Open-form survey responses to the following questions (all skills and competencies listed in this table were identified by at least 2 survey respondents).
Question 1: Are there any skills/competencies that you think the Urban Resources Initiative (URI) did a particularly good job in helping you develop? If so, which ones? (Top 10)
Question 2: Are there any skills/competencies that you gained as a URI intern that have been particularly helpful for you in your career since? If so, which ones? (Top 10)
Question 3: Of the skills/competencies missing from your URI internship experience, are there any that have proven to be particularly important for you in your career since? If so, which ones?
Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 |
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Community Engagement (32%) | Community Engagement (25%) | Other (7%) |
Landscape Design (7%) | Other (13%) | Anti-Racism and Environmental Justice (5%) |
Working with Diverse and/or Marginalized Communities (7%) | Project Management (11%) | Budget Planning (4%) |
Environmental Education Curriculum Implementation (7%) | Working as Part of a Team (11%) | |
Project Management (7%) | Engaging Municipal Government Departments (9%) | |
Working as Part of a Team (7%) | Working with Diverse and/or Marginalized Communities (7%) | |
Tree Planting (5%) | Environmental Education Curriculum Implementation (7%) | |
Urban Forestry Best Management Practices (5%) | Engaging Municipal Government Departments (5%) | |
Team Leadership (5%) | Collaborative Planning (5%) | |
Other (5%) | Monitoring and Evaluation (5%) |