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Best Practices:Safe Crossing

March 2013

Presented By:Sue Sadler

Senior Director, Services and Program Development

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Overview of Presentation• Choosing a Sector:• Establishing Partnerships:• Six-Tier Program Delivery Model:

1) Industry Participation2) Canadian-Context Academic Component3) Business Communications and Language Support4) Sector-Specific Job Search and Placement 5) Coaching and Mentoring6) 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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Choosing a Sector

• Labour Market Information:Skills ShortagesAccess to ProfessionsLocal NeedProjected Growth

• Industry Drivers:Employer EngagementSector Support


Establishing Partnerships

• Academic Component

• Business and Language Coaches

• Sector Councils

• Employers


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



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



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’



4) Sector-Specific Job Search and Placement:

Industry SpecializationRapport Building accomplished through

familiarity with specific needs and requirementsCustomized Recruitment EventsRepeat hires through employer involvement and

program’s ability to respond to the industry’s needs (as they are identified)



5) Coaching & Mentoring:

Speed Mentoring ™The Mentoring Partnership ™Business CoachingLanguage CoachingEmployer Critiques



6) Specialized Retention Services:

Post-Hire Employee SupportPost-Hire Employer SupportOn-boarding Check ListBuddy Systems


What Works Really Well?

• Pilot Model (work in progress)

• Sector Specialization

• Industry Participation in Program Design and Delivery

• Post-Hire Supports


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


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


QUESTIONS ???

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