DESIGN YOUR CHANGE Consulting Inc.

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Essential Skills Pilot Program for Immigrants Summary

March 2011 to February 2012

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About Design Your Change Consulting

Incorporated Business Design Your Change Consulting Inc.

(BC0916201)

Design Your Change Consulting is a company dedicated to providing supports to increase an Individual’s potential to have a

successful learning experience.

Jayne Williams Aleck Joan Scott

Statement of Capacity For Essential Skills Online Learning

• With the current model of support, Design Your Change Consulting Inc. has the capacity to work with up to 30 - 35 referrals per month.

• In our experience average participant self study hours range from 40 to 60 hours to complete their learning plan. Given this calculation, ES Facilitator support hours would range from 10 to 15 hours per participant.

• Should it be required, Design Your Change Consulting Inc. has the capacity to hire additional sub contractors to meet the needs of the program and participants.

Qualifications for Jayne W Aleck & Joan Scott

• Essential Skills Learning Training (2010/2012), Grant Bishop – Eskilon Solutions

• Solution Focused Therapy, Level One (2002), Solution Talk Inc., Kelowna BC

• Critical Incident Stress Management, Part One (2002), Justice Institute of BC, Burnaby

• Unified Employment Theorist Training (1996), Glen Olien, Kelowna BC

• Powerful Communication Skills for Women (1993), Rockhurst College, Kelowna

• Strong computer skills: Windows XP & Windows 7, MS Office, Word, Publisher, Power Point, Skype, and Internet

Combined Training and Certificates

Additional Qualifications

Jayne William Aleck• Essential Skills Training/Certificate (2005), Douglas

College, Vancouver BC• Over 25+ years experience working with individuals

with & without disabilities, brain injury, socio-economic, emotional and mental health barriers

• Career Counselling Training,(2004) Athabasca University

• Provincial Contract Training (2000)• Motivational Interviewing, (2000) Okanagan

College, Kelowna BC• Human Element Management Training (1998), Will

Schutz & Associates, San Francisco• Implicit Career Search Facilitation Certificate (1997),

Steve Miller & Associates, Salmon Arm BC• Rehabilitation Practitioner Diploma (1983), Sault

College, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.• Extensive experience interviewing, assessing needs

and providing direction and successful strategies in developing individual & group career action/training plans

Joan Scott• Certified Career Development Practitioner (2008), • Member of the BC Career Development

Association since 2008• B.A. in History (1990), University of BC• Managing the Hostile Individual (2009), Justice

Institute of BC• Ethics, Career Theories (2008), Life Strategies

Vancouver BC• Coaching Strategies (2006), Justice Institute• Adult Development Psychology (2003), Athabasca

University• Teaching Effectiveness Workshop (2000), Summit

College, Kelowna BC• Job Club Leadership (1999), Landell Associates• Critical Skills-Communications Workshop (1993),

Over 10 years experience in Employment Assistance Services; assessing/ case managing, career counselling and facilitating workshops for individuals in career development and job search strategies

Design Your Change Consulting Inc. Learning Essential Skills Online

Benefits:

• Provides interactive, individualized support and instruction aligned to Trade Essential Skills Profiles:

• with assessment• development • implementation of individualized learning plan• progress reporting• follow up

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More Learning Essential Skills Online Benefits:

• Provides an individualized approach and support. Because every person has their way of learning that works for them, and working online may help in ensuring that the activities and material they are working on is completely understood before moving on to the next, which in turn, could result to better learning. And if they encounter difficulty one to one support is readily available.

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More Learning Essential Skills Online Benefits:

• Provides learners the opportunity to work at their own pace, at times and places convenient for them. Because they can work on Essential Skills activities whenever and wherever there is a computer and access to the internet, they can easily plan out a schedule that would work for them. Because of the flexibility offered by online learning, individuals who already have full-time jobs or other commitments are able to participate .

• Online learning activities can be accessed 24 hours a day every day, 7 days a week.

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Essential Skills Pilot Program for Immigrants Overview

• In March 2011, Design Your Change Consulting was sub contracted by The Skilled Trades Employment Program (STEP) to facilitate a pilot project; Essential Skills Program for Immigrants (ESP). The pilot project was implemented to gather data on the following questions:

– Does the Essential Skills upgrading support their participants in obtaining their goals (i.e. pass exams)?

– Will their participants engage in the process?– Can this support be provided online as well as in person?

• The Essential Skills component was a service the ITA (Industry Training Authority) had available for tradespeople. STEP was interested to participate in the Essential Skills with their participants

• The program was a pilot with 30 participants, all of whom were immigrants. English as a Second Language activities were provided to upgrade English skills as needed.

Pilot Participant Overview

• Of the 34 individuals referred, 30 were accepted into the ESP.

• Participants were from the Interior of BC. and:– Were challenging the Red Seal – Had failed the IP exam and wanted to challenge again – Doing an apprenticeship but needed some essential skills upgrading in order to pass

the apprenticeship exams

• Participant Computer Requirements: – Basic Computer Skills – Modern Windows computer with high speed internet access – Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 – Internet Explorer/Google Chrome

Pilot Participant Overview cont.

14 Trades Represented

• Carpenters (7)• Electricians (4)• Painters (2)• Plumbers (2)• Cabinet Makers (3)• Welders (3)• Metal Fabricator (1)

• Roofer (1)• Cook (1)• Lathers (2)• Millwrights (2) • Refrigeration and

Air Conditioning (2)• Floor Installers (2)• Auto Technician (1)

Essential Skills Pilot Overview Flow Chart

Summary of Essential Skills Pilot Program

ITA Assessment Completions

• 30 participants completed the ITA Assessments for their designated trade.

• 100% completion of assessments

• 30 learning plans were developed from the Assessments and meetings with participants

• 100% completion for development and implementation of individualized learning plans

Completion Essential Skills Pilot

14 participants completed their learning plans. The completion rate is another measurement of this project but given the nature of the way participants are engaged with the ITA Essential

Skills program even those who did not complete the training were motivated to

continue to engage with the ITA.

47% completion of learning plans. For those who completed the average

length of time in the program after the ITA ES Assessment was 4.8 months. The shortest time to

complete was 12.8 months and the longest was 8.5 months.

Red Seal Certification

7 participants passed their Red Seal Exam after

completion of Essential Skills

23% obtained their Red Seal Certification

Participants Still Engaged in the ITA Process

23 participants continue to be engaged in the ITA

process with STEP

77% are still involved in process to obtain certification for

their trade!

Apprenticeship and ITA Sign Off Authority

9 participants involved with ITA Credential of

Apprenticeship and Sign Off Authority Process. 5 were still in challenge process and could

have or will obtain red seal certification

30% involved ITA credential of Apprentice Supervisory and Sign-Off

Authority

2 participants began an

Apprenticeship

7% in Apprenticeships

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Final Comments

• The pilot program demonstrated Essential Skills (Reading, Document Use and Numeracy) is deliverable online -- SUCCESSFULLY.

• The key to success is the support. Support is tailored to each individual’s learning needs.

• Support is flexible, adaptable and unique.

Final Comments

• To date, Design Your Change has supported approx. 100 individuals in the trades; men and women to upgrade their Essential Skills online.

• Minimal overhead costs due to virtual learning environment.

Final Comments

• Have the capability, capacity and flexibility to: – Work online and in a class environment (if required), – Work with tradespeople anywhere in BC or any

other province or state.

For further discussion and information on the Essential Skills On-Line Learning Contact Jayne at 1.250.575.4846

DESIGN YOUR CHANGE Consulting Inc.

Essential Skills Online Learning Serviceswww.designyourchange.com

250.575.4846

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