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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.