Labour Market Framework: Comprehensive Skills and Trades Training Strategy:Draft 2013-2016 Action Plan
Objective / Proposed Actions / Proposed Stakeholders / Proposed Resources / Proposed Timeline / Proposed Outputs / Proposed Indicators / Proposed Current Situation / Proposed 2016 projection / Outcomes / Indicator / Current Situation / 2013 projection
Governance an practise Goal: Stakeholders implement the LMF CSTTS Strategy together
Implementing the LMF National Recruitment and Retention Strategy / CSTTS Stakeholders Committee continue to monitor and assess the implementation of the CSTTS Strategy of the Labour Market Framework for Yukon / Any stakeholders interested or impacted by recruitment and retention
Specifically: President, Board of Directors members and human resources representatives of: Crown corporation, Yukon Government, Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce, Yukon Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Mines, Corporation in the energy. Mines and resources sectors, Northwestel, AFY, Yukon First Nations, Multicultural Centre, municipal governments, Association of Yukon Community / In kind contribution by attending the meetings / From 2013-to 2016 / Committee members assess the implementation of the LMF CSTTS Strategy on a regular basis
Committee members monitor the implementation of the LMF CSTTS Strategy
Committee members advise the chairs on changes to make to the Action Plan and any related issues regarding trainings efforts and initiatives
Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the strategy published each month of March
Co-chair model in place (with a YG and a non-YG as chairs) / # of stakeholder attending the LMF CSTTS Stakeholders Committee meeting
# of meeting per years
# of issues identified and recommendation made to / Stakeholder met on a regular basis since 2010. / Stakeholders are satisfied with the impact of the strategy’s implementation
Stakeholders participate actively in the committee / Progress Report developed and published / Regular meeting with a satisfactory participant turnout / Regular meeting are organized / Stakeholders are engaged and satisfied with the progress made regarding the implementation
Strategic Goal 1.0:Ensure training opportunities are available for all Yukon people to adapt effectively and efficiently to changing skills, knowledge, and abilities..
1.1Develop an integrated results-based training approach, methodology and system. / 1.1.1 Training system subject matter experts to improve the current training approach, methodology and system. / Advanced Education Branch, Organizations delivering training programs funded or not by Advanced Education, CSTTS Committee, YCOD / Advanced Education Branch staff / 2014 / Recommendation made to Advanced education Branch on how to improve our current system / Report made / GENIE in place, CTF in place,
Service providers are doing training,
CNIM and Yukon College are providing training / A full integrated training system in place.
1.1.1 A) GENIE used by every organization receiving funding from AEB / Department of Education/ Advanced Education Branch,YCOD, All services providers funded by Advanced Education Branch / Advanced Education Staff / 2016 / Case management system in place and used / # of case files in system
# of client’s case-managed through the system.
% of training programs monitored
Case manager reports, including training programs outcomes and client (learners & employers) satisfaction / GENIE implementation in progress / 100% of clients participating in a training program funded by Advanced Education Branch are case managed
1.1.2 Determining the range of employment services available in Yukon and services needed by Yukonners. / Department of Education/ Advanced Education Branch; Consultant / Advanced Education Branch / 2014 / Inventory completed in 2014
Gap analysis completed by 2014
Recommendations formulated by 2014 / Inventory report
Gap analysis
Recommendations / Numerous services are offered to Yukonners / Improved training programs and services offering
1.1.3 Maintain a multi-stakeholders committee (co-chaired by YG and a non YG stakeholder) which will play a coordination role in implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the Comprehensive Skills and Trades Training Strategy and Action Plan. / Department of Education/
Advanced Education Branch
All participating organizations/businesses / Advanced Education Staff / Ongoing / Comprehensive Skills
and Trades Training
Stakeholders
Committee maintained
Co-chairs in place
Support the
implementation of the
CSTTS, including
problem-solving
implementation issues
as they may arise
Monitoring and
evaluating progress of
the implementation of
the CSTTS Action Plan
Recommendations for
new strategic actions
for the CSTTS Action
Plan to the Advanced
Education Branch/
Yukon government
Recommendations for
training priorities for the
Community Training
Fund (CTF) to the
Advanced Education
Branch, Yukon
government / # of active members on
committee
# of monitoring
activities undertaken by
committee
Annual Progress
Reports provided
Recommendations to
amend the CSTT
Action Plan made (as needed)
Recommendations on
the priorities for the
CTF allocations made / Committee is composed of members form the industry, the business, the government and the NGO. The committee meet once a quarter. / Increased
participation
in the CSTTS
Committee
Increased
coordination
in
implementing,
monitoring &
evaluating the
CSTT
Strategy &
Action Plan
1.1.4 Volunteering experiences are cognized and promoted / CSTTS Stakeholders, Volunteer Yukon,YCOD / Volunteer Yukon / Ongoing / Yukonners are aware about the benefit to do volunteering in their community
Volunteer Experience Recognition Program is used by organizations / # of people using VERP
# of organization supporting VERP / VERP was launched in 2013
Volunteering is promoted by numerous organizations and the Yukon Public Schools. / Yukonners are aware about the benefit of volunteering
VERP is used by organization throughout Yukon
1.2 Improve essential skills and trades training programs. / 1.2.1Enhanced access to training programs for people who are not insured participants / Yukon College
Department of Education
CSTTS Stakeholders,
YTEC, AFY, YNSN, Volunteer Yukon, Challenge, YCOD / Yukon Government / 2013 - Ongoing / Trainings offering safety, life and employment skills courses are enhanced;
Cost of training is not prohibitive; / # of programs in safety, life and employment skills trainingdelivered
#Trainings are offered based on a flexible schedule (time).
