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Support for Adult Learners Presentation to CESBA West Region Meeting June 12, 2015 Employment and Training Division Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

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Table of Contents

• Canada-Ontario Job Grant – recent developments
• Current directions:
• Centre for Workforce Innovation
• Youth Employment
• Literacy and Basic Skills
• Supporting apprentices
• Employment and Training Services Integration
• Appendix: List of Employment Ontario Programs and Services

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Canada-Ontario Job Grant

• On March 28, 2014, Ontario signed the Canada-Ontario Job Fund

Agreement with the federal government.

• Provides Ontario with approximately $192 million per year for the next six

years to support employer-driven training programs and services.

• The agreement is a key source of funding for new, employer-driven,

training initiatives like the Canada-Ontario Job Grant.

• The COJG represents an opportunity for the province to engage more

effectively with employers to support existing or new employees in

• btaining the skills required to fill and succeed in available jobs.

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• The COJG program has been very popular with

employers.

• To help service providers prioritize applications

and manage their budget, the ministry introduced a new COJG assessment tool that will help to prioritize employer applications received after April 20th based on the program’s strategic priorities.

• For additional information, you may contact

your local ministry office and visit the Employment Ontario Partners’ Gateway.

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Canada-Ontario Job Grant

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• In addition to implementing the COJG, Ontario will use the grant to support two, new skills

training pilots to encourage employers to take a greater role in workforce training:

• Canada-Ontario Job Grant: UpSkill (COJG: UpSkill) will fund partnerships between

employers and training providers to develop and deliver sector-specific integrated essential and technical skills training, to meet the shared workforce needs of employers within specific sectors.

• A Call for Proposal will be posted online in June 2015
• Canada-Ontario Job Grant: Customized Training (COJG: Customized Training) will fund

partnerships between individual employers and training providers to develop firm- specific training solutions.

• Applications will be posted online for employers in June 2015

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COJG Skills Training Pilots

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Current directions:

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Continuous improvement

• Establish a new Ontario Centre for Workforce Innovation (OCWI)

that will drive innovation and evidence-based service delivery across the province.

• A Call for Proposals was released on May 4, 2015, to identify an

entity or partnership of entities to set up and manage the new Centre.

• The OCWI will:
• Engage extensively with key stakeholders to set strategic

priorities;

• Build capacity and support an employment and training

community of practice;

• Research, pilot and evaluate innovative employment and

training projects; and,

• Launch an accessible, bilingual website where it will highlight

its resources and promising practices

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Youth Employment Programs

• The 2013 Budget announced $195 Million in funding over two years for the

Youth Employment Fund (YEF), as part of the larger Youth Jobs Strategy (YJS).

• The Youth Employment Fund was launched on September 23, 2013, with a two-

year funding commitment to help 25,000 young people access job

• pportunities, develop skills, and gain valuable work experience.
• The 2015 Ontario Budget renews the Ontario Youth Jobs Strategy, and commits

an additional $250 million over two years to serve up to 150,000 clients.

• The focus areas are skills development, labour market connections,

entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Youth Employment Programs (cont.)

• To support youth skills development, the Budget proposed a new

program, Youth Job Connection, to help youth with multiple barriers gain the skills to find a job.

• To promote labour market connections for young people, the Budget

proposed creating Youth Job Link. It would give students and youth, who do not face significant employment barriers, access to job search resources to help transition to the labour market, including summer employment placement opportunities.

• It also proposed the Youth Skills Connections Fund, to help bridge the

gap between postsecondary training programs and the skills that businesses need today.

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Literacy and Basic Skills

• Focus on performance management and positive outcomes for clients

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Supporting apprentices

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Investments in Apprenticeship

• Ontario is investing an additional $55 million in three programs that

support apprenticeship.

• This investment will help the next generation of skilled tradespeople

access the training, equipment and facilities they need to get good jobs.

• Pre-Apprenticeship , in April 2015, the government announced an

investment of $13 million in funding over two years, to help these under-represented groups gain a foothold in the labour market.

• Apprenticeship Enhancement Fund investment of $23M
• Per Diem increase for Training Delivery Agencies

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Employment and Training Services Integration

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• Currently, the government invests about $1.07 billion per year in employment and

training services.

• Opportunity for better integration
• The potential benefits of integration are significant:
• For individuals who need training, it will mean enhanced and simplified

access to a range of services and better employment outcomes.

• For individuals receiving social assistance, it will mean access to a wider range
• f employment and training services.
• For employers, the improved and co-ordinated promotion of services will

mean a simpler system to navigate.

• For taxpayers, it will result in improved value for money.
• Multiphase stakeholder engagement strategy that includes Aboriginal
• rganizations

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Integrating Ontario’s Employment and Training Services

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• We are also exploring concrete options to:
• Put in place a common assessment framework, using a “distance from the labour

market approach”, to ensure individuals in search of training or employment get the supports they need to access the right services;

• Establish a new Ontario Centre for Workforce Innovation that will drive innovation

and evidence-based service delivery across the province;

• Pilot Local Employment Planning Councils to support strategic engagement of

employers and other community actors in local workforce planning, and develop and improve the quality, analysis and application of local market information; and

• Develop a comprehensive Labour Market Information Strategy to improve access

to labour market information and make it easier for job seekers to make informed decisions about their education, training and careers.

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APPENDIX

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Appendix: List of Programs and Services

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• Employment Service
• Ontario Employment Assistance Services
• Second Career
• Summer Jobs Service
• Ontario Job Creation Partnership
• Ontario Self Employment Benefit
• Targeted Initiative for Older Workers
• Youth Employment Fund
• Canada-Ontario Job Grant

Apprenticeship

• Apprenticeship Client Services
• Apprenticeship Seat Purchase
• Apprenticeship Enhancement Fund
• Apprenticeship Innovation Fund
• Co-op Diploma Apprenticeship Program
• Apprenticeship Employer Signing Bonus
• Apprenticeship Completion Bonus to Employers
• Apprentice Completion Bonus in Non-Red Seal Trades
• Apprenticeship Scholarship
• Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program
• Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program
• Support for Non-Employment Insurance Eligible

Apprentices During In-School Training

• Support for Apprentices with Disabilities
• Loans for Tools
• Examination Preparation Supports
• Modular Training
• Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit

Foundational Skills

• Literacy and Basic Skills
• Ontario Bridging Participant Assistance Program

Labour Market

• Sector Initiatives Fund
• Rapid Re-Employment and Training Service
• Adjustment Advisory Program
• Ontario Labour Market Partnership
• Local Boards
• Network Development Fund

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Literacy and Basic Skills – Results (cont.) Learners by Sector 2013-14

Sector Number of Learners Percent (%) Community based service providers 13,205 30 Colleges 16,712 39 School Boards 13,228 31 Total 43,145 100

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Employment Service

• Launched in 2010, Employment Service provides a one-stop, customer-

centered approach to service delivery across the province.

• Serves over 500,000 people a year, including over 60,000 employer

partners.

• Employment Service provides five key supports that can be customized to

a client’s needs:

• client service planning and coordination
• resource and information
• job search
• job matching, placement and incentives
• job/training retention
• In 2013-14, over 684,000 clients participated
• 98% customer satisfaction rate
• Program effectiveness:
• 66% employed/career path
• 15% in training/education