Outreach Best Practices

This 2-page resource, provided by the Centers Collaborative for Technical Assistance (CCTA), is an outreach best practices guide. CCTA offers a series of National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education best practice guides. CCTA comprises five NSF ATE centers. CCTA was formed "in response to a Department of Labor request for technical assistance services to recipients of Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grants."

This best practice guide covers "strategies that ATE centers and projects have found effective in increasing the enrollment of three specific populations: veterans, Hispanics, and women." The following sections are included: Effective Outreach and Recruitment, Connect With Special Populations, Focus Groups For Research In Advance, When Dealing With Veterans, Veterans To Stem Careers, Reaching Out To Hispanic Populations, Recruiting Women To STEM, and Effective Strategies.