# of people attending the programs
Satisfaction rate of the people attending the programs / Safety, life and employment skills trainings are offered by a suite of organizations throughout Yukon / Yukonners have better capacities regarding their safety, life and employment skills.
1.2.2Trainings content and delivery methods are designed to accommodate participants with barriers / Yukon College, Advanced Education (LMPS), Yukon Public Schools, NSN, NGOs / Stakeholders staff / 2014 / Delivery methods are flexible in order to improve learning outcomes of people with limitations (barriers, language, cost, social and mental health)
Delivery methods are taking into consideration the distance of training
Dual credit model, coop model are explored by Yukon College in collaboration with Yukon Public Schools. / # of programs delivery methods adapted to people with barriers
# of flexible initiative develop and implemented by stakeholders
# online/dual credit/co-op/local workshops offered / Current delivery method are designed with the intent to be flexible / Programs are delivered through a flexible schedule which improve essential skills of targeted groups
1.2.3Learning challenges and barriers of participants attending trainings are identified to improve the training delivery methods of instructors. / LDAY, Challenge, Yukon Learn, YCOD, Yukon College / Stakeholders staff / 2014-2015 / Instructors are informed of learning barriers and can adapt their teaching method accordingly.
Information developed is release through the CSTTS group / Identification of learning barriers developed
Information released / Information on learning barriers is available / Instructors are aware of the barriers faced by some of the participants
1.2.4The Adult Graduation Program is recognized and explained to students. / Yukon Public School, Advanced Education Branch, Yukon College / YBS staff / 2016 / Yukon students are aware of the benefit of Adult Graduation Program
Student are using the program
Coordinated approach to promote the Adult Graduation Program, Skills and Trades / Effective working relationship between stakeholders to explain the program
# of targeted students using the program.
Awareness of Skills and Trades
Awareness of graduation needs / Student seems not informed enough about the benefit of the Adult Graduation Program
Need for better collaboration between stakeholders to have students from the communities accessing trades and skills. / Yukon students enter in College better prepared
1.2.5 Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining offer mining trainings to Yukonners / Yukon College, Advanced Education Branch / Yukon College Staff / 2014-2016 / Yukon College implement successfully CNIM
Registrations to courses offered is aligned with the projections / # of student registered
# of students graduating / CNIM is currently in development.
First class to be offered in X / Local workforce for the mining sector is developed
Industries have access to a local talents pool.
1.2.6Agreements for essential/life skill programs in place for 2014-2016 / Advanced Education Branch, Yukon College, / Advanced Education Branch / 2015 / Agreement in place to replace the Northern Aboriginal Basic Education / New agreement reached to replace NABE / NABE offers financial capacity to
Yukon College to deliver essential/life skills trainings / New funding agreement in place to deliver essential/life skills trainings for targeted groups
1.2.7 Review the Apprenticeship and Tradespersons Qualifications program / AEB, Industry, Training Providers, clients / Internal / 2014 / Updated program / Review performed / Programs offered by Advanced Education Branch / Efficient programs offered to apprentices
1.3 Improve both the provision and delivery methods of training programs in the communities / 1.3.1 Use existing networks to established an integrated approach to improve delivery method in rural Yukon / Yukon College, Advanced Education Branch, Community Training Funds, Frontier College, Yukon First Nations, / Yukon College staff, Advanced Educated Staff, CTF representatives, Yukon First Nations, Dawson City stakeholders / 2015 / Organizations have successful outreach results.
