1. Best Practices:
Safe Crossing
March 2013
Presented By:
Sue Sadler
Senior Director, Services and Program Development
2. Overview of Presentation
• Choosing a Sector:
• Establishing Partnerships:
• Six-Tier Program Delivery Model:
1) Industry Participation
2) Canadian-Context Academic Component
3) Business Communications and Language Support
4) Sector-Specific Job Search and Placement
5) Coaching and Mentoring
6) Specialized Retention Services
• What Works Really Well?
• How Do We Know?
• What Would Make Good Models and Great Results Even Better?
• Questions?
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3. Choosing a Sector
• Labour Market Information:
Skills Shortages
Access to Professions
Local Need
Projected Growth
• Industry Drivers:
Employer Engagement
Sector Support
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4. Establishing Partnerships
• Academic Component
• Business and Language Coaches
• Sector Councils
• Employers
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5. Six-Tier Program Delivery Model
1) Industry Participation:
Program design informed by industry
“Show me the Employers!!!”
Guest Speakers Series
Expert Panel Feedback
Resume Critiques & Mock Interviews
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6. Six-Tier Program Delivery Model
2) Canadian-context Academic Component:
Avoids costs, time and redundancy associated
with repeating training already obtained
abroad (non-regulated professions)
Features only Canadian context and North
American relevancy
Participants receive certification from a
recognised Canadian academic institution
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7. Six-Tier Program Delivery Model
3) Business Communications and Language Support:
Front-ended through a customized in-class (or
online) curriculum
Back-ended through ongoing support via
personalized Language and/or Business
Communications Coaching and a ‘Document
Editing Service’
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8. Six-Tier Program Delivery Model
4) Sector-Specific Job Search and Placement:
Industry Specialization
Rapport Building accomplished through
familiarity with specific needs and requirements
Customized Recruitment Events
Repeat hires through employer involvement and
program’s ability to respond to the industry’s
needs (as they are identified)
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10. Six-Tier Program Delivery Model
6) Specialized Retention Services:
Post-Hire Employee Support
Post-Hire Employer Support
On-boarding Check List
Buddy Systems
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11. What Works Really Well?
• Pilot Model (work in progress)
• Sector Specialization
• Industry Participation in Program Design and
Delivery
• Post-Hire Supports
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12. How Do We Know?
• 82% commensurate employment outcome across 8
bridging programs:
• 97% retention rate at one-year of employment
• Employer participation on all 8 Industry Advisories
spans over 40 different employers
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13. What would make good models and great
results even better?
• Pre-arrival access to programming
• More coordination and partnership
• A prominent ‘Sector Voice’
• Sustainable resources
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