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4. Project and E-Learning Program Overview

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Presentation AgendaA. Project Goal & Objectives

B. Issues Addressed by Project

C. Training Model

D. E-Learning Program

E. Project Organization

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A. Project Objectives

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Project Objectives

To increase the effectiveness of rural

SMEs in assessing and enhancing the digital skill levels of employees

Project ObjectivesTo increase capacity of the field in essential digital skills through knowledge gained following the pilot testing and evaluation of a training model in essential digital skills

(The Research Program)

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B. Issues Addressed by Project

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Literacy & Essential Skills

needed for work, learning and life

foundation for learning all other skills

help people evolve with their jobs and adapt to workplace change

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada

Issue #1

Literacy & Essential Skills

Reading

Writing

Document Use

Numeracy

Computer Use

Thinking

Oral Communication

Working with Others

Continuous Learning

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada

Issue #1

Digital Essential SkillsThe Computer Use Skill

Has evolved due to the rapid evolution of …

Information & Communication Technologies

Due to the increasing importance of:

• INTERNET information networks & applications

• Communication & Mobile technologies

Issue #1

Digital Essential SkillsInformation & Communication Technologies (ICT) are rapidly changing:

the way business is conducted

the way we work

the way we perform work tasks

Issue #1

Rural Digital DivideRural SMEs are at risk of falling behind

In most OECD countries, workers:

in over 95% of large businesses

In over 85% of medium-sized businesses

And 65% of small businesses

have access to and use the Internet as part of their jobs

Issue #2

Occupational Digital DivideLow-skilled occupations are behind

In the OECD Skills Outlook 2013, on average across countries:

50% of adults in skilled occupations

20% of adults in elementary occupations

score at Level 2 or 3 in the problem solving in technology-rich skill

Issue #3

Source: OECD Skills Outlook 2013

Access to TrainingNot easy for rural small businesses to access training opportunities

Distance from training locations

Costs due to travel

Employees time out-of-work

Minimum number of employees needed for a training course to be offered

Class-room approach not adapted to workplace training

Issue #4

Access to TrainingWorkers in elementary occupations

Are offered less training opportunities than those of skilled and higher skilled occupations

Elementary occupations lack the foundational skills needed to learn

Issue #4

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C. Training Model

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Project Goal

Design a bilingual workplace training

model to develop the essential digital

skills of rural small businesses

Training ModelWith rural small business needs in mind

ACCESSIBLE DIRECTLY IN THE WORKPLACE

• Via on Online E-Learning Platform

FLEXIBLE TO ADAPT TO THE WORKPLACE

• Self-Paced and Autonomous Learning

CONTEXTUALIZED TO THE WORKPLACE

DRIVEN BY THE SME OWNER / MANAGER

Training ModelBASIC DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING Adapted to Low-skilled Occupations

Training contextualized to doingreal and practical workplace tasks more efficiently using ICTs

Designed for Level 2 literacy

Training ModelTarget GroupsRural small businesses in industries with a low-skilled workforce

Manufacturing and service industries

• For the piloting of the training: Recruit 12 SMEs in 5 participating provinces to pilot-test the training program

Training ModelTarget GroupsLow-skilled workers

Elementary Occupations

• For the piloting of the training: Recruit over 100 employees of level 2 (& 1) literacy to pilot-test the training

• Recruit those with lower than high school diploma

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D. The Digital Skills E-Learning Program

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Definition - Digital SkillsUsing digital technology

Using communication tools and networks

Acquiring and evaluating information

Communicating with others

Performing practical tasks

in the work place

Basic Digital Skills Training

TARGETING ELEMENTARY OCCUPATIONS IN:

ADMINISTRATION

PRODUCTION or OPERATIONS

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Basic Digital Skills Training

Designed for literacy level 2

To train employees on how to

perform EIGHT (8) practical

workplace tasks using ICTs

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E. Project Organization

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A Partnership Approach

TO HELP BRIDGE THE GAP

of Digital Skills in rural SMEs

Partners in 5 ProvincesNova Scotia

New Brunswick

Québec

Manitoba

Alberta

PartnersSMEs

Owners / Managers / Employees

Literacy and Essential SkillsProvincial Programs

Rural Business OrganizationsCommunity Futures Network of Canada

Funding PartnersFunded in part by the Government of Canada's

Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program and ACOA’s Business Development Program

Funded also by the NB Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and the NB Regional Development Corporation

Delivered by the

Key IntervenersGUIDES

Will recruit SMEs and coordinate their participation in collaboration with the WES Instructors

WES INSTRUCTORSof the provincial workplace essential skills program

Will support SMEs and employees participating in pilot-testing of the Online Digital Skills Training in the workplace

Key IntervenersE-LEARNING CONSULTANTS (SOFAD)

To design and develop all the components of the Online Digital Workplace Skills Training Program

RESEARCH CONSULTANTS (SRDC)

To develop research to measure the efficiency of the Online Digital Skills Training

Project Team

Plan, implement and coordinate the project, from global planning to workplace activities

Key Interveners

SME Owners/Managers and Employees

To use/pilot/test the Online Digital Workplace Skills Training Program in a real workplace setting

LEVEL OF EFFORT OF SMEs

Project Global Process

THANK YOU!QUESTIONS?

Project Delivered by

The opinions and interpretations in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the

Government of Canada.

MERCI!QUESTIONS?

Projet livré par

Les opinions et les interprétations figurant dans la présente publication sont celles de l’auteur et ne représentent pas nécessairement celles du

gouvernement du Canada.

Funding Partners • Partenaires financiers

The N.B. Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and the Regional Development Corporation [N.B.] are also participating in funding the project.

Le ministère de l’Éducation postsecondaire, de la Formation et du Travail du N.-B. et la Société de développement régional [N.-B.] participent aussi au financement du projet.

Funded in part by the Government of Canada's Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program and ACOA’s Business Development

Program..

Financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada, Programme d’apprentissage, d’alphabétisation et d’acquisition des compétences essentielles pour les adultes et le Programme de développement des

entreprises de l’APÉCA.