Outreach tools are share among stakeholders / # of outreach tools identified
# of outreach tool available for stakeholders / Yukon College has a campus/branch in each Yukon communities / Services providers improve their outreach efforts
Organisation used and share outreach tools
1.3.2 Courses are delivered using a differentiated methodology to accommodate individuals’ needs / Yukon College, NGOs, CSTTS stakeholders / Yukon College staff, NGO staff, / 2013-2014 / Services providers are offering their trainings using a differentiated methodology / # of course designed to be delivered using a differentiated methodology / Organizations are delivering training using differentiated methodology / People with needs have access to trainings
1.3.3 Developing a train the trainer program to develop communities’ capacities. / Advanced Education Branch, Yukon College, CSTTS Committee / Yukon College staff, Immigration Committee members / 2014 / Train the trainers initiative is implemented / Program develop training capacity in Yukon communities
Students satisfaction rate with the program / Some initiatives occurred in the past. Need to have a concerted approach / Yukonners in rural Yukon living in the communities are able to deliver specific programs
1.3.4 Improve essential skills of individuals.
A) Develop a foundational skills plan to assist clients to access further jobs/education / CSTTS Stakeholders, Yukon Education (AEB, YPS), Yukon College, NGOs / Yukon Education / 2014 / Effective life skills trainings and related services are provided to people with low foundational skills / Clients satisfaction rate with the programs deliverables
Number of initiative occurred in Yukon communities / Clients can access life and employment skills development workshops and course in Yukon. / More people can enter to post-secondary education and labour market
B) Provides upgrading courses to individuals with needs / Yukon College, NGOs, Yukon Public School, Advanced Education Branch / Yukon Education / 2014-2015 / Upgrading courses are offered to people with upgrading needs / Course are provided
Students are referred to the upgrading courses
Collaboration between stakeholders to / More people with upgrading needs have access to upgrading courses.
1.3.5 Enhance the Community Training Fund as recommended by the CSTTS Working
Group. / Department of Education/
Advanced Education Branch
Community Training Fund
Stakeholders / Advanced Education staff, committee members / Ongoing / CTF
recommendations
implemented / CTF clients
(employers, trainees
&training providers)
satisfaction / Evaluation
of the
Yukon CTF
(July 2009)
New CTF
guidelines
underway / Improved
client
(employers,
trainees
&training
providers)
satisfaction
1.3.6 Enabling grassroots capacities with regard hosting trainings in rural Yukon / Dawson City, Economic Development, Public Service Commission, Yukon Chamber of Commerce, Yukon
Convention Bureau, association of Yukon Community / Identified stakeholders staff, / 2016 / Organizations are providing trainings in Yukon communities
Hubs for trainings are developed (north hub, south hub, east hub and a West hub) / # of trainings, conventions, conferences, trainings and workshops delivered in rural Yukon
# of LMF meetings hosted in rural Yukon / Training, conferences and workshops are delivered in rural Yukon. / Hubs for trainings are developed.
Economic benefits for those communities are made.
Economic diversification gains are made.
1.4 Support employers and self-employed individuals to access training programs. / No actions proposed by CSTTS for 2013-2016
1.5 Foster employer investment in workplace learning. / 1.5.1 Business/training organization creates and fosters supportive learning environments. / LDAY, Advanced Education Branch, Chambers of Commerce, Yukon College / LDAY staff, Advanced Education Staff, Aurora partners / 2016 / AURORA Workshop delivered in numerous organizations throughout Yukon
Organizations foster learning environment / # of organization participating in AURORA
Satisfaction rate from participants / AURORA is currently delivered in Yukon. / Aurora is viewed as a reference regarding fostering learning environment
Organization are highly satisfied with the program outcome
Participants learn within a supportive learning environment
1.5.2 A workplace/communication essential skills training offered jointly by the private and public sector to newcomers an immigrants working in the retail and hospitality sectors. / Advanced education Branch staff, Frontier College, NVD, Holland-America, Hougen Group of Company, Tim Hortons, Canadian Tire staff / Advanced education Branch staff, Frontier College, NVD, Holand-America, Hougen Group of Company, Tim Hortons, Canadian Tire staff / 2014 / Organization staff with English as their second language are improving their work performance (duties, safety, client services)
Employees with English as a second language improve their essential skills (literacy, numeracy, etc.) / # of business participating in the program
# of employees participating in the program / The workplace language programs is offered in 2013-2014 by Frontier College
Needs to secure this programs was expressed by numerous stakeholders in 2013 / Businesses enjoyed a better English capacity by their employee
Employees enjoyed a better work performance
Employees enjoyed better essential skills
1.5.3 The Business Fund enhanced access to trainings / Advanced Education Branch, Chambers of Commerce / Advanced Education Branch, Chambers of Commerce staff / 2014 / Fund used strategically
Communication to potential applicants in place / Dollars spent by the Business Funds
# of applicants / Business Training Fund in operation / Employers use a dedicated fund for their training needs
Strategic Goal 2.0.Support employers and self-employed individuals to access training programs
