What is Community Based Training b Non-institutional b Non-profit b Holistic b Rooted in community b Client centered

Who are Community Based Trainers b 10,000 CBT’s in Canada (OECD) b 25% of the work done by training systems in Canada is by CBT’s.

Who do CBT’s Serve b Persons with barriers to employment Income Assistance RecipientsIncome Assistance Recipients Employment Insurance RecipientsEmployment Insurance Recipients New ImmigrantsNew Immigrants Persons with DisabilitiesPersons with Disabilities YouthYouth WomenWomen

Who We Serve b Source: The Second Century: Community- Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski) SAR = social assistance recipients

ASPECT BC’s Community Based Trainers b A provincial association of more than 130 community based training agencies. b “represents and promotes the interests and activities of members to strengthen their capacity to provide services to people with barriers to employment”

ASPECT BC’s Community Based Trainers b The ASPECT Vision: b All people have the opportunity to achieve employment that is meaningful to them; and community- based trainers are recognized and valued for excellence.

b A major broker of : Workplace Based Training Workplace Based Training Training for JobsTraining for Jobs Job Placement contractsJob Placement contracts b All contracts are delivered through our member agencies ASPECT BC’s Community Based Trainers

National Links b National links to: –The Canadian Coalition of Community Based Employability Training ( CCCBET) –The Canadian Alliance of Education and Training Organizations (CAETO) –Canada Career Information Partnership (CCIP) –Canada Career Consortium (CCC)

Workforce Profile of Community Based Trainers b Source: The Second Century: Community- Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski) Salary Levels

Professional Development for Community Based Trainers b Source: The Second Century: Community- Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski) Barriers to Professional Development

Workforce Profile of Community Based Trainers b Source: The Second Century: Community- Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski) Educational Level of CBT’s

Why We Work in the CBT Sector b Source: The Second Century: Community- Based Training in Canada (Wolfson & Lodzinski)

Labour Market Information Issues b 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. 81

Equity of Access b Literacy Issues b Language Barriers b Electronic Barriers b Urban vs. Rural

Finding the Right Information b Plethora of Labour Market Information b Fragmented Information

Personal Contact b Need to discuss information with someone who is knowledgeable, to relate information to their needs. individual identityindividual identity valuesvalues lifestylelifestyle familyfamily geographic placementgeographic placement

LMI Issues for Multi-Barriered Clients b Understanding the terms of “ LMI” b Job search vs. career planning b Lack of predictability of LMI

Issues for Immigrants b No specific LMI for immigrants b Systemic changes b Cultural differences

Issues for Persons with Disabilities b Accessing the information b Relevance of information b Occupation based, rather than skills based

Policy Recommendations b Labour Market Information should be accessible to all. b Individual counselling should be available to help process the information and synthesize it to the needs of the individual.