Engagement outcomes
  • Content implemented as intended
  • Knowledge change (outcome)
  • Participant satisfaction (as outcome): useful, relevant, easily tolerated, understandable, duration

Ways to measure your goal

  • Course/program completion statistics
  • Course grades (group level)
  • Graduation/pass rate
  • Student satisfaction
  • Course attendance/adherence
  • Course evaluations (formal/informal)
  • Instructor evaluations
  • Time spent in instruction
  • Resources used (identified at pre-stage)
  • Course content & evaluations implemented as outlined in syllabus

Resources and Strategies 

  • Admissions department/Registrar’s Office data
  • Pursue formal recognition or accreditation for the program (e.g., RESNA; IAAP; CECOPS; ISWP WSP/course recognition)
  • Feedback on how to improve content delivery (survey/Focus Group with students/graduates)
  • Student perceptions of usefulness
  • Identify challenges of implementation (survey/Focus Group with educators)
  • ISWP wheelchair service provision basic test
  • Wheelchair Skills Program Certification Exam

Things you will need to think about

  • Knowledge sharing amongst staff, maintain core competencies as it relates to the specific setting
  • Continuing education
  • Support staff in pursuing certifications if relevant/helpful to setting

Ways to measure your goal

  • Employment rate post-graduation
  • Professional Retention/graduate destinations (how many remain in the profession)
  • Accreditation and monitoring of therapist prescriptions

Resources and Strategies 

Things you will need to think about

  • Program (education and training) is formally recognized and/or accredited
  • Monitor the continuing suitability and sustainability of the education and training programme through program outcomes

Ways to measure your goal

  • Benchmark against sustainability criteria that are outlined in educational standards (e.g., year-to-year enrollment comparisons; resource allocations)

Resources and Strategies