2.1 Increase awareness of post-secondary education options and student financial assistance / 2.1.1 AEB inform labour market stakeholders on Labour Market Information and forecasts
A) AEB gives info sessions on jobs prospects and labour markets forecast on a bi-annual basis (based on data availability) to Yukon Public Schools / Advanced Education Branch – LMPS
Economic Development
Yukon Public Schools / Advanced Education Branch – LMPS staff / Bi-annually (based on data availability) / Public School Branch Staff is informed on labour market forecasts
Public School Branch Staff participated in the LMF CSTTS and LMI committees / # of info session hosted
Satisfaction rate with the information released / Labour market forecasts are presented to the Public Schools Branch / Public School Branch staff have a better understanding of labour market forecasts
B) AEB disseminate LMI package by participating to existing industry events and existing network / AEB, PSB, Chambers of commerce, Chambers of Mines, Economic Development, Association of Yukon Communities, Yukon College / Advanced Education Branch – LMPS staff / Ongoing / Comprehensive LMI packages are developed to be used by stakeholders to inform their staff, clients and partners / # of info session hosted
Satisfaction rate with the information released / Labour market forecasts are presented to different target audiences / Targeted groups have a better understanding of labour market forecasts
2.1.2 Create a community of practise for career practitioners to improve labour market information sharing / Advanced Education Branch – LMPS
Career practitioners
BCCCA / Advanced Education Branch – LMPS staff
Career practitioners / 2014-2016 / Members of the Careers practitioners community of practises share relevant information on a regular basis / # of career practitioners participating in the CSTTS committee
Career practitioners community of practises created / Members of the CSTTS are exchange information from time to time.
Need to improve the work approach / Members of the Career Practitioners community of practises have a strong work relationship
2.1.3 Community Training Fund (CTF) Boards are communicating the potential training opportunities to the eligible persons. / CTF Boards / CTF boards / 2014 / Yukonners are informed of the training available and the possibilities to be financially supported by their CTF. / # of communication initiatives delivered by the CTF to their communities. / CTF offered financial support for training
Yukonners are informed about training offered in Yukon through numerous channels / Eligible people to the CTF have an understanding of the trainings available in Yukon
2.1.4 Creation of a Careers and Employability Month / Yukon Education, Yukon College, NGO, CSTTS Stakeholders / Yukon Education / 2015 / Careers and Employability Month / # of schools participated
# of organizations promoting the Careers and Employability Month / No Careers and Employability Month exist in Yukon / Yukonners are aware of the possibility for careers and employability in Yukon
2.2Build awareness of employment and training opportunities. / 2.2.1 Development of a broad “Youth Initiative” to improve linkage of youth within the labour market / Chambers of commerce, Chamber of Mines,
Yukon Education (AEB-PSB), Chambers of Commerce, NGOs, Yukon First Nations, AFY / Stakeholders in kind contribution / 2016 / Youth are in contact with labour market stakeholders
Youth have a better understanding of the training available
Youth have a better understanding of the requirement of today’s labour market and information about key sectors (ICT, mines, etc.) / Youth Initiative developed and implemented / Youth initiatives brought by numerous stakeholders are not coordinated to reach a set of common objective / Youth are more prepared for the labour Market
Youth have better connections with local employers
2.3 Improve and promote access to trades training for high-school students. / 2.3.1 Yukon College and Volunteer Yukon are organizing an Employment Expo on an annual basis. / Yukon College, Volunteer Yukon, partners / Yukon College and Volunteer Yukon Staff / 2014 / Youth connect with employers, institutions and organizations during the annual expo / # of school participating
# of exhibitors from Yukon and elsewhere. / Annual Expo organized since 2012 / Youth are informed about employment and volunteer opportunity.
Organizations improve their outreach efforts among youth.
2.4 Use integrated teaching approaches that meet diverse cultural and learning needs. / 2.4.1Promoting tools, programs and methods using a differentiated approach and ongoing formative assessment / CSTTS Committee members / Yukon college, Yukon Education (AEB-YPS), NGOs / 2014 / Needs assessment performed with regards to teaching delivery methods
Organizations are aware of the benefit gained from using differentiated approach and formative assessments / # of tools methods and programs explained to CSTTS Stakeholders / Stakeholders delivering courses used numerous teaching approached / Staff delivering courses improve their delivery methods and outcomes
2.5 Establish an effective funding model that ensures continuity of funding programs / 2.5.1Improving collaboration between funders / CANNOR, Advanced Education Branch, Service Canada, Yukon College, Training Policy committee, Yukon First Nations, Heritage Canada, Aboriginal Affairs / Advanced Education Branch / 2015 / Increase collaboration among funders / # of bilateral of multilateral discussionsamong funders / Funders are part of numerous LMF Committees. / Funds seekers have access to information by participating to different Labour Market Framework committees
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