Acceptability (returning citizens) |
Training Experience Questionnaire (example questions: How easy was the training to use?; How helpful was this training in preparing you for a job interview?) |
Survey for returning citizens (example questions: What was your favorite aspect of VR-JIT?; What did you like least about VR-JIT?) |
Acceptability (employment readiness instructor) |
Intervention Delivery Experience Questionnaire (example questions: how acceptable is the time required to deliver VR-JIT; how disruptive is VR-JIT to the services you provide?) |
Semi-structured interviews with employment readiness instructor (example questions: Can you share your thoughts on what was appealing about teaching returning citizens how to use VR-JIT?; How did VR-JIT influence your other services?) |
Scalability (MDOC administrators) |
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Semi-structured interviews with MDOC administrators (example questions: What are some potential challenges to scaling up the delivery of VR-JIT at the Villages? What adaptations may be needed to the existing implementation strategy for VR-JIT to make it more scalable at the Villages?) |
Feasibility (returning citizens) |
We will administratively monitor: adherence to training visits; reasons for missed visits; number of completed virtual interviews |
Survey for returning citizens (example questions: In what ways would you change the way you access VR-JIT to make it easier for you to practice? What difficulties did you experience when trying to use VR-JIT) |
Feasibility (employment readiness instructor) |
We will administratively monitor the time required to train employment readiness instructors to deliver VR-JIT; fidelity of VR-JIT delivery; fidelity checklist completion rates; employment readiness instructor time allocated to VR-JIT implementation |
Semi-structured interviews with employment readiness instructor; (example questions: What would need to change in your job to be the primary person delivering VR-JIT to your clients?; What was your experience completing the fidelity checks?; What are barriers to VR-JIT implementation? What are factors that help to successfully facilitate VR-JIT implementation?) |
Cost (MDOC administrators) |
We will monitor the time employment readiness instructor spent on their regular duties before and during the VR-JIT delivery. |
Semi-structured interviews with MDOC administrators (example questions: To what extent does the cost of offering VR-JIT to returning citizens affect your decision to use it? Do you expect cost to be a major factor in continuing to use VR-JIT at the Vocational Villages?) |