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Program Outcomes

2009 Statistics

Since 1994, Gateway Construction has graduated more than 1,000 Travis County residents. Of those graduates, approximately 50% went on to take jobs in the construction industry, 25% took a non-construction job, and 26 went on to continue their educations.

Gateway serves 100 participants annually over eight classes.

Gateway graduates 75% of enrolled participants.

Gateway assures that 75% of graduates obtain employment or continue education.

Gateway attains a 75% level in employed graduates obtaining employment at a livable wage of at least $9 an hour.

Gateway attains a 75% level in employed graduates retaining employment for at least six months.

Assessment Methods

Gateway's program output and outcome measures are obtained through:

Participant self-reportng of employment and continuing education
Using participants' social security numbers to query The Workforce Information System of Texas (TWIST)
Conduct follow-up phone surveys of participants to obtain employment status
Contact employers to obtain participant employment status

Before I started Construction Gateway, I had low self-esteem, no self confidence and very little hope for a bright future. I’ve made some bad choices in my life but I learned a lesson with every mistake and it’s helped me change the way I think.

Construction Gateway has given me the chance to re-invent myself. The program and all the instructors have given me back my self-esteem, self-confidence and something that’s far more important than anything that can be taught in these classrooms... hope. I am no longer afraid to wake up and face the day’s challenges.

Johnny Beall,
2009 Gateway Graduate