Griffin-Hammis Case Study
Company Overview
Griffin-Hammis Associates is a small but mighty organization that helps individuals who experience disabilities find quality jobs. They are an internationally recognized pioneer in developing customized employment services for people with disabilities. The organization consults in community rehabilitation improvement, job creation and job site training for individuals and families, provider agencies, schools and teachers, state and federal systems and government agencies. They regularly provide self-employment training, customized employment training certified by the Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) and Everyone Can Work trainings, among other educational offerings.
The Case: Unlocking More Potential
While Griffin-Hammis has made a big impact in the lives of their clients by helping them achieve gainful employment and increasing economic growth in communities, they needed a better and more engaging way to deliver training. With an organization of 100 percent practitioners and zero percent technological know-how or support, they needed a solution that delivered engaging training content beyond a pre-recorded webinar and was also easy to learn.
Challenges:
So many of the solutions Griffin-Hammis found and researched required a development team, or an arduous undertaking of training—both options that weren’t appealing or an option for them. Griffin-Hammis found that other products on the market had an exorbitant pricing structure coupled with a learning arc that was too steep, and many had a one-size-fits-all approach.
They found software products that did some of the things they wanted to do, but not all, and integration was a nightmare. In addition, as an organization that works directly with and supports people with disabilities, choosing a software product that prioritized accessibility was a must. Not many products on the market integrated accessibility automatically.
Outcome: Partners in Growth
As Beth Keeton stated, once they found CourseArc, they never looked back. With the help of CourseArc, Griffin-Hammis took their training offerings from static, non-reusable presentations that didn’t have a lot of reach to easily modifiable engaging and interactive courses that could be deployed to more people.
Their first task was to convert a six-module, twelve-week training series from a standalone pre-recorded webinar to a highly interactive and engaging course. Two states, Texas and Florida, have since adopted it. They also expanded their course offerings, adding their “Everyone Can Work” training–designed in CourseArc–to train disability service professionals, families and advocates. Seven states have adopted that training.
In addition, the organization has created a customized course, “Customized Employment”, for vocational rehabilitation counselors in six states. Because of the ease of use and CourseArc’s Copy Course feature, Griffin-Hammis has been able to modify this course for different target groups.
Griffin-Hammis started by building one course in 2018 and now has over 40 courses. Their learners have accessed over 220,000 pages of content, averaging more than 200 page hits daily and completing over 83,000 interactives. There are plans to continue adding to their training offerings. CourseArc has allowed Griffin-Hammis to move forward with a broader vision for how to provide high-quality training more consistently in a variety of settings.
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