Abstract
This mixed-methods study aimed to measure the impact workforce education programs have on STEM professionals’ job satisfaction and organizational commitment, specifically through the level of participation in the continuing education program and employees’ perceived effectiveness of said continuing education program. The findings suggested that participation in PD was significantly negatively associated with both job satisfaction and organizational commitment, indicating that as level of participation in PD increases, typically, both job satisfaction and organizational commitment levels tend to decrease. The results also showed that perceived effectiveness of organizational continuing education practices was significantly positively associated with both organizational commitment and job satisfaction. This suggested that higher levels of perceived effectiveness of continuing education practices were associated with higher levels of job satisfaction and organizational commitment. This study serves as a model for how organizations can gain valuable information about the impact of such programs, regardless of industry or organization.