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What is Community Based What is Community Based TrainingTraining
Non-institutionalNon-institutional Non-profitNon-profit HolisticHolistic Rooted in community Rooted in community Client centeredClient centered
Who are Community Who are Community Based TrainersBased Trainers
10,000 CBT’s in Canada (OECD)10,000 CBT’s in Canada (OECD)
25% of the work done by training 25% of the work done by training systems in Canada is by CBT’s.systems in Canada is by CBT’s.
Who do CBT’s ServeWho do CBT’s Serve
Persons with barriers to Persons with barriers to employmentemployment• Income Assistance RecipientsIncome Assistance Recipients• Employment Insurance RecipientsEmployment Insurance Recipients• New ImmigrantsNew Immigrants• Persons with DisabilitiesPersons with Disabilities• YouthYouth• WomenWomen
Who We ServeWho We Serve
Source: The Second Century: Source: The Second Century: Community-Based Training in Canada Community-Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski)(Wolfson & Lodzinski)
SAR = social assistance recipients
ASPECT ASPECT BC’s Community Based BC’s Community Based
TrainersTrainers
A provincial association of more than A provincial association of more than 130 community based training 130 community based training agencies.agencies.
“ “represents and promotes the interests represents and promotes the interests and activities of members to strengthen and activities of members to strengthen their capacity to provide services to their capacity to provide services to people with barriers to employment” people with barriers to employment”
ASPECTASPECT BC’s Community Based BC’s Community Based
TrainersTrainers
The ASPECT Vision:The ASPECT Vision:
All people have the opportunity to All people have the opportunity to achieve employment that is achieve employment that is meaningful to them; and meaningful to them; and community-based trainers are community-based trainers are recognized and valued for recognized and valued for excellence.excellence.
A major broker of :A major broker of :• Workplace Based TrainingWorkplace Based Training• Training for Jobs Training for Jobs • Job Placement contracts Job Placement contracts
All contracts are delivered through All contracts are delivered through our member agenciesour member agencies
ASPECTASPECT BC’s Community Based BC’s Community Based
TrainersTrainers
National LinksNational Links
National links to:National links to:
– The Canadian Coalition of Community Based The Canadian Coalition of Community Based Employability Training ( CCCBET)Employability Training ( CCCBET)
– The Canadian Alliance of Education and Training The Canadian Alliance of Education and Training Organizations (CAETO)Organizations (CAETO)
– Canada Career Information Partnership (CCIP)Canada Career Information Partnership (CCIP)– Canada Career Consortium (CCC)Canada Career Consortium (CCC)
Workforce Profile of Workforce Profile of Community Based Community Based
TrainersTrainers
Source: The Second Century: Community-Source: The Second Century: Community-Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski) Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski)
Salary Levels
Professional Development Professional Development for Community Based for Community Based
TrainersTrainers
Source: The Second Century: Source: The Second Century: Community-Based Training in Community-Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski)Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski)
Barriers to Professional Development
Workforce Profile of Workforce Profile of Community Based Community Based
TrainersTrainers
Source: The Second Century: Source: The Second Century: Community-Based Training in Community-Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski) Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski)
Educational Level of CBT’s
Why We Work in the CBT Why We Work in the CBT SectorSector
Source: The Second Century: Source: The Second Century: Community-Based Training in Canada Community-Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski)(Wolfson & Lodzinski)
Labour Market Information Labour Market Information IssuesIssues
Information is not sufficient:Information is not sufficient:• 1. Equity of access1. Equity of access• 2. Finding the right information2. Finding the right information• 3. Personal contact3. Personal contact
» OECD Study, P. 81OECD Study, P. 81
Equity of AccessEquity of Access
Literacy IssuesLiteracy Issues
Language BarriersLanguage Barriers
Electronic BarriersElectronic Barriers
Urban vs. RuralUrban vs. Rural
Finding the Right Finding the Right Information Information
Plethora of Labour Market Plethora of Labour Market InformationInformation
Fragmented InformationFragmented Information
Personal ContactPersonal Contact
Need to discuss information with Need to discuss information with someone who is knowledgeable, to someone who is knowledgeable, to relate information to their needs. relate information to their needs. • individual identityindividual identity• valuesvalues• lifestylelifestyle• familyfamily• geographic placementgeographic placement
LMI Issues for LMI Issues for Multi-Barriered ClientsMulti-Barriered Clients
Understanding the terms of “ LMI” Understanding the terms of “ LMI”
Job search vs. career planningJob search vs. career planning
Lack of predictability of LMILack of predictability of LMI
Issues for ImmigrantsIssues for Immigrants
No specific LMI for immigrantsNo specific LMI for immigrants
Systemic changesSystemic changes
Cultural differencesCultural differences
Issues for Persons with Issues for Persons with DisabilitiesDisabilities
Accessing the informationAccessing the information
Relevance of information Relevance of information
Occupation based, rather than Occupation based, rather than skills basedskills based
Policy RecommendationsPolicy Recommendations
Labour Market Information should Labour Market Information should be accessible to all. be accessible to all.
Individual counselling should be Individual counselling should be available to help process the available to help process the information and synthesize it to information and synthesize it to the needs of the individual.the needs of the individual